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Digital Service Expert (Developer) Remote From Anywhere In CO

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Digital Service Expert (Developer) Remote From Anywhere In CO

Salary

$130,000.00 Annually

Location

Statewide, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

EGB04106

Department

Governor's Office of Information Technology

Opening Date

07/14/2025

Closing Date

7/23/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Primary Physical Work Address

(Remote From Anywhere In CO)

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

OIT_HR@state.co.us

Type of Announcement

This announcement is not governed by the selection processes of the classified personnel system. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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Department Information

Together, we innovate for a stronger Colorado

The work of employees at the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) is challenging and diverse because the needs of agencies, customers and Coloradans constantly evolve. But our focus never changes: improve the lives of all Coloradans through innovation and collaboration. We're building one of the nation's leading government IT organizations by reimagining how we support agencies, building first-of-their-kind applications, and creating an inclusive, collaborative culture, together. Join us in the important work of providing equitable access to services.

Watch this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZaEQvILYKI) to learn about how OIT is thinking differently!

Description of Job

TERM-LIMITED POSITION: This position is term-limited with an anticipated end date of three years from the time of hire with some opportunity for a one-year extension . This position is eligible for State employee benefits and may be extended as the situation warrants. Thisvideo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEbEdIC6qBE) explains the many benefits of working at the State of Colorado on a term-limited basis.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please review your application to ensure completion. For the most equitable applicant experience, OIT’s hiring team considers only the contents of your application to review your qualifications. Please do not include any attachments (such as resume or cover letter) with your application as these items are not used by OIT’s hiring team.

This Digital Service Expert provide both hand-on development and strategic technical consulting in service to Colorado's mission of delivering innovative, user-centered government services for Colorado's mission of delivering innovative, user-centered government services. This role requires significant hands-on coding and technical implementation work, combined with consulting and leadership responsibilities to advance the state's digital transformation initiatives.

As a working technical expert, you will spend time writing code, building prototypes, and implementing solutions while guiding technical design decisions and establishing best practices. You'll be actively coding in languages such as Python, Java, and PHP, implementing AWS serverless architectures, and developing secure, scalable applications alongside mentoring development teams and advancing modular service design patterns across various phases of digital service improvement efforts.

This position requires someone who can write production-quality code, analyze complex technical environments, translate analytics into actionable recommendations, and build sustainable technical solutions. The Digital Service Expert serves as a working technical leader who codes daily while also bridging technical implementation and business strategy, ensuring that Colorado's digital services meet both current needs and future scalability requirements through direct hands-on development work.

The Digital Service Expert

Is a technical leader with a proven track record in their skill-set of delivering IT products and services. While all positions will contribute to the entire mission of OIT and CDS, some positions will focus on specific aspects of the mission such as software engineering, product management, etc.

Uses expertise in their skill set to champion the use of modern technology development and management approaches, drawing heavily upon best practices from the consumer internet industry.
Uses their deep understanding of the characteristics of successful digital services and how they are built both inside and outside government, including user-centered design and development practices and modern consumer Internet technologies, to communicate major initiatives to the public, and support the recruitment of top technical talent into the State government.
Uses demonstrated experience in their skill set to consult with OIT and agency customers in best practices for launching products from a technology, policy, and procurement perspective.
Serves as a respected authority on a diverse range of issues related to technology, government procurement, digital service delivery, and/or technology policy, as well as the State of Colorado's mission, values, and projects.
Articulates the "for you, with you, by you" strategy of working with agencies, learning what works, and adjusting the strategy as necessary.
Manages complex internal stakeholder environments to build support and consensus for forming and communicating strategy and goals. Provides trusted, expert guidance on the launch of technology products.

Required Tasks To Fulfill Primary Responsibility

Lead technical architecture decisions and consult with stakeholders across multiple agencies and projects to design solutions aligned with OIT's strategic objectives.
Design and oversee the development of applications and services that advance digital government strategic objectives while ensuring adherence to state technology and security standards.
Pioneer and establish new development standards, frameworks, and best practices across the organization, drawing from consumer internet industry approaches.
Mentor and guide development teams on technical implementation, code quality, and modern development methodologies, including automated testing and CI/CD practices.
Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools for organizational adoption, conducting proof-of-concepts and feasibility assessments.
Facilitate technical decision-making across complex stakeholder environments, building consensus among diverse technical and non-technical audiences.
Create comprehensive technical documentation, standards, and reference architectures for reuse across state government projects.
Coordinate with procurement teams to evaluate vendor proposals, technical implementation plans, and solution architectures.
Build technical roadmaps for ambitious product improvements, balancing priorities, opportunities, regulations, and resource constraints.
Lead migration efforts for legacy systems, including PHP to AWS Lambda transitions and modernization of existing applications.
Leverage development lifecycle processes that ensure security, scalability, and maintainability across all deliverables.
Serve as a core contributor on multi-disciplinary project teams, performing hands-on coding, testing, and troubleshooting while providing strategic technical guidance from discovery through launch phases.
Drive adoption of user-centered design principles and modern development practices across agency development teams.
Identify opportunities for reusable solutions and shared services that improve efficiency and reduce duplication across state government.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions Of Employment & Appeal Rights

A wide salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and state seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While most salary offers are made within the posted range, occasionally an offer is made below or above the posted range based upon this salary analysis.

