1250: Applications Development Analyst (C. Advanced)

STC : Applications Development Analyst (C. Advanced)

Scope of Services

The Department of Children and Families (the "Department " or "DCF ") is seeking qualified

candidates who will assist the Office of Information Technology (OITS) in their daily operations,

support, and services. The services requested in the following eQuote will be procured in accordance

with the Department of Management Services (DMS) State Term Contract (STC), entitled

Information Technology Staff Augmentation Services, STC-ITSA.

The term for this staff augmentation position is intended to be until June , . The term for

this engagement may be extended for a period not to exceed twelve months from the expiration of

the State Term Contract contingent upon funding and satisfactory performance. The Department

may select one or more candidates for this position. Candidates available immediately are preferred.

Preference will also be given to candidates available to work on-site in Tallahassee.

Candidates can either work part-time or full-time (full-time preferred). The number of weeks is

dependent upon the available budget.

Quotes submissions due (on or before) October , : PM

Anticipated Award Date Purchase Order Release N / A

Primary Job Duties and Tasks

The Office of Information Technology Services (OITS) is seeking multiple Application Developers

STC : Applications Development Analyst (C. Advanced)) positions.

The activities these candidates will be tasked with include, but are not limited to the following :

Collaborate with business analysts, project managers, and stakeholders to understand the

functional and non-functional requirements of the application.

• Translate business requirements into architectural designs that align with business goals.
• Design the overall system architecture, and define how different components of the interact.
• Design, develop, and implement software applications using the .NET framework and C.
• Utilize (or Core) for web application development, including MVC, Web

API, and

• Blazor for client-side and server-side programming.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and functions.
• Develop user interfaces and ensure the front end is responsive, accessible, and user

friendly.

• Review code, architecture, and design to ensure they meet the standards.
• Analyze and optimize the performance of the application.
• Design strategies for scaling the application efficiently as user demand grows.
• Ensure the application adheres to security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Implement DevOps practices such as continuous integration and continuous delivery

CI / CD) via Azure DevOps and GitHub repositories.

These positions are to provide technical guidance and expertise in supporting the department in

developing, architecting, and maintaining systems, apis, data mappings, and monitoring high

volume complex data integration processes.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

The submitted candidate must be able to apply common knowledge, skills, and abilities in the

following areas :

Minimum Required KSAs :

years of experience in .NET / .NET core application development (recent experience

preferred),

years of experience in DDL, DML T-SQL skills, advanced stored procedure writing

skills, tables, primary keys, foreign keys, constraints, indexes, transactions, process

logging, and error handling.

• years of experience with application design, including Data mapping.
• years of experience in application architecture and data integration.
• years of analyzing and interpreting large datasets, including cleaning, transforming,

and visualizing data.

• years of Experience in testing high-volume of complex data integration processes.
• years of Experience using Blazor
• Familiarity with system catalog views, and Azure Cloud
• Ability to provide excellent customer support; meticulous quality of work and work

product.

General Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

The submitted candidate(s) must be able to apply common knowledge, skills, and abilities in the

following areas :

Communication : Able to clearly convey information, in both written and verbal formats, to

individuals or groups in a wide variety of settings (; project team meetings, management

presentations, etc.). Must have the ability to effectively listen and process information provided by

others.

Customer Service : Works well with clients and customers (; business office, public, or other

agencies). Able to assess the needs of the customer, provide information or assistance to satisfy

expectations or resolve a problem.

• Decision Making : Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions.
• Flexibility : Is open to change, new processes (or process improvement), and new information.

Has the ability to adapt in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected

obstacles. Ability to receive and give constructive criticism and maintain effective work relationships

with others.

• Interpersonal : Shows friendliness, courtesy, understanding, and politeness to others.
• Leadership : Motivates, encourages, and challenges others. Is able to adapt leadership styles in

a variety of situations.

Problem Solving : Able to identify, evaluate, and use sound judgement to generate and evaluate

alternative actions, and make recommendations as accordingly.

Team Building : Encourages, inspires, and guides others toward accomplishing the common

goal.

Education and Certifications

Education : Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other

related field. Or equivalent work experience. (Required)

Certifications : Microsoft or Other Related Certification (Desired)

Vendor Response

Please include the following information in your candidate submission.

Responding Instructions and Documents to Provide

Please ensure each candidate submission contains the following documents and information :

Pricing information (REQUIRED) : Please include the pricing (rate) for individuals or group

with your quote. The Department reserves the right to discuss lower rates with any vendor

selected prior to executing a contract through a Purchase Order.

Candidate Resume(s) Include relevant experience, certifications, education, etc. related to

the services requested in the Scope of Services.

Exhibit B - Resume Self-Certification Form Per the IT Staff Augmentation STC : When

submitting a response to an eQuote the Vendor shall submit with its response a signed

Resume Self-Certification Form (Exhibit B) to the Customer for each candidate included in

the eQuote response. See the DMS IT Staff Augmentation Contract website for details.

Contact Information Provide the main contact information at your company that you

would like the Department to use. Vendor contact information should include :

• Vendor contact's name
• Title
• Address
• Direct telephone number
• Email address
• References Provide three () clients for which similar services were performed within the

past three () years for each proposed Project Manager. References should include :

• Reference contact's name
• Organization name
• Job title held by the candidate while employed or contracted
• Direct telephone number
• Email address

Candidate Submission

Please upload your candidate(s) resume and any supporting documents, if desired ( skills matrix,

recommendations, etc.) here (maximum file size is MB), if needed.

Vendors may submit multiple candidates for consideration. If you are submitting multiple

candidates upload ALL candidate submissions as ONE () PDF file per role.

Work Location

Location : The Department of Children and Families reserves the right to discuss with the selected

Vendor if the position will be full-time or remote. The selected candidate will be required to attend

onsite meetings and presentations on select days throughout the month at DCF HQW at your own

expense. Location is North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL or at the specified location.

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