GenTax Application Engineer

The Information Services Application Development Section, within our Information Services division, is a team made of developers who are passionate about continuous improvement and who actively cultivate a culture of respect, inclusion, and excellence. If you have a passion for clean code, find accomplishment in resolving challenging coding requests, and thrive where innovative approaches to problem solving are required, the Department of Revenue may have the career opportunity for you!

Revenueis a dynamic learning organization where you will experience a remarkable work-life balance, with amazing leadership and talented co-workers ready and focused to achieve the agency's goals. We value diverse perspectives and life experiences. We employ and serve people of all backgrounds, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, and veterans. This unique culture of respect promotes a professional family of cohesive groups, maximizing potential through opportunity.

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About the position:
We are seeking to fill an Application Developer Journey position; this position will write, maintain, and improve configuration and code in Gen Tax, FAST's commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) tax management solution, by applying strong application development knowledge and skills in support of our solution and related interfaces. This position performs specialized analysis of business, legislative, and technical requests, coordinates and implements Gen Tax changes with other technical staff, and works closely with our business units to demonstrate prototypes and determine solutions.

Who we are:
This is an opportunity to work with dynamic, supportive teams: we value the open exchange of ideas and information, work together to solve problems, and continuously seek ways to enhance usability and improve customer service. We believe that the success of one is key to the success of all and strive to ensure a cooperative and supportive environment.

Who you are:
You are someone who actively contributes to group success through constructive feedback, ideas, and suggestions. You enjoy continuous learning, sharing knowledge and skills, and find satisfaction in helping others grow.

What you bring (or want to develop):

• A strong background in software development or a related discipline.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience working with a variety of development tools.
• Ability to conceptualize and communicate solutions.
• Think in non-linear terms.
• Experience in the following:
  • Object Oriented Programming (such as VB .Net, C# .Net, Java, Ruby).
  • SQL and Relational Databases.
  • Layered Development Architecture.

Experience with FAST Enterprise's Gen Tax software will be beneficial.

Our Application Developer - Journey candidates will:

• Use DOR and Gen Tax development tools and languages, such as C#. Net and SQL, to code and configure, test, stage, and implement changes in Gen Tax. The majority of the solution changes are completed using the FAST's Gen Tax proprietary tools.
• Actively participate in gathering and discovering requirements for system changes.
• Determine feasibility of recommended solutions, alternatives, and impacts of changes both to Gen Tax and to the business units.
• Follow DOR software development…