Senior Programmer Analyst

Office of Information Technology

MaineITDHHSSupport Team

Opening Date: August 06, 2026

Closing Date: August 20, 2026

Grade/ Admin Unit: 27 / Professional/Technical

Job Class Code: 0866
Salary: $71,993.86 - $*/Annually (
* includes a 23.66% recruitment and retention stipend, and eligible for a 5% training bonus)
Position Number:

Location: Augusta

Telework: Available

Currently, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions.

We are offering the opportunity to be part of our growing application development team, where you will work in a dynamic environment, embracing new challenges and technologies. We are actively seeking talented individuals to join our team and contribute to our success. As we redefine our group identity, check out our current job openings to become part of our team!

The Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides information technology support to over 13,000 employees. OIT oversees large scale enterprise applications that support the critical and diverse business needs of the State of Maine and its agencies. OIT isseekinga highly talentedindividual who can lead technical teams and whomaintainsand support a variety of applications for our business partners.

MaineIT is seeking a highly talented individual who will represent our C.A.R.E. values in all that they do. At MaineIT we:

• Practice Customer-focus , ensuring that our customers are heard, and their needs are met.
• Hold ourselves to a high level of Accountability by being transparent with our stakeholders.
• Maintain an effective level of Responsiveness by providing timely updates in a proactive manner.
• Strive to provide Empathy driven, people-focused services by applying emotional intelligence skills and behaviors.

This position currently has the opportunity to work from home as much as 90% of the time. There is a requirement that the employee be in the office at least once every two weeks and the remote work location must be in the State of Maine.

• Design, develop, test, debug, document, andmaintaincomplex application programs and systems
• Prepare detailed design specifications forhighly complex and large-scale systems
• Troubleshoot and resolve system problems to ensure continuous availability and proper functioning of applications
• Diagnose and isolate complex application software problems; implement effective solutions considering system capacity, limitations, and desired results
• Review code for efficiency, organization, and quality; deliver fully tested deployments
• Manage code repository/versioning systems (e.g., Git Hub, Subversion) and apply test-driven development practices
• Maintain assigned systems, responding to and resolving issues promptly

• Ensure applicationscomply with
  
  MaineIT governance frameworks (architecture, security, data classification, change management, SDLC)
• Approve architectural decisions, integration patterns, frameworks, and technology stacks
• Establish environment structures for development, testing, staging, and production
• Maintain documentation for governance reviews (architecture diagrams, data classification ratings, CIA analysis, requirements documentation, system/integration design specs)
• Ensure secure coding practices, dependency management, and code quality standards
• Participate in governance committee discussions, readiness reviews, and compliance assessments as required

• Work as a senior member of developerteamsthat are building policy-compliant, sustainable, extensible, and maintainable solutions
• Manage solution lifecycle stages (development → test → staging → production) consistent with MaineIT governance requirements
• Develop test plans thatvalidatefunctionality, data classification compliance, and governance adherence
• Communicate policy impacts, technical requirements, and project status to stakeholders clearly and effectively

• Ensure solutions comply with State of Maine policies (Data Classification, Application Deployment Certification, Configuration Management, Architecture Compliance, Information Security, SDLC, Digital Accessibility, Security Assessment Authorization)
• Verify data classification for all data used, transmitted, or stored
• Ensure proper role-based access control and least-privilege principles
• Manage application deployment certification processes for production releases
• Coordinate with Security, Enterprise Architecture, and Infrastructure teams for risk assessments, compliance reviews, and audits

• Participate in RFP review committees andserve on technical assessment teams
• Evaluate proposed solutions by third party vendors and internal teams for validity and technical viability
• Work withdisparatestakeholders to identify and document business requirements,outlinepotential solutions,create architectural andsystem design documents

• Higher-level programming…