Novalink Solutions
Job Description
This is a position needed for the development and support of critical priority applications in the Divisions
of Unemployment Insurance. Project work will include: application design and development, new
development and modifications to existing code. Successful candidates will have demonstrated success
in designing, creating, and maintaining web services, system integration, web development, and Agile
Scrum development methodology. Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis.
Certified Microsoft .Net Web Developer IV capabilities with 6 or more years of experience in .NET core,
relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of
complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
Hardware/Software Environment
.NET Core 8+
C#
GitHub
Jira
Swagger
Blazor framework
Oracle
Db2
Additional Comments
Previous work experience in government, insurance, accounting, or case management systems a plus
Top 3 required skills
.NET Core 8+
Oracle/Db2
C# / Blazor
Nice to have skills
Web Accessibility coding
WCF - Windows Communication Foundation
All candidates submitted with inconsistencies or falsifications in their credentials will be disqualified and
DOA Purchasing will be notified.
Qualifications (check all that apply): Years
Desired
Must
Have
Nice to
Have
Administrative/Technical Writing
Experience in Technical Writing and Documentation
General Competencies
Excellent oral and written communication skills 6
Analytical/problem solving skills 6
Information Technology - Applications
Application Development and Support of CICS/DB2/COBOL/JCL
Mainframe Systems: Using Changeman, CNTL-M or the like
Web and client-server application development experience, including
requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, implementation, and
support
6
Mainframe Application Experience (SQL/COBOL/CICS/JCL/DB2)
Including Ability to identify and Create Test Data; Creating and
Modifying Files and JCL in order to test the accuracy of System
Modifications
Knowledge of Electronic Document Management, BPM, Workflow, and
Scan/Capture software using products such as eDocs and Kofax Total
Agility.
Analysis and Design of Mainframe Applications
Information Technology - Architecture
Evaluate and recommend programming languages, design tools and
applications
Information Technology - Software
Scripting - Winbatch, VBScript, AutoIT, PowerShell, DOS Batch, etc.
MS Office Products 6
Microsoft AD Administration Tools
Active Directory Tools
MS Office 2010/O365
Software Packaging - Admin Studio, etc.
Information Technology - Commonly Used Software
Project (MS)
Excel (MS) 6
Word (MS) 6
Outlook (MS) 6
MS Windows 7/Windows 10 - System Configuration/Upgrade
Qualifications (check all that apply): Years
Desired
Must
Have
Nice to
Have
Administration - Project Management
Change management
Understanding of project management methodologies and experience
with 'agile' 6
Project Management
Information Technology - Design
Data modeling
MVVM (Model View View Model) 10
Structured Analysis and Design of Web and Client-Server applications
for both transactional and batch applications 10
WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) 4
Information Technology - Desktop Support
3rd Level IT Problem Resolution
Desktop Management Systems (LANDesk/SCCM-Patching/Software
Deployment, etc.)
Information Technology - Directory Services
Active Directory
Information Technology - Databases
Access
Data flow and structure modeling
Experience in data warehouse design and development
Experience in requirements gathering for data warehouse
Data warehouse performance tuning
Data warehousing
DB2 8
Stored procedures and triggers 4
Experience in extract, transform, and load coding using Informatica
Oracle 8
Oracle SQL tuning
SQL Client tools
SQL Server 6
Logical Database Design 4
Qualifications (check all that apply): Years
Desired
Must
Have
Nice to
Have
Information Technology - Languages/Tools
.Net (MS) 6
ASP.NET 4
VB.NET 4
CICS (Customer Information Control System)
Business Objects
C#.net 8
Cobol
JCL
SAS
SQL 6
Visual Basic for Apps (VBA) in MS Access 2010
MVC (Model View Controller) 8
Team Foundation Server 4
Macros in MS Access 2003
Information Technology - Network/Infrastructure
Experience with Oracle PL/SQL 4
Information Technology - Operating Systems
Operating system administration (e.g., monitoring, process control,
threads, upgrades and patching)
Information Technology - Requirements
Documenting requirements
Execution and Documentation of Regression, System & User
Acceptance Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Results for a Large
Mainframe System
Experience as a developer in a large, very complex organization
In-Depth Knowledge of System Development Life Cycle Deliverables
for
each phase of development
Requirements analysis 8
Requirements gathering 8
IT Technologies - skills and concepts
Advanced Structured Analysis and Design for Online and Batch
DB2/CICS/MVS COBOL Mainframe using SPUFI, SQL, FILEAID,
VISIO,or the like
Knowledge of State of Wisconsin Employment & Training Systems
Knowledge of State of Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance Systems
Qualifications (check all that apply): Years
Desired
Must
Have
Nice to
Have
Information Technology - Security
RACF
Implement and enforce security requirements
Experience with HYENA
Experience with RSA
Experience with SecureDoc Encryption
Information Technology - System Monitoring/Automation
Changeman
Control M
Information Technology - Testing
Experience using SQL, SPUFI, Platinum, Fileaid, QMF Tools or
Equivalent, to Identify, Create and Validate Test Data for DB2
Mainframe Systems
User test, System test, and User Acceptance test plans
WCF - Windows Communication Foundation 3
Web Accessibility coding/testing 4
ASP.Net Web forms - VB.Net and C#
Requirements
Top Required Skills & Years of Experience:
- .NET Core 8+ (4 years)
- Oracle/Db2 (6 years)
- C#/Blazor (6 years)
Nice to Have Skills:
- Web Accessibility coding (3 years)
- WCF - Windows Communication Foundation (4 years)
- Previous work experience in government, insurance, accounting, or case management systems a plus.
