Job ID :
6446
Company :
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Location :
HARRISBURG, PA
Type :
Contract
Duration :
6 Months
Status :
Active
Openings :
1
Posted :
12 Feb 2015
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Complete Description:

The selected candidate will serve as a programmer/developer for iOS Mobile Computing solutions for PennDOT.  The candidate will serve as a software developer for the projects to develop and deploy the comprehensive custom software solutions for the iOS-based mobile devices to be utilized by PennDOT while assisting with mentoring PennDOT staff assigned to the projects.  The projects will involve working with the iOS mobile development tools, relational databases, and web service-oriented client/server architecture.  The selected candidate is expected to understand the business and technical requirements, and implement the solutions based on those requirements.  The incumbent should be quick at learning newer versions of the SDK, as they are made available by Apple.

 

Specific Duties:

1)            Serve as a developer of n-tier applications using iOS SDKs and mobile development tools.

2)            Develop, test, and deploy user interface, service tier and data tier components for complex applications, including server-based web applications and mobile applications in a timely manner.

3)            Participate in the full SDLC process (including coding) of iOS application solutions, including Objective C, HTML, JSON, XML and web services.

4)            Participate in design and coding of database objects in relational databases such as IBM DB2, including queries, stored procedures, views, triggers, etc.

5)            Participate in design and coding of application-embedded, scheduled and ad-hoc reporting solutions.

6)            Comprehensive understanding and experience designing, developing and testing for the Apple iOS platform is mandatory.

7)            Expert level knowledge is required of using iOS frameworks related to UI, Core Data, storyboards, web services, security/keychain, camera integration, asynchronous/background processing, multitasking, etc.

8)            Must have good knowledge of common design patterns (like MVC, delegation, target-action) and Cocoa layers related to Touch, Media, OS and Services and Objective/C and iOS principles of memory management, notifications, blocks, categories, etc.

9)            Meet with end users and technical staff of all types to gather business and system requirements.

10)          Provide technical assistance and assist with mentoring of PennDOT staff assigned to the project.

11)          All projects follow the Agile sprint methodology, and the incumbent should be comfortable with daily standups, sprint grooming and planning activities, integration testing, and UAT.

12)          Work independently and as a part of a team.

 

Skills:

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Full iOS SDLC experience as an application developer

Required

3

Years

Experience with Object Oriented development

Required

3

Years

Experience with iOS SDK and Objective-C

Required

3

Years

Experience with Core Data framework

Required

2

Years

Experience with iOS Auto Layout system and UX refinement

Required

2

Years

Experience with relational database development

Required

2

Years

Experience in architecting & developing mobile web applications in enterprise settings

Highly desired

2

Years

Experience w/ consuming & utilizing RESTful JSON web services & synchronization of data captured on a mobile device w/ enterprise backend apps/DB

Highly desired

2

Years

Experience with HTML5 development and JavaScript frameworks

Highly desired

2

Years

Experience with blocks and notifications

Highly desired

2

Years

Familiarity with Swift programming language and latest iOS APIs and frameworks

Desired

 

 

Experience developing hybrid applications and applications on multiple mobile computing platforms

Desired

 

 

Strong oral/written communication skills

Required