Programmer Analyst (.NET)

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Position Overview

KēSTA I.T. is seeking a Programmer Analyst with deep .NET expertise to support a public sector agency's application development and enhancement work. The role centers on ongoing development of a public-facing application that communicates current burn-permit availability across Michigan counties, along with other project-based and work-request needs.

This position blends hands-on development with requirements analysis and solution design. The Programmer Analyst serves as a key liaison between the technology services group and agency stakeholders, translating strategic goals, business processes, and functional needs into sustainable technical solutions.

The role works alongside business analysts and other technical staff, contributing to work requests, system enhancements, and operational activities. Success depends on clear communication, a strong customer-service mindset, and the ability to guide agency partners through technical standards, constraints, and internal processes.

This is a hybrid position based in the Lansing, MI area, with work performed partially on-site and with off-site flexibility. Candidates should live within 100 miles of Lansing.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance agency applications, including public-facing tools such as a burn-permit availability application for Michigan counties
• Collaborate with business analysts and agency stakeholders to interpret requirements, clarify business processes, and design technical solutions
• Translate business needs into system architecture, technical specifications, and development tasks
• Support project and work-request activities through coding, testing, debugging, and deployment
• Participate in discovery sessions, elicitation activities, and process modeling to align business objectives with system functionality
• Provide expert guidance on technical feasibility, constraints, standards, and organizational policies
• Maintain open communication with agency partners to promote transparency and shared understanding throughout the development lifecycle
• Troubleshoot issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement sustainable solutions
• Support operational activities as a key member of the technical team
• Ensure compliance with security, accessibility, and quality standards

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 4-7 years of experience with .NET, MS SQL Server, and Angular
• Strong experience developing enterprise applications and delivering maintainable, scalable code
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into technical designs and working software
• Excellent communication, customer-service mindset, and stakeholder-relationship skills
• Ability to quickly learn new technical environments and understand system dependencies
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to changing requirements
• Must reside within 100 miles of Lansing, MI

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in structured environments with standards, methodologies, and governance processes

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Hybrid arrangement: work is performed partially on-site in the Lansing, MI area, with off-site flexibility
• Candidates should live within 100 miles of the work location

Available Benefits

• Medical Benefits (Platinum level plans available)
• Work from home / Hybrid / Onsite options
• PTO
• Holiday Pay
• VTO
• 401K
• Charitable Match
• Training reimbursement

About KēSTA I.T.

Our name says it all; KēSTA I.T. (Keys-to-I.T.) AND our people are our keys to our success!

KēSTA I.T. is a premier Utah-based technical staffing and consulting services firm. We specialize in temporary and permanent placement of Software, Hardware, Network, Cloud, CRM/ERP, Data, End-User support, Web and Executive / leadership-based positions on a full time and consulting basis.

If you're interested in a role where top performance is rewarded, personal time is valued, and excellence is demanded at every level we want to talk to you today!

Where do you want to go? We've got the keys! ~ KēSTA I.T.