Austin, TX
Software Developer - Solicitation# 304FM202711
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA)

Services Overview. The Candidate selected and provided by the Successful Respondent under a CPA contract resulting from this solicitation will be part of CPA’s Fiscal Management Statewide Fiscal Oversight team. The primary scope of work involves highly advanced software development and maintenance support for CPA’s legacy mainframe applications, which could include USAS, TINS, SPA, HRIS, SPRS, and related systems. The Candidate may also be consulted in connection with the CAPPS STARR project where legacy mainframe expertise is relevant, including but not limited to interface and data integration questions. The selected Vendor’s Candidate must be adaptable and able to learn and integrate new systems and platforms as needed.
Position Requirements. The CPA Work includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Performing highly advanced software development work in support of the CAPPS STARR project and all ancillary systems, which includes CPA’s legacy mainframe applications (e.g., USAS, SPA, etc.). The Candidate must be able to perform the following, as applicable:

• code requested changes in accordance with standards, guidelines and design documents provided by CPA.
• coordinate the testing, debugging and preparing test data, and interact with technical and non- technical staff in the coordination of changes.
• deliver tested, production-ready software solutions that meet strict availability requirements in a large-scale enterprise environment.

Performing advanced software analysis/programming tasks such as:

• Participating in all phases of SDLC, including design, software development and code review.
• Performing extensive code reviews and analysis.
• Writing reports on code analysis to determine if industry standards and best practices are being followed; provide analysis to address found short comings.
• Providing guidance and knowledge sharing to existing development staff.

Providing support to an on-call programmer, as required.
Providing application decommissioning support, as required.
Providing consultation on CAPPS STARR project matters as needed, including but not limited to legacy system interface questions (e.g., SPRS interfaces), legacy data integration issues, and other areas where the Candidate’s expertise in CPA’s legacy mainframe applications and statewide financial systems is relevant to the project.
Performing other related Work as assigned.
CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be able to:

• work with Business Customers, Section Managers, Project Managers, Business Analysts and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in a professional and collaborative manner to define strategies, implementation approaches and provide creative solutions to complex problems.
• create well-designed, documented, and tested software solutions that meet strict availability, concurrency and low latency requirements.
• turn high-level requirements into a working system through iterative and incremental development.
• identify and address product bugs, deficiencies, and performance bottlenecks in a timely manner.
• write unit tests
• develop processes and procedures for Application Services.
• stay abreast of current technologies, industry standards and best practices
• be productive working independently or in a team environment (both local and remote) with minimal supervision.

Must possess:

• a solid understanding of latest web technologies
• strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• strong problem-solving skills and ability to multi-task with readiness to put in extra effort when necessary
• the willingness to learn

The working position is Hybrid - On Site and Telework.
 

Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
Actual Years Experience	Years Experience Needed	Required/ Preferred	Skills/Experience
	7	Required	Experience making code changes in accordance with standards, guidelines, and design documents provided.
	7	Required	Professional experience in software development building production software systems
	7	Required	Experience with IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS
	7	Required	Experience with IBM DB2 for z/OS
	7	Required	Experience with MVS/JCL
	7	Required	Experience with data integration and data quality
	7	Required	Experience with Software AG's NATURAL
	7	Required	Experience coordinating the testing, debugging and preparing of test data and interacting with technical and non-technical staff in the coordination of changes
	5	Required	Experience with highly complex application security requirements
	3	Required	Experience with any of the Texas CPA Statewide Financial Systems: USAS, SPA, TINS, HRIS, SPRS
	5	Preferred	Experience of Texas Statewide systems and the CAPPS program
	5	Preferred	Experience with CICS Web Services
	5	Preferred	Experience with CONTROL-M for z/OS
	5	Preferred	Experience with Computer Associates' product Endevor for COBOL
	5	Preferred	Public sector experience (Federal, State or Local Government)
	5	Preferred	Proficient with the Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, TEAMS, Microsoft Project, Word, Visio, Excel and PowerPoint
	5	Preferred	Experience designing and implementing secure RESTful web services
	5	Preferred	Experience with: • code reviews and in-depth code analysis • completing system documentation
	1	Preferred	Experience with Jira
	1	Preferred	Experience with Confluence
	1	Preferred	Experience designing and building Microservices

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