Scope:
As a result of the Departments efforts to reengineer and modernize core financial systems there has been over 1500 computing assets identified as performing some level of financial planning analysis and management functionality that are impacted by the State of Floridas accounting system. The Florida Planning Accounting and Ledger Management (PALM) project is a multiyear endeavor to replace the State of Floridas accounting and cash management systems with a modern financial management solution. The Florida PALM Project is targeted to replace Central Payroll and Departmental FLAIR functionality with golive scheduled for January 6 2026.
The 1500 computing assets are comprised of interfaces enterprise applications databases automated processes and reporting programs within FDOT that will require remediation due to:
- Adoption of the Florida PALM Standardized Business Process Model
- Transition to the Florida PALM Chart of Accounts values
- Replacement of Central Payroll and Departmental FLAIR functionality
- Redevelopment of agency incoming and outgoing interfaces to the statewide accounting system
- Implementation of Information Warehouse data to support agency specific reporting requirements.
The computing asset modifications to complete the FDOT PALM System Transition (FPST) will take place over the course of two years in alignment with the Florida PALM Project scheduled timeline.
To prepare for the transition to Florida PALM our agency is seeking a resource knowledgeable in .NET Angular React SQL Server Oracle for onpremises and cloudbased applications to analyze and remediate applications in preparation for the new Statewide PALM system golive. It is important we find a resource capable of analyzing these programs documenting their specifications and remediating the code and database assets.
Duties:
- Analyze current web applications and document the specifications.
- Work with management to develop an overall remediation strategy for all impacted webbased applications and databases.
- Analyze existing web applications and work with business users to determine how these applications can be improved based on current business needs and within the constraints of remediation activities.
- Remediate web applications based on analysis to prepare them for FDOT use of PALM.
- Work with database administrators from the Office of Information Technology to create database views and stored procedures that will facilitate the remediation of application databases.
- Update web applications to incorporate chart of account and other changes mandated by Florida PALM.
- Analyze financial data and make recommendations to improve the data model of financial systems.
- Utilize Azure DevOps to manage work tasks code assets and deployments.
- Attend regular scrum and team meetings. Participate in collaborative activities with team members and customers.
- Work on maintenance activities for Application Services.
- Perform knowledge transfer with technical staff of the office of the Comptroller and Application Services.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Experience developing applications in ASP.NET Angular or React SQL Server and/or Oracle.
- Familiarity with onpremises and cloudbased web applications.
- Strong SQL skills and experience with the SQL Server and/or Oracle relational database management system.
- Well versed in software development and agile best practices .
- Analytical and critical thinking.
- Understanding of how to implement solutions with multiple data sources and across a variety of technologies.
Preferred KSAs:
- Knowledge of various development platforms and full stack development.
- Knowledge of the SCRUM Framework
- Knowledge of financial systems such as an ERP
- Familiarity with data management concepts such as ETL Data Warehousing Operational Data Stores Data Lakes and Master Data Management
Experience:
- Candidate MUST have a minimum of 2 years experience in ASP.NET JavaScript UI libraries such as Angular and React Backend databases such as SQL Server and Oracle and onpremises and cloud based (Azure) platforms.