**local candidates strongly preferred **some in person meetings are expected in Richmond, NO exceptions **team is currently 100% remote with some in person meetings in Richmond **mgr will interview via Teams **contract to be extended an additional 6-12+ months A developer contractor is required to perform operation and maintenance support on legacy .net applications and as needed back up to fulltime resources supporting .net, Power Platform and COTS packages implementations. This individual will be expected to work with the current development team to quickly learn VITA’s base system to support and expand it. Position will develop & support web based .Net applications as part of the Enterprise Solutions that enable VITA and Commonwealth Agencies to effectively manage technology investments, programs, and projects. The position will ensure development is done in compliance with commonwealth & security; database and application standards. Position will work closely with Data Architects and Applications Architects to ensure application performance and throughput targets are maintained. Developer with demonstrated skills in WEB and Database design, analysis, development of specifications, and programming. Mid-level knowledge of: VB.Net, ASP, .NET, MVC and other Web development tools; efficient file design, efficient programming algorithms.Demonstrated ability to: design, develop, and implement efficient WEB applications; Develop program specifications through analysis; interact with a wide range of persons, i.e., technical staff, vendors, administrators, and end users; communicate both orally and in writing. Communicate with people at their professional level/area of expertise, e.g., giving “bottom line” analysis to management Take initiative in arranging and conducting meetings with users; give accurate estimates to client on project completion. Specific knowledge of: web development and design ( ASP, NET, HTML, XML), system development and design (SQL Server, ODBC, VB, ACCESS, Conceptual/Physical Data Models, VisualStudio,.NET.) Required experience with Net 2.0 , 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, MVC as well as Oracle and SQL databases. College degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, related field or equivalent training preferred. Experience as a Developer with demonstrated skills in WEB and Database design, analysis, development of specifications, and programming. Currently, Enterprise Solutions is not fully staffed to perform operations and maintenance for its in place applications in addition to developing new, enterprise facing applications. A developer analyst is required to provide technical analysis, user documentation, and coordinate changes for legacy .net applications as well as for new enterprise solutions. The impact if this position is not filled are that there is a risk that deliverables for projects would not be met in a timely manner; any issues in the current system would have to wait, any new development would have to wait. Job Types: Temporary, Contract, Part-time, Full-time Pay: $67.00 - $72.00 per hour Schedule: 8 hour shift Day shift Monday to Friday Ability to commute/relocate: Richmond, VA 23225: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred) Application Question(s): Can you work on a W2 or 1099? What is your desired contract hourly rate? Experience: application development: 5 years (Preferred) MVC, C#.net, VB.net, ASP.net: 5 years (Preferred) Entity Framework, jQuery, Ajax: 5 years (Preferred) Power Platform and Azure: 2 years (Preferred) Work Location: Hybrid remote in Richmond, VA 23225