IT SOFTWARE ENGINEER IV

at Idaho Division of Human Resources in Boise, Idaho, United States

Job Description

State of Idaho Career Opportunity

Applications will be accepted through 11:59 PM MST on the posting end date.

The Idaho Department of Labor has an opening for an IT Software Engineer IV, who serves as a senior technical leader responsible for architecting and delivering complex software systems, mentoring engineers, and guiding technology decisions. Requires advanced software development experience, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record of successfully implementing enterprise scale solutions. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader who is passionate about mentoring others, elevating engineering capabilities, and building high-performing development teams.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The Idaho Department of Labor is unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Provide technical leadership for the design, development, deployment, and support of enterprise software solutions.

+ Develop technology strategies that integrate multiple systems, platforms, and business needs.

+ Assess complex architectures and recommend scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.

+ Solve highly complex technical challenges and guide teams through critical design decisions.

+ Lead code reviews, architecture reviews, and adoption of engineering best practices.

+ Mentor, coach, and develop software engineers at all career stages, fostering technical growth and continuous learning.

+ Promote a collaborative engineering culture focused on quality, innovation, and professional development.

+ Evaluate new technologies and provide recommendations based on business value, ROI, and long-term sustainability.

+ This position includes leadership or supervisory responsibility for a small engineering team.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Considerable Knowledge Of:

+ Data Architecture, software architecture, development and testing practices.

+ Multiple programming languages and software development tool suites.

Experience:

+ Providing technical leadership on teams developing large software projects.

+ Creating, interpreting and documenting user requirements.

+ Testing and deploying production systems.

+ Managing complex, enterprise/interdependent systems.

+ Supporting organizational transitions to new architectures, new development processes, performing cost/benefit analysis, analyzing buy vs build alternatives and strategic planning.

Demonstrated Ability to:

+ Mentor, coach, and develop software engineers across varying levels of experience.

+ Provide technical leadership through code reviews, architectural guidance, and knowledge sharing.

+ Foster engineering excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

+ Influence technical standards and best practices across teams.

Experience:

+ Serving as a technical lead, team lead, or senior engineer with significant mentoring responsibilities.

+ In modern software engineering practices, including Agile methodologies, DevOps principles, CI/CD, and cloud-based solutions.

+ Designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications using Microsoft technologies, including.NET, C#, and SQL Server.

+ Providing technical leadership on large-scale software development projects.

+ Creating and documenting business and user requirements.

+ Designing, testing, deploying, and supporting production systems.

+ Managing complex enterprise systems and supporting technology modernization efforts.

+ Performing cost-benefit analyses and evaluating strategic technology solutions.

The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/StateEmployees/Benefits.html.*

The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email ada.coordinator@dhr.idaho.gov.

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.