Lead Application Developer; Information Systems Analyst II, Option W

Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment.

This position serves as a Lead Application Developer supporting the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) by coordinating and conducting complex web application development for the Web Application Development unit.

In this role, you will analyze and recommend innovative procedures and technologies to enhance website and application performance.

You’ll also provide critical support for both scheduled and emergency maintenance, while serving as a team lead on highly complex, high-impact initiatives.

If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities and experience, we invite you to apply for this position to join the DoIT Team!

• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans
• Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position)
• 10
  -25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 days of paid sick time annually which carry over year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per year
• 13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs
  -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility

• Under administrative direction, serves as a Lead Application Developer for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) supporting the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDoR) by coordinating and conducting complex tax web application development for the Web Application Development unit.
• Analyzes and recommends new procedures and techniques to improve supported tax websites and tax web applications, and tax processing platforms.
• Serves as a primary support for scheduled and remedial maintenance to assigned tax websites and tax web applications.
• Represents the web development team by attending meetings and conferences as the subject matter expert for their supported systems.
• Serves as a team leader on highly complex projects while independently planning, developing, and implementing techniques for gathering and interpreting data.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in the Web Development field by continuing education through online training platforms, meetings, training sessions, seminars and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques and procedures.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
• Requires three (3) years of professional experience in Web Applications or a related Information Technology field.

• Three (3) years of professional experience conducting technical evaluations and usability analysis of large-scale web applications, including conducting feasibility studies, validating logic paths through structures testing, assessing maintainability, and recommending improvements that enhance user experience.
• Three (3) years of professional experience supporting scheduled and remedial maintenance for enterprise-level websites and web applications, including diagnosing errors, optimizing system performance, and ensuring continues operational integrity.
• Three (3) years of professional experience leading complex projects in an Information Technology environment, including defining scope, coordinating cross functional technical teams, establishing project timelines, managing competing priorities, and ensuring all deliverables meet stakeholder requirements and agency standards.
• Ability to coordinate and guide the work of technical staff or project…