It Professional - Application Development

The Department of Taxation in Carson City is seeking an IT Professional 4 to join our development team. This role is essential to maintaining and enhancing the Department’s Integrated Tax System through the Modernize Your Nevada Tax (MYNT) system. The incumbent will work with cross-functional teams to configure a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) tax system, transform business processes, and partner closely with users throughout the development lifecycle to validate needs, communicate progress, and ensure solutions align with departmental objectives.

We are looking for a professional who thrives in a dynamic environment, demonstrates initiative, and contributes positively to team culture. Candidates should embrace continuous learning, engage openly with stakeholders, and deliver high-quality technical outcomes. Ideal applicants are quick learners who adapt to evolving technologies and communicate effectively with both technical teams and end users. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, multitasking, and documentation skills are essential.

Key responsibilities will include translating business requirements into technical solutions, completing development tasks within established timelines, documenting system changes, analyzing issues, and applying sound judgment to recommend enhancements. Additional duties may include participating in code reviews, tracking progress on sprint-based work, escalating risks appropriately, and adhering to established development standards, workflows, and policies. This position also provides supervisory support through mentoring, workload balancing, and reinforcing development and quality standards for direct reports.

Responsibilities include conducting employee evaluations, setting and communicating work performance standards, and ensuring staff follow established policies, documentation requirements, and development practices. The incumbent will also participate in cross-training initiatives, supports special projects, evaluates new tools and technologies, prepares reports and metrics to guide decision-making, and may provide after-hours or on-call support for critical production operations as needed.

Information Technology (IT) Professionals analyze, develop, implement, maintain, and modify computer operations, systems, networks, databases, applications, and/or information security. Incumbents may perform duties in one or more IT specialization areas depending on the needs of the agency.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and five years of professional IT experience relevant to the duties of the position which may include systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security, two years of which were at the advanced journey level or in a supervisory or project management capacity;

OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and five years of professional IT experience which may include systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security, relevant to the duties of the position, two years of which were at the journey level in information security;

OR two years of relevant experience as an IT Professional 3 in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Conduct detailed alternative analyses and determine end-user requirements through consultation with end-users, technicians, vendors, management, and others.

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