Project details: These 2 needs are part of the new modernization project at DWD. These are technical leadership positions needed to drive the development and support of the Unemployment Division modernization projects.
of Unemployment Insurance. Project work will include: application design and development, new
development and modifications to existing code. Successful candidates will have demonstrated success
in designing, creating, and maintaining web services, system integration, web development, and Agile
Scrum development methodology. Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis.
Certified Microsoft .Net Web Developer IV capabilities with 6 or more years of experience in .NET core,
relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of
complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
Hardware/Software Environment
.NET Core 8+
C#
GitHub
Jira
Swagger
Blazor framework
Oracle
Db2
Additional Comments
Previous work experience in government, insurance, accounting, or case management systems a plus
Top 3 required skills
.NET Core 8+
Oracle/Db2
C# / Blazor
Nice to have skills
Web Accessibility coding
WCF - Windows Communication Foundation
All candidates submitted with inconsistencies or falsifications in their credentials will be disqualified and
DOA Purchasing will be notified.
Qualifications (check all that apply): Years
Desired
Must
Have
Nice to
Have
Administrative/Technical Writing
Experience in Technical Writing and Documentation
General Competencies
Excellent oral and written communication skills 6
Analytical/problem solving skills 6
Information Technology - Applications
Application Development and Support of CICS/DB2/COBOL/JCL
Mainframe Systems: Using Changeman, CNTL-M or the like
Web and client-server application development experience, including
requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, implementation, and
support
6
Mainframe Application Experience (SQL/COBOL/CICS/JCL/DB2)
Including Ability to identify and Create Test Data; Creating and
Modifying Files and JCL in order to test the accuracy of System
Modifications
Knowledge of Electronic Document Management, BPM, Workflow, and
Scan/Capture software using products such as eDocs and Kofax Total
Agility.
Analysis and Design of Mainframe Applications
Information Technology - Architecture
Evaluate and recommend programming languages, design tools and
applications
Information Technology - Software
Scripting - Winbatch, VBScript, AutoIT, PowerShell, DOS Batch, etc.
MS Office Products 6
Microsoft AD Administration Tools
Active Directory Tools
MS Office 2010/O365
Software Packaging - Admin Studio, etc.
Information Technology - Commonly Used Software
Project (MS)
Excel (MS) 6
Word (MS) 6
Outlook (MS) 6
MS Windows 7/Windows 10 - System Configuration/Upgrade
Qualifications (check all that apply): Years
Desired
Must
Have
Nice to
Have
Administration - Project Management
Change management
Understanding of project management methodologies and experience
with 'agile' 6
Project Management
Information Technology - Design
Data modeling
MVVM (Model View View Model) 10
Structured Analysis and Design of Web and Client-Server applications
for both transactional and batch applications 10
WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) 4
Information Technology - Desktop Support
3rd Level IT Problem Resolution
Desktop Management Systems (LANDesk/SCCM-Patching/Software
Deployment, etc.)
Information Technology - Directory Services
Active Directory
Information Technology - Databases
Access
Data flow and structure modeling
Experience in data warehouse design and development
Experience in requirements gathering for data warehouse
Data warehouse performance tuning
Data warehousing
DB2 8
Stored procedures and triggers 4
Experience in extract, transform, and load coding using Informatica
Oracle 8
Oracle SQL tuning
SQL Client tools
SQL Server 6
Logical Database Design 4
Qualifications (check all that apply): Years
Desired
Must
Have
Nice to
Have
Information Technology - Languages/Tools
.Net (MS) 6
ASP.NET 4
VB.NET 4
CICS (Customer Information Control System)
Business Objects
C#.net 8
Cobol
JCL
SAS
SQL 6
Visual Basic for Apps (VBA) in MS Access 2010
MVC (Model View Controller) 8
Team Foundation Server 4
Macros in MS Access 2003
Information Technology - Network/Infrastructure
Experience with Oracle PL/SQL 4
Information Technology - Operating Systems
Operating system administration (e.g., monitoring, process control,
threads, upgrades and patching)
Information Technology - Requirements
Documenting requirements
Execution and Documentation of Regression, System & User
Acceptance Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Results for a Large
Mainframe System
Experience as a developer in a large, very complex organization
In-Depth Knowledge of System Development Life Cycle Deliverables
for
each phase of development
Requirements analysis 8
Requirements gathering 8
IT Technologies - skills and concepts
Advanced Structured Analysis and Design for Online and Batch
DB2/CICS/MVS COBOL Mainframe using SPUFI, SQL, FILEAID,
VISIO,or the like
Knowledge of State of Wisconsin Employment & Training Systems
Knowledge of State of Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance Systems
Qualifications (check all that apply): Years
Desired
Must
Have
Nice to
Have
Information Technology - Security
RACF
Implement and enforce security requirements
Experience with HYENA
Experience with RSA
Experience with SecureDoc Encryption
Information Technology - System Monitoring/Automation
Changeman
Control M
Information Technology - Testing
Experience using SQL, SPUFI, Platinum, Fileaid, QMF Tools or
Equivalent, to Identify, Create and Validate Test Data for DB2
Mainframe Systems
User test, System test, and User Acceptance test plans
WCF - Windows Communication Foundation 3
Web Accessibility coding/testing 4
ASP.Net Web forms - VB.Net and C#
Requirements
Top Required Skills & Years of Experience:
- .NET Core 8+ (4 years)
- Oracle/Db2 (6 years)
- C#/Blazor (6 years)
Nice to Have Skills:
- Web Accessibility coding (3 years)
- WCF - Windows Communication Foundation (4 years)
- Previous work experience in government, insurance, accounting, or case management systems a plus.
Project details: These 2 needs are part of the new modernization project at DWD. These are technical leadership positions needed to drive the development and support of the Unemployment Division modernization projects.