Software Development Specialist

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Rehabilitation & Correction - Operation Support Center

1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio, 43223
United States

$34.53

Permanent - Full Time

no specified

Classified

OCSEA

Software Development/Implementation

Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for pro-social behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.

To learn more about our agency, please visit our website .ohio.gov.

Work location TBD

• Works under general supervision and possesses a working technical knowledge of software development
• Responsible for developing, writing and maintaining automated test scripts for web, API and enterprise applications
• Enhances reusable automation frameworks using Microsoft, Net technologies, Software Testing/QA Tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress) and creates data‑driven and keyword‑driven automation solutions to streamline testing processes
• Responsible integrates automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using platforms such as Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions or Jenkins, executes automated regression and smoke test suites; analyzes automation results
• Responsible for troubleshoots failures and collaborates with developers and Dev Ops engineers to implement shift‑left testing practices.
• During test execution, performs manual testing for functional, integration, regression, system, and end‑to‑end scenarios; validates application functionality against business and technical requirements, conducts exploratory testing to identify defects or usability issues and assists in supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) as well as production validation activities
• Identifies documents, prioritizes and tracks software defects using appropriate tracking tools and works closely with development teams to reproduce scenarios and/or defects to test and resolve issues and verify defect fixes through regression testing
• Analyzes business requirements, functional specifications and technical documentation to develop and maintain test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test data to include reviewing requirements for testability, identifies and participates in requirement and design reviews
• Ensures that current and future business process flows are clearly defined and thoroughly documented
• Conducts detailed alternative analyses to determine precise end‑user requirements and consult closely with end users, technicians, vendors, management and other stakeholders to validate needs and constraints
• Assists software developers and project managers in troubleshooting and retesting to ensure timely project delivery and assisting in providing post‑production support for applications of varying size, scope and operational impact (e.g., balancing, failover configuration and clustering to maintain system performance and reliability

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is a tobacco‑free workplace.