Application Lifecycle Management – ITS4

Working Title: Application Lifecycle Management
Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 4
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 09/06/2023
• Closing Date: 09/19/2023
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day
• Days of Work: Monday – Friday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $33.13 – $54.64 / hourly; $69,175 – $114,088 / annually
• Job Class Option: Application
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 – MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
• FLSA Status: Exempt – Administrative
• Telework Eligible: Yes #LI-Hybrid
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

Make a difference in the lives of Minnesotans.

The work you’ll do is more than just a job. Join the talented, engaged and inclusive workforce dedicated to creating a better Minnesota.

Join the 2,500+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The MNIT MDH team provides services for over 250+ applications and delivers the information technology to drive one of the leading public health systems in the nation. You will support an agency that works to protect, maintain, and improve the health of all Minnesotans.

Job Summary

As an Application Lifecycle Management for Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) you will be responsible for assisting MNIT MDH IT liaisonsTeam Leads with the lifecycle of applications in the application portfolio from initial release to its final retirement. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that all applications meet architecture and security standards, reacting positively and constructively to a steady flow of complex challenges and difficult personalities while maintaining strong customer service values.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework: 

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible. 

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume.

This position requires a minimum of four (4) years of experience in application development.

Experience must include:

• Application lifecycle management
• Software security experience

A master’s degree in Information Technology or a related field substitutes for three (3) years of experience, OR a related bachelor’s degree substitutes for two (2) years, OR a related associate’s degree substitutes for one (1) year.

*Successful candidate must pass past-employer reference checks and a criminal history verification.

**It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Employment Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• Education Verification
• Other mandated checks

** Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 Years of Application lifecycle management experience
• AWS Cloud experience
• DevOps experience
• Project Management experience
• Effective communication and collaboration Skills
• Problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) experience

Additional Requirements

This position is based in St. Paul, Minnesota. This position will require the employee to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies.