HBITS 07-14703 Software Developer - Senior

Company: Knowledge Builders
Location: Albany
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Project/Program: NYS Tax Modernization This position will be in support of the NYS Tax Modernization Program. This program will encompass multiple projects to modernize legacy systems within the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance, which is responsible for billions in state revenue. Some of the major areas under modernization include: • Collections and Accounts Receivable • Taxpayer Accounting • Withholding Tax Returns Processing Day-to-Day Tasks: The selected candidate will be a developer for the Tax Modernization effort and provide support for maintenance activities. Specific duties include but are not limited to: • Obtain business requirements to develop automated applications which meet business priorities. • Provide programming duties for tax related applications. • Develop and mentor staff using various technologies including J2EE, Spring, JSON, JavaScript and JDBC. • Develop and review detailed documentation for system and program change requirement including detail specifications documents. • Assist and provide guidance through all phases of the project management life cycle. • Develop unit test plans based on coding changes and user specifications. Conduct unit testing and debugging of all code changes in the development environment. • Coordinate the migration of all code changes (programs, procedures, etc.) from development environment into user test environment. • Assist team members using distributed technologies including Java, DB2, XML and XQuery. Ensure that staff members are properly trained and mentored. • Provide support, as needed, for defects and issue resolution. Ensure that defects and issues are addressed promptly based on priority. • Facilitate and participate in meetings with ITS and DTF customers. • Communicate, both verbally and in writing, with DTF management and users, ITS management, and team members. Mandatory Qualification: Software Developer - Is involved with all facets of the software development process, including the research, design, programming, testing and implementation of computer software. Senior - 60 - 84 Months: Candidate is able to work independently, without assistance and provides guidance to others. May have an advanced education. Requested Qualifications: - 60 months of experience with J2EE technologies including JDBC, JSP and XML. - 60 months of experience developing, building, and testing Java EE applications using modern IDE’s, such as Eclipse, NetBeans, or IntelliJ. - 60 months of experience using J2EE frameworks such as Spring or struts and Application Servers such as Tomcat, JBoss, WebSphere or WebLogic - 60 months of experience writing SQL statements for relational databases - 36 months of experience in messaging technologies, such as MQ, JMS, Kafka. - 60 months of experience in system analysis and design of multi-tiered transactional systems. - 18 months of experience with a government organization, which includes business knowledge, technical design, development, maintenance and end user support of complex systems.

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