Job Description
Job Description
Salary : JOB INFORMATION
This is a permanent full-time position with the Local Government Health Insurance Board, a state agency located in Montgomery, Alabama that administers a group health insurance program covering local governmental entities throughout the state. This is a support position responsible for analyzing user needs in order to write requirements and appropriate software applications, developing new software and evaluating and maintaining existing software.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENT
- Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelors degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or a closely related field.
- In lieu of a four-year degree, the LGHIB may consider a candidate with at least two years of equivalent work experience in programming and system analysis, and
- Strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task.
- Ability to work independently and communicate effectively within a team environment.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Participates with IT staff in determining the feasibility of implementing new or enhanced computer software to meet end-user needsWorks with management and end-users to define technical needs and recommends options and solutionsPerforms analysis, design and development of technical specificationsDesigns, codes, and maintains computer software for Client-Server and / or Web ApplicationsThoroughly tests software to ensure integrity of design and minimize programming errorsDevelops and maintains software application documentation for ease of program maintenanceIdentifies problems with software and determines appropriate solutionsProvides end-user training and assistance with software applicationsParticipates with IT staff in designing relational database specifications to meet end-user needsPerforms other related duties as assignedThe Local Government Health Insurance Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Local Government Insurance Board Policy on Accepting College Coursework, Post-Secondary and Advanced
Degrees
Specific college coursework required for a job, as well as Bachelors, graduate, post graduate, and doctoral degrees will be accepted from the schools accredited by any of the six regional accreditation associations in the United States :Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA)Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)North Central Association of Colleges and Schools The Higher Learning Commission (NCA-HLC)New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NEASCCIHE)Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (WASC-ACSCU)Coursework or degrees from schools that have not been accredited by a regional accreditation association will be accepted if a regionally accredited school considers the coursework or degree to be an acceptable prerequisite for admission to an advanced degree program.Note : This policy is subject to change.