Programmer Analyst 5

Job Title: Programmer Analyst 5

Job Location: Lansing, MI

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree

REQUIRED SKILLS/ EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 4-7 years of experience in .NET, MS SQL Server and ANGULAR

• Strong experience developing enterprise applications and delivering maintainable, scalable code

• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into technical designs and working software

• Excellent communication, customer-service mindset, and stakeholder-relationship skills

• Ability to quickly learn new technical environments and understand system dependencies

• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to changing requirements

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Experience working in structured environments with standards, methodologies, and governance processes

ABOUT THE ROLE: The Client is seeking a highly skilled Senior .NET Developer to provide excellent customer service and technical expertise in support of both project-based and work-request. This role will primarily support ongoing development and enhancements for a public-facing application that communicates current burn-permit availability across counties. 

The Senior Developer will serve as a key liaison between project stakeholders, collaborating closely with agency partners to translate strategic goals, business processes, and functional needs into robust technical solutions. This position requires strong facilitation, requirements analysis, and solution-design capabilities to ensure technology updates are efficient, sustainable, and aligned with agency objectives. As part of the broader support team, the Senior Developer will work alongside business analysts and other technical staff, contributing to work requests, system enhancements, and operational activities within the Agency Services environment.

Exceptional customer service, clear communication, and the ability to guide agency partners through processes and technical constraints are critical to success in this role. The candidate must be able to quickly learn new systems, understand applicable standards and limitations, and help stakeholders navigate them to ensure successful project outcomes. Agency Services welcome candidates who are self-directed, well- organized, confident in their ability to build relationships, and adaptable to changing priorities or direction.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and enhance applications supporting, including public-facing tools such as the Michigan burn-permit availability application

• Collaborate with business analysts and agency stakeholders to interpret requirements, clarify business processes, and design technical solutions

• Translate business needs into system architecture, technical specifications, and development tasks

• Support project and work-request activities through coding, testing, debugging, and deployment

• Participate in discovery sessions, elicitation activities, and process modeling to ensure alignment between business objectives and system functionality

• Provide expert guidance on technical feasibility, constraints, standards, and policies

• Maintain strong communication with agency partners to promote transparency and shared understanding throughout the development lifecycle

• Support operational activities and participate as a key member of the Agency Services technical team

• Troubleshoot issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement sustainable solutions

• Ensure compliance with security, accessibility, and quality standards