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About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver. 

What We Offer 

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $125,000 – $130,000. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to: 

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year. 
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date.
• Pension Plan for Life (Employee contributes 8.45%, Employer matches at 17.95%)
• 457 (b) Retirement Plan (no early withdrawal fee!)
• STD, LTD, HSA, FSA, Life Insurance
• CARE Bank, Family Leave Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program, Employee Volunteer Program
• Tuition Reimbursement (up to $2000/year), We Qualify for Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Learning and Development Opportunities; Courses and Career Development Resources
• EcoPass (unlimited free RTD bus/train rides)

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.   

What You’ll Do 

Denver International Airport is looking for a Senior IT Developer to join our Business Technologies team. This Sr IT Developer will manage and support multiple platforms, develop and deploy integrations, as well as work on other development initiatives and enterprise solutions where needed. 

Job responsibilities include:

• Lead the technical consultative process between users and other information technology staff to identify user problems, configure system processes, enhance, and develop current system functions.
• Leads the analysis of user requirements, writes specifications and codes and documents current AS-IS and TO-BE processes
• Create, documents, and implement system design plans
• Perform Unit and functional testing for processes developed in our platforms which will include writing and initiating test cases
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing
• Design, develop, test, debug, implement, and document both new and existing system processes to automate end user processes
• Mentor and coach development staff
• Develop roadmaps and help implement new solutions in our platforms
• Build and maintain relationships with vendors and both internal and external stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned

Our top candidates will have an excellent professional attitude with strong interpersonal communications and presentation skills. This is a customer facing position and requires that the resource approach all work tasks and business relationships with the internal project team, external vendors, and other support resources in a highly professional manner. 

In addition, we are looking for someone with the following skills/experience:

• Adept at leading review of program specifications, helping design programs, configuring systems (Agile/Scrum-flexible), and writing, modifying, managing code.
• Familiarity with applying and driving the methods (STLC), and tools needed to analyze and develop software test and evaluation procedures.
• Systems Analysis skills to define requirements, user stories, and develop associated documentation.
• Skill in mapping business processes and turning them into automated functions.
• Innate ability to clearly communicate complex technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Engaging and interacting with stakeholders to understand the technical needs of a complex organization.
• Provide design, development, and support of REST APIs/integrations.
• Negotiating with vendors in respect to performance and execution of systems.
• Experience working, helping others, and driving results in an Agile environment.
• Strong understanding of modern software design architectures and processes.
• Good understanding of modern cloud delivery mechanisms (SaaS/PaaS).
• Experience with or certification in ITIL processes as they relate to support activities for existing solutions.

What You’ll Bring 

Denver International Airport (DEN) is the third-busiest airport in the United States and one of the top ten busiest airports in the world, connecting our community globally through flight and business. DEN is the primary economic engine for the state of Colorado, generating more than $36.4 billion for the region annually and employing nearly 37,000 people. At DEN, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. We celebrate individuality and uplift all races, ethnicities, gender identities, national origins, ages, abilities, religion, and LGBTQIA+ communities. We know that our diversity makes us stronger, and we strive to keep diversity, equity and inclusion at the center of all that we do.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• 2-5 years of experience deploying configuration and/or development changes in Maximo production
• Relevant, demonstrated experience managing and supporting multiple COTS and SaaS Enterprise Applications
• Hands-on experience with Integration as a Service (IaaS) Technologies
• Knowledge of scripting technologies (JavaScript/JQuery/JSON/SQL/PowerShell)
• ITIL Foundations (or higher) certification

Required Minimum Qualifications 

• Education:   Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Mathematics or a related field.
• Experience:   Three (3) years of professional level experience developing, modifying, and implementing operating systems, business applications, enterprise architecture design, and maintaining databases and servers.
• Equivalency:   One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.
• Licensure & Certification:  Requires a valid driver's license at the time of application.

Application Deadline 

This position is expected to stay open until October 11th, 2024. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than October 11th, 2024, at midnight to ensure consideration.

FBI Background Check: FBI criminal background check is required for all positions at Denver International Airport (DEN). Employees are also required to report any felony convictions and/or moving violations to maintain this clearance and be eligible for continued employment. By position, a pre-employment physical/drug test may be required.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CI1452 IT Developer Senior

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$96,275.00 – $158,854.00

Starting Pay

Based on education, experience and internal equity

Agency

Denver International Airport

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

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