Senior Programmer Analyst

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We are offering the opportunity to be part of our growing application development team, where you will work in a dynamic environment, embracing new challenges and technologies. We are actively seeking talented individuals to join our team and contribute to our success. As we redefine our group identity, check out our current job openings and apply today to become part of our team!

OVERVIEW: 
The Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides information technology support to over 13,000 employees. OIT oversees large scale enterprise applications that support the critical and diverse business needs of the State of Maine and its agencies. OIT is seeking a highly talented individual who can lead technical teams and who maintains and support a variety of applications for our business partners.

MaineIT is seeking a highly talented individual who will represent our C.A.R.E. values in all that they do.  At MaineIT we:  

• Practice Customer-focus, ensuring that our customers are heard, and their needs are met.
• Hold ourselves to a high level of Accountability by being transparent with our stakeholders.
• Maintain an effective level of Responsiveness by providing timely updates in a proactive manner.
• Strive to provide Empathy driven, people-focused services by applying emotional intelligence skills and behaviors.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

Application Development Governance

• Ensure applications comply with MaineIT governance frameworks (architecture, security, data classification, change management, SDLC)
• Approve architectural decisions, integration patterns, frameworks, and technology stacks
• Establish environment structures for development, testing, staging, and production
• Maintain documentation for governance reviews (architecture diagrams, data classification ratings, CIA analysis, requirements documentation, system/integration design specs)
• Ensure secure coding practices, dependency management, and code quality standards

Technical Expertise and System Design

• Translate complex business and logical requirements into secure, maintainable, scalable system architectures
• Prepare detailed design specifications aligned with MaineIT standards
• Identify system dependencies, integration requirements, shared components, and reusable frameworks
• Define development standards, coding conventions, and patterns for engineering teams
• Perform architectural reviews and ensure alignment with solution roadmaps and MaineIT enterprise architecture

Platform and Policy Compliance

• Ensure solutions comply with State of Maine policies (Data Classification, Application Deployment Certification, Configuration Management, Architecture Compliance, Information Security, SDLC, Digital Accessibility, Security Assessment Authorization)
• Verify data classification for all data used, transmitted, or stored
• Ensure proper role-based access control and least-privilege principles
• Manage application deployment certification processes for production releases
• Coordinate with Security, Enterprise Architecture, and Infrastructure teams for risk assessments, compliance reviews, and a