Summary
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Join an enterprise IT application development team as a senior software development specialist. You will design solutions, contribute to project planning, develop computer applications, analyze business cases, and help establish technical policies, standards, procedures, and best practices. The position provides a structured environment with strong employee amenities and opportunities for professional growth.
Highlights
Work on enterprise application development with structured career progression and multiple employee benefits, including free parking, an onsite gym, walking facilities, daycare, and cafeteria access.
Description
Ohio Department of Public Safety - Director's Office/Information Technology (Application Development)
Report in location: 1970 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43223
PRIMARY TECHNOLOGY: Microsoft .NET Environment
SECONDARY TECHNOLOGY: Structured Query Language (SQL)
Perks of Working for the Ohio Department of Public Safety
Multiple pay increases over your first years of service!Free Parking! Free Onsite Gym and Walking Path!Daycare On-site!Cafeteria On-site!
What You'll Do As a Software Development Specialist 4
Under general direction from assigned Information Technology Supervisor to provide solution designs, develop project plans with project manager or recommend approach through defining tasks &/or leading meetings relating to programs for computer applications.Assists analysis of the solution design's business case.Edits or creates for recommendation and approval enterprise or IT artifacts, including, but not limited to, policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, best practices and position papers.Develops pass/fail testing criteria.Assesses overall system performance including optimizing code and identifying and resolving peripheral software/hardware conflicts.
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Option 1
60 mos.
combined work experience in any combination of the following: providing solutions design, developing project plans with project manager or recommending approach through defining tasks and/or leading meetings relating to programs for computer applications including 12 mos.
work experience in the primary technology as specified by the agency position description & job posting.
Option 2
completion of associate core program in computer science or information systems;
AND 42 mos.
combined work experience in any combination of the following: providing solutions design, developing project plans with project manager or recommending approach through defining tasks and/or leading meetings relating to programs for computer applications including 12 mos.
work experience in the primary technology as specified by the agency position description & job posting.
Option 3
completion of undergraduate core program in computer science or information systems;
AND 36 mos.
combined work experience in any combination of the following: providing solutions design, developing project plans with project manager or recommending approach through defining tasks and/or leading meetings relating to programs for computer applications including 12 mos.
work experience in the primary technology as specified by the agency position description & job posting.
Or equivalent of minimum class qualifications for employment noted above.
Note: The official position description on file with the designated agency is to reflect the required, primary technology directly relating to the duties of the position.
only those applicants possessing the experience in the required, primary technology listed in the position description & job posting are to be considered for any vacancies posted.
The job posting must list the required technology commensurate with the position in question.
Note: the official position description on file with the designated agency is to reflect, in the minimum acceptable characteristics, the required technology related experience.
Only those applicants possessing the required technology related experience listed in the position description (See Job Duties: PRIMARY TECHNOLOGY: Microsoft .NET Environment; SECONDARY TECHNOLOGY: Structured Query Language (SQL) are to be considered for any vacancies posted.
The vacancy/job posting should also only list the required technology related experience commensurate with the position in question.
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Job Skills: Software Development/Implementation
Agency Contact Name and Information
Kristopher Croom | kacroom@dps.ohio.gov
Unposting Date
Aug 23, 2026, 11:59:00 PM
Work Location
Charles D Shipley Building
Primary Location
United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus
Compensation
$46.00
Schedule
Full-time
Work Hours
8:00am - 5:00pm
Classified Indicator
Classified
Union
OCSEA
Technical Skills
Application Design, Software development/implementation
Professional Skills
Collaboration, Customer Focus
Primary Technology
Microsoft .Net Environment
Agency Overview
Our mission is to save lives, reduce injuries and economic loss, administer Ohio's motor vehicle laws and preserve the safety and wellbeing of all citizens.