SoluStaff is actively recruiting for a Web Application Developer for our client in downtown Philadelphia.  The chosen candidate will enhance the functionality, and improve the design and usability of the client application/website for internal and external users.

• Over hauling website design and improving user interface, experience, and overall usability of site
• Creating a Site Administrative System to define access, permissions and create administrative rights for Staff and Users
• Allowing for more robust reporting, analytics, and data functionality to inform business stakeholders decision-making.
• Increasing the flexibility and accessibility of tax filing and payment options for clients customers.
• Modeling and developing some site elements (e.g. Admin System) for use
• Security upgrades
• Implementing automatic email and text notifications and reminders
• Creating a mobile friendly website
• Work closely with the project .Net Developer and other team members to develop quality documentation and test plans;
• Develop efficient custom queries, scripts, macros, views and other methods requests.
• Learn new technologies and determine appropriate uses based on user requirements. This may include mobile, ArcGIS On-line, Citrix mobility pack interface,
• Develop and optimize reports using Crystal Reports and/or MS SQL Reporting Tools
• Work well with Office of Innovation and Technology (OIT) resources and other departments on inter-departmental tasks and projects.
• Gather user requirements and develop applications (web and otherwise)
• Help coordinate the implementation of short- and long-term projects, objectives, policies and procedures for the production and maintenance of all application development related issues.
• Follow SDLC methodology including requirements gathering, solution architecture, coding, testing, and deployment.
• Review code and high-level designs by contract vendors and other team members to ensure that strategic objectives and business needs are met.
• Proactively identify application inefficiencies and propose solutions.
• Identify, create, and maintain development frameworks and code libraries.
• Create prototypes and functional specifications for application development projects.
• Work closely with the team members to develop quality assurance documentation and test plans.
• Work closely with production support and help desk staff to develop operating documentation.
• Make suggestions on creating technical standards for specific applications and the City as a whole.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Apply application development standards and best practices
• Understand application architecture
• Reliably deliver work of the highest standards on time
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form and communicate them visually.
• Include documentation both external to, and internal to applications
• Document code written by other programmers
• Debug and enhance existing applications and SQL Queries
• Upgrade or reinvent existing applications
• Demonstrate exemplary communication skills with management, administrative and technical staff
• MS SQL Server 2008 or later – use of SQL query language, scheduled jobs, and stored procedures
• Java, HTML5,XML, C#, MS Visual Basic .Net, use of record sets, roll-back, managing error messages
• Experience with .Net framework
• Client Server architecture & Web architecture, including web services and APIs
• Implementation and administration of COTS supporting a large, multi-disciplinary organization
• Project management, business Analysis, and/or application design specification
• GIS Software Development tools (Optional – interest and willingness to learn)
• Mobile Application Development (Optional – interest and willingness to learn)

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