*Description:* The Montana Public Employee Retirement Administration (MPERA) agency is committed to providing secure and sustainable retirement benefits to nearly 60,000 members and retirees. The agency administers nine defined benefit retirement plans and is dedicated to customer service, member education, and operational efficiency. As a member of the agency’s Information Systems Bureau,*this position will support the business bureaus two-fold through setting up, managing, and maintaining DevOps processes as well as developing software to meet customer needs.*Duties involve assisting agency business-side employees in defining user requirements, designing application architecture and functionality, developing application code in.NET/C#, and implementing applications.The ideal candidate will be familiar with the DevOps process and will have knowledge of setting up and managing software development environments, code repositories and deployment pipelines. In addition, duties will include**answering customer questions and troubleshooting customer issues. If you feel you have the qualities to be successful in this position, please apply by submitting your*resume*and*cover letter*.*In your resume*, include three professional references. *In your cover letter, discuss how you apply your knowledge and experience to effectively troubleshoot application issues.* *This position requires the successful completion of a criminal background check. * *_Qualifications: _* What are we looking for? *Education and Experience: * * A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or closely related field; AND * 2 years’ experience in a related area; * Alternate combinations of education and experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis. *Competencies:* /Knowledge of:/ * Theory and practices of software development, including source control, continuous integration, and test driven development; * Using source control features; including branching and merging; * Designing a normalized database schema and proficient use of views, stored procedures, triggers, and user defined types; * Conducting tests of custom software applications, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance; * Algorithmic and logic pattern matching, logical what-if analysis, and problem decomposition and synthesis; * Full stack development software and practices; * DevOps management processes /Ability to:/ * Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems; * Effectively communicate with diverse levels of management and stakeholders; * Configure and manage CI/CD tools, with knowledge of Git and/or Azure DevOps preferred; * Troubleshoot issues in complex, multiple tiered software applications; * Identify problems, emerging issues, and trends, and establish strategies to address them; * Manage workload and time; * Deliver professional customer service; * Explain technical issues to non-technical people; * Adapt to shifting business requirements; *Only online applications are accepted. By applying online, you are able to receive updates and monitor the status of your application. * * * *Employment with the beautiful State of Montana offers more than just a paycheck:* Ø *Look*here*to see the additional benefits!* Ø *Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) –*Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF. Lookhereto learn more and see if you may qualify!** **Title:** *Software Developer * **Location:** *Helena* **Requisition ID:** *25140137*