Creating a seamless and user-centric experience for all Ohio Taxpayers

The Ohio Department of Taxation is responsible for the administration of individual and business taxes across the state. Guiding our agency is the Mission Statement which explains that we are ONE TEAM providing education, innovation, outreach, and exceptional service to our customers through courtesy, accuracy, responsiveness, and equitability in each interaction.

Taxation is looking for a professional, driven, and promotable candidate who is service minded to join our team-if this sounds like you, continue reading below to learn more about this career opportunity with Taxation!

What You'll do as a Software Development Specialist in Tax Equalization

The Ohio Department of Taxation maintains an integrated Tax Administration System known as Tax Equalization. Tax Equalization is a process in which the Department ensures uniformity and fairness in property taxation through its oversight of the appraisal work of local County Auditors.

Auditors routinely conduct a full reappraisal of real property. This information is needed for the Tax Equalization System (TE). The TE system is used internally. It is JAVA based with a DB2 Backend & MS SQL Server , running on WebSphere.

This position will work with the Application Development, Support, Infrastructure, and Production Systems teams in order to meet the agency's needs to support the business community directly and the Ohio Counties indirectly. General duties for the position include:

• • Day to day support of the TE System. Prior experience with Property Taxation is desired but not necessary.
  • Comprehensive Unit and Development testing
  • Occasionally, new development but mostly support on the Legacy system
  • For the future, prepare to learn and support Taxation's new Enterprise system known as OH|Tax (FAST Software, GenTax.)

Learn more about the Software Development Specialist here.

What's in it for you:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the Ohio Med PPO plan.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision and basic life insurance premiums are free after one year of continuous service.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee's salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

Disability Inclusion Statement

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability for the application or interview process, please contact ADA Coordinator Gunnar Tarr by phone: 614-387-1782 or by email to: Accessibility@tax.ohio.gov .

Qualifications
-Completion of undergraduate core program in computer science or information systems; 12 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: developing and/or modifying programs for computer applications, performing testing and debugging and assisting with analysis and design including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology specified by the agency in the position description & job posting.

-Or completion of associate core program in computer science or information systems; 18 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: developing and/or modifying programs for computer applications, performing testing and debugging and assisting with analysis and design including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology as specified by the agency position description & job posting.

-Or 36 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: developing and/or modifying programs for computer applications, performing testing and debugging and assisting with analysis and design including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology as specified by the agency position description & job posting. -Or equivalent of minimum class qualifications for employment noted above.

Technical Skills: Computer Literacy, Software development/implementation

Professional Skills: Attention to Detail, Problem Solving