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The Montana Public Employee Retirement Administration (MPERA) agency is committed to providing secure and sustainable retirement benefits to nearly 60,000 members and retirees. The agency administers nine defined benefit retirement plans and is dedicated to customer service, member education, and operational efficiency. As a member of the agency’s Information Systems Bureau,this position will support the business bureaus through designing, development, and implementation of data-driven application software.Duties involve assisting agency business-side employees in defining user requirements, designing application architecture and functionality, developing application code in various languages like Java, Ruby on Rails or .NET programming languages, and implementing applications.The ideal candidate will be familiar with the software development life cycle (SDLC) from preliminary system analysis to tests and deployment and have experience programming in C# and SQL Server. In addition, duties will includeanswering customer questions and troubleshooting customer issues. If you feel you have the qualities to be successful in this position, please apply by submitting yourresumeandcover letter.In your resume, include three professional references. In your cover letter, discuss how you apply your knowledge and experience to effectively troubleshoot application issues. This position requires the successful completion of a criminal background check. _Qualifications: _ What are we looking for? Education and Experience: * * A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or closely related field; AND * 2 years’ experience in a related area; * Alternate combinations of education and experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis. *Competencies: /Knowledge of:/ * Theory and practices of software development, including source control, continuous integration, and test driven development; * Using source control features; including branching and merging; * Designing a normalized database schema and proficient use of views, stored procedures, triggers, and user defined types; * Conducting tests of custom software applications, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance; * Algorithmic and logic pattern matching, logical what-if analysis, and problem decomposition and synthesis; * Full stack development software and practices; /Ability to:/ * Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems; * Effectively communicate with diverse levels of management and stakeholders; * Troubleshoot issues in complex, multiple tiered software applications; * Identify problems, emerging issues, and trends, and establish strategies to address them; * Manage workload and time; * Deliver professional customer service; * Explain technical issues to non-technical people; * Adapt to shifting business requirements; Only online applications are accepted. By applying online, you are able to receive updates and monitor the status of your application. * * * *Employment with the beautiful State of Montana offers more than just a paycheck: Ø Lookhereto see the additional benefits! Ø Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) –Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF. Lookhereto learn more and see if you may qualify! Title: Software Developer * Location: *Helena Requisition ID: 24141794