IT Applications Developer​/Lead - Web Team Java

Overview

The work we do matters!

Hiring Agency
Administrative Services - Agency 65

Location: Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate $41.102

Job Posting
JR IT Applications Developer/Lead - Web Team Java (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed): 02-19-2026

The Office of the Chief Information Officer does not sponsor STEM or non-immigrant work visas for this position

This position is 100% onsite near downtown Lincoln, Nebraska.

Are you seeking a challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Are you a team player and customer-service oriented? Do you love knowing your work makes a difference in your community and state? Consider joining the OCIO Web Team! The Office of the Chief Information Officer has a Lead Java development job that might be right for you. The person in this IT Application Developer Lead position on the Web Development Team will be working daily at the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems using agency and team determined tools and platforms on cross-platform web development projects in support of critical line-of-business systems, serving the citizens of the State of Nebraska.

Look at what we have to offer!

• 13 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately
• Military leave
• 156% (that's not a typo!) state-matched retirement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• 79% employer paid health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance plans
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) through the Federal government
• Wide variety and availability of career advancement as the largest and most diverse employer in the State
• Opportunity to be part of meaningful work and make a difference through public service
• Training and Development based on your career aspirations
• Fun, inviting teammates
• A safe and secure environment

At the State, we stand by our core values of treating others with dignity and respect, acting ethically in all situations, and creating an environment where our customer is our top priority. Apply to join our team today!

• Use web application development tools and utilities as appropriate.
• Design, develop, code, debug, test, implement, document, update and maintain the software development projects.
• Use appropriate code standards (a set of rules, and best practices to create cleaner, more efficient code) including an agile workflow based upon the project type and the associated coding needs.
• Review code of teammates, identifying and enforcing code standards.
• Perform the functional and technical design and implementation in a large-scale IT environment including consideration of existing processes.
• Lead the efforts in the full range of software product development activities, including requirements gathering; analysis and definition; functional and technical design; coding and testing; implementation, and production support.
• Mentor junior developers.
• Daily consulting with business analysts and clients within the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems.
• Conducts application and database testing at multiple levels including Development and UAT (User Acceptance Testing), including executing complex data-driven testing.
• Coordinate testing efforts with clients as well as other team functions such as Release Management, Infrastructure and Architecture Support, Application Support, and Change Management.
• Document changes and update the status of work items in Microsoft Azure as software changes are promoted from development environments to user acceptance testing and production.

Minimum Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science, information systems, mathematics, engineering or other related field and two years of experience, education, or training in coding computer applications; programming experience can be substituted for education on a year for year basis, one year of which as a project coordinator, leader, or supervisor.

Preferred Qualifications Preference will be given to those candidates that document the following specific experiences and/or skills in their Application (Work Experience/Role Description) and/or Resume:

• Knowledge of public pension plans.
• Knowledge and experience working with pension administration systems.
• Experience working with jClarety.
• A list of the programming languages you have experience with, and the number of years used.
• How you have used the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) at your last programming job.
• Experience mentoring.
• Experience with communication, analysis, problem solving, and testing.
• Experience with customer service – both internal and external customers.
• Experience with the following:
  Azure Dev Ops and Agile methodologies, IBM RAD IDE, code repositories, Java 8+, HTML, HTML5, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Junit, Servlets, JSP, Web Services, SSMS (Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio), SQL 2019 Database, SSRS (Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services), database design,…