Lead Power Apps Developer

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety.

The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers and people in our custody.

Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities.

The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 9, diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.

The Information Technology Division within the NYC Department of Corrections is responsible for fulfilling all technology needs for the different divisions within the agency in support of its overall mission.

As part of that effort, the application development group within IT is responsible for developing and maintaining the applications that support the agency’s business needs.

The candidate will work with the team to deliver application systems, provide production support for existing web applications, create technical design documents, mentor other developers, contribute to the evolution of the system's architecture and technology, as well as the continual improvement of the development process.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to :

Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality software to meet

business and customer needs.

Develop new modules / applications and maintain and enhance existing applications

using Microsoft Power Apps,

• Develop mobile apps (iOS / Android) using the Microsoft Power Apps Platform
• Integrate existing systems and services into the Power Platform architecture.
• Demonstrate proficiency in installing and deploying Power Apps Organizations,

creating Power Apps entities, business workflows and processes.

• Customize UI components, layouts and screens for Power Apps using JavaScript as necessary
• Adhere to architecture, design, implementation and security standards and best practices.
• Develop reusable software building blocks to enable faster delivery.
• Promote a collaborative team environment and work closely with colleagues to achieve

business objectives.

• Investigate and propose solutions to development and design problems.
• Participate in scope of work estimation and forecasting.
• Participate in code reviews or use collaborative programming techniques to promote

high quality business outcomes.

• Conduct analysis to determine integration needs, and design and plan integrations.
• Implement unit and integration tests and conduct functional and performance testing

where appropriate.

• Improve performance of existing software by diagnosing and resolving critical issues.
• Prepare technical documentation, including software design evaluation plans, test

results and technical manuals.

Adhere to established development practices and processes.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering or a related field and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to information technology service management, process management, operations;
• 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to information technology service management, process management, operations;

3. Education and / or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above.

Preferred Skills

• Minimum 6+ years of hands-on experience using Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Dynamics , Dynamics Flow, Dataverse and Microsoft Teams technologies.
• Hands-on experience with the latest web standards and technologies, HTML5, CSS3, React JS, React Native, JavaScript, jQuery.
• Experience with C#, ASP.NET, VB.NET preferred.- Experience with Mobile development (Android / iOS ) required.- Experience working with REST and SOAP and data interchange standards including XML and JSON- Relational databases and SQL (DB2 and MSSQL).
• Experience in database design and development using DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and any other RDBMS.- Experience with Azure DevOps, GIT / GITHUB, Jira or other issue / project tracking / management tool.
• Well versed in different development methodologies (Iterative, Agile, Scrum etc.).- Self learner with ability to work with new technologies.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team, self-motivated, and enthusiastic.- Self-motivated with ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Experience working as part of a large-scale enterprise IT organization supporting mission critical applications.- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to interact effectively with stakeholders, technical staff, operations managers, project managers.- Strong and articulate verbal and written communication skills.
• Linux command line and basic shell scripting would be a plus

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.

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