Application Developer IV

Full Job Description

About SLEDThe South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is a premier statewide law enforcement agency dedicated to serving and protecting the citizens of South Carolina.

With a proud history rooted in integrity, professionalism, and public service, SLED is committed to providing high-quality investigative, intelligence, and forensic services to support law enforcement agencies across the state.

At SLED, we value dedication, ethical conduct, accountability, and a strong commitment to justice.

Our agency plays a vital role in maintaining public safety and supporting criminal justice efforts at the local, state, and federal levels.

From advanced forensic science to homeland security, criminal investigations, and criminal justice information systems, SLED's diverse responsibilities make it one of the most dynamic law enforcement agencies in the state.

We foster a professional work environment where teamwork, respect, and continuous improvement are fundamental. Our employees are held to the highest standards and are given opportunities to grow within a mission-driven organization that makes a meaningful difference in South Carolina communities.

Learn more about why you should join our team at www.sled.sc.gov.

General Responsibility
Under general supervision, gather complete and accurate requirements from stakeholders for software development and enhancement. Document, design, code, troubleshoot and maintain applications adhering to best practices for the language used. Position will perform in-depth analysis of user's requests and create documentation that will be used to schedule, assign, and implement the requests. Position is responsible for technical documentation, user training/guidelines, and procedural or operational documents. Assist with the peer review on planning, coding, testing, and implementation plans to ensure the SLED and department policies are met or exceeded.

Specific Duties

• Responsible for expert level development of .NET enterprise applications per specifications, using .NET technologies (C#, ASP .NET, XML, JavaScript, Web Services and etc.). Responsible for reviewing, analyzing and modifying programming systems including encoding, testing, debugging and installing.
• Possess expert technical knowledge of database concepts including complex queries development and data manipulation. Oversee creation of stored procedure, triggers, views and functions using SQL Server database. Manage interface between applications and databases.
• Participate in development of component and software architectural design. Draft software standards and ensure approved standards are being followed. Research industry trends and make recommendations to management about future directions.
• Guide, instruct and monitor other developers. Provide expertise for the design and development of systems to team members. Provide technical advice to non-technical business units.
• Present regular status updates on projects to management. Define development expectations to development staff and review work product for completeness. Communicate progress with business users.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field and five (5) years .NET experience in development of major systems. Relevant experience may substitute for the Bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis.
• Experience in performing detailed analysis, coding complex and secure solutions, creating documentation and troubleshooting code.
• Must have strong user support skills and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to communicate and work effectively with users, vendors, management and other IT peers both verbally and in writing.
• Must have strong analytical skills, ability to think logically and be a self starter in finding solutions independently.
• Strong code development skills, experience with creating requirements, design an test documentation.
• Must know and have experience with the SDLC processes.
• Expertise in .NET development, and experience with related skills such as XML, SQL, Server Reporting Services and website design in an enterprise environment.
• Statewide and out of state travel on a limited basis.
• This position may require working nights and weekends, as well as being on-call.

Additional Information

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

SLED offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

Supplemental questions are considered part of the official application. Any misrepresentation of yourself may be grounds for disqualification.

Conditional selection based on candidate education, training, experience, oral interviews and clearance of background investigation.