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Job Title: Application Developer III

Job Requisition ID: 49590 

Closing Date: 09/16/2025

Salary: $6,952/Monthly

Work Hours: M-F 8:30AM - 5:00PM

Work Location: (Hybrid) 300 W Jefferson St, Springfield, Illinois, 62702

Union Position: Yes

Work authorization: US work authorization required at time of application. No sponsorship available. Not eligible for F1 OPT/CPT. Positions are W2 only and cannot be converted to a contract position. If you have questions about your work authorization eligibility, please email doit.recruitment@illinois.gov. 

Questions? Email doit.recruitment@illinois.gov

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Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment. 

This position serves as the Application Developer III for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) providing a full range of specialized IT services with a focus on .NET development, source code migration to GitHub, and API integration. 

In this role you will serve as a project team member on assigned application projects and will maintain and enhance existing IT applications systems. 

In addition, you will serve as backup support for scheduled and remedial maintenance for assigned applications and keep abreast of new developments in the information technology field by continuing education through online training platforms, meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures. 

If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities and experience, we invite you to apply for this position to join the DoIT Team!

 

As a State of Illinois employee, you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

  • Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans
  • Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position)
  • 10 -25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
  • 12 days of paid sick time annually which carryover year to year
  • 3 paid personal business days per year
  • 13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years
  • 12 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave
  • Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
  • Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
  • Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility

For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

 

 

Essential Functions

  • Under general direction, serves as the Application Developer III for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), providing a full range of specialized IT services with a focus on .NET development, source code migration to GitHub, and API integration.
  • Serves as a project team member on assigned application projects reviewing and monitoring project assignments to ensure all meet defined scope and objectives.
  • Analyzes and recommends modernization techniques to improve the supported application systems, including cloud-readiness, refactoring, and data layer optimization.
  • Serves as backup support for scheduled and remedial maintenance for assigned applications monitoring jobs, processes and integrations.
  • Keeps abreast of new developments in the information technology field by continuing education through online training platforms, meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures. 
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
  • Requires one (1) year of professional experience in Application Services or a related Information Technology field.

 

Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Significance)

  • One (1) year of professional experience in designing and developing database structures and application programs for enterprise-level business applications, including creating tables, stored procedures, and integration points with application code.
  • One (1) year of professional experience applying System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes and Agile/Scrum methodologies specifically within an application development environment, including participation in sprint ceremonies and delivery of working code.
  • One (1) year of professional experience developing, enhancing, and supporting applications using ASP Classic, Java, HTML, XML, Virtual PC & Server, SQL, SQL Server and SQL Reporting Service.
  • One (1) year of professional experience utilizing project management and collaboration tools such as MS PowerPoint, MS Visio, MS Teams Azure DevOps and MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, specifically for tracking application development progress, managing code repositories, and coordinating technical tasks.
  • One (1) year of professional experience with Azure DevOps (Boards, Repos, Pipelines) and GitHub code repositories for code migration, version control, and CI/CD deployment in application projects, with working knowledge of SharePoint and MS Office Suite for documentation and collaboration.
  • One (1) year of professional experience conducting technical research, feasibility studies, and application/system analysis to design, modernize, or integrate enterprise applications.
  • Working knowledge of Anypoint Platform and API lifecycle management within an application development context, including design, testing, deployment, and monitoring of APIs in an enterprise environment.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose complex application and integration issues involving multiple development frameworks, database systems, and API endpoints.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with development teams, business stakeholders, and project managers to ensure application solutions meet functional and technical requirements.
  • Developed verbal and written communication skills to present technical concepts clearly in user guides, system documentation, and stakeholder presentations.

 

Conditions of Employment

NOTE: Applicants must possess the ability to meet ALL of the following conditions of employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position.

  • Requires the ability to verify identity and self-disclosure of criminal history.
  • Requires employment authorization to accept permanent full-time position with the State of Illinois.
  • Requires the ability to pass a position specific, agency required background check.
  • Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop, personal computer, work cell phone, and any other required equipment or devices.
  • Requires the ability to attend seminars, conferences, and training to remain current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to job duties.
  • Requires ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 20 pounds. This is considered light work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(b)). Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds
  • Requires ability to travel in performance of duties.
  • Requires ability to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, short notice, evenings, weekends, and holidays and requires the ability to serve in an on-call capacity.
  • Requires ability to work outside of normal business hours to meet deadlines.
  • The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.