Minimum Qualifications

This is a skills-based job announcement. The required minimum qualifications and/or education (if substituting for the proven experience, knowledge, and skills), are as follows:

At least 5 years of experience delivering product management, user experience design, software development, or related concepts in complex environments.
Documented proficiency in working collaboratively with teams across the software development life cycle.

Substitutions

Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.
Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position will be assigned credit towards substitution for experience and/or education, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.
If the minimum qualifications include a degree requirement, additional appropriate paid or unpaid experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced expertise in cloud-native architectures and serverless technologies, particularly AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and related services.
Leadership experience in technical teams or projects, including mentoring junior developers and establishing technical direction.
Demonstrated expertise in establishing technical standards, governance processes, and development best practices.
Strong consulting and communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, including executives, project managers, and developers.
Track record of driving adoption of modern development practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and security-first development.
Experience with agile methodologies, product management approaches, and user-centered design principles.
Deep understanding of identity management and security protocols, including OIDC, SAML, and modern authentication patterns.
Experience building and scaling high-availability systems serving large user bases with a focus on performance and reliability.
Proven ability to lead and influence in complex organizational environments without direct authority.
Experience with user research methodologies and translating user needs into technical requirements.
Understanding of data privacy, security standards, and compliance requirements in government technology environments.
Hands-on experience developing and deploying production applications in cloud environments, with strong coding skills in multiple programming languages.

Conditions Of Employment

OIT candidates and employees must comply with any screening procedures in place at state entity locations where they might be required to perform work.

A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process.

Positions supporting some agencies such as the Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety will also require a pre-employment drug test.

This position may require travel within the specified geographic area, and to locations across the state as needed.

This position may require on-call duties as needed by the position.

Supplemental Information

If this posting indicates “remote from anywhere in CO” in the title, periodic reporting to the primary state work location designated for the position is required. All remote work must be performed in Colorado.

While candidates from out of state will be considered for this role, the candidate selected for the position must relocate and reside in Colorado on the first day of their new position. A reasonable timeframe for relocation will be established on an individual basis, while considering business needs, and determining a start date.

We know it's important to support each other, and that means having a healthy balance of work and personal time, and benefits (https://oit.colorado.gov/careers/benefits) that allow us all to have fulfilling lives.

Our application process and what to expect after you apply are described in the videos found here (https://careers.colorado.gov/how-to-apply) .

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

The Governor's Office of Information Technology is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator at OIT_HR@state.co.us or call (303) 764-7900.

This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies based upon business need.

The Governor's Office of Information Technology does NOT offer sponsored Visas for employment purposes.

Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon.

Term Limited Position

This position is term limited with an anticipated end date of three years from the time of hire, with some opportunity for a one-year extension The position may be extended if additional funds permit it. This position is eligible for State employee benefits. Do you wish to proceed with the selection process?

Please detail how your skills and experience align with the requirements of this position.

In 2-3 sentences, describe your philosophy for balancing speed and quality when working under extremely tight deadlines. How do you decide what to build first, what to iterate on later, and what technical debt is acceptable in the short term?

Colorado is committed to designing government services 'for you, with you, by you.' How do you approach user research and feedback integration in technical projects, especially when working with diverse user groups who may have different levels of digital literacy?

Please describe how you learned of this job opening.

The Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) complies with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. While a wide salary range is posted, specific criteria (experience, education, state seniority, etc.) will be used to determine any salary offer. While most salary offers are made within the posted range, occasionally an offer is made below or above the posted range based upon this salary analysis. It is this salary analysis, rather than any negotiation process, that determines any salary offer. Please acknowledge your understanding of this process and the posted salary range for this position.

Yes, I understand the above statement.

All remote work must be performed from within the State of Colorado. If you live out of state and are selected for this position you must relocate to Colorado before commencing employment. There is no form of relocation assistance, financial or otherwise, available for any position. Do you wish to proceed with your submission?

Yes, I understand the above statement.

Do you currently reside in the state of Colorado?

If any of the State of Colorado positions listed in your employment history were performed as a contract employee, you MUST list the position/s, State Agency, and the name of the contracting company by whom you were paid during the contract position. If this does not apply, please type "N/A".

Do you currently require employer sponsorship for a Visa or employer participation in a program for the purposes of immigration status?

In the future, will you require employer sponsorship for a Visa or employer participation in a program for the purposes of immigration status?

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