Application Programmer

Remote - United States

Project Overview:


Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (LADOTD) is undertaking a modernization initiative to enhance its district-level financial data intake and reporting processes. The project will deliver a customized data management platform that aligns with LADOTD's existing operational workflows while introducing targeted improvements in usability, security, auditability, and reporting.


The solution must maintain continuity with LADOTD's established practices while providing a secure, reliable, and scalable foundation for long-term operational excellence. The OTS Application Development Office (AppDM) will provide oversight.


Objectives:


The primary objectives of this project are to:

• Modernize and streamline district financial data intake processes.

• Improve data accuracy through automated validations and built-in calculations.

• Strengthen auditability, security, and user access controls.

• Enhance reporting capabilities for both district users and administrators.

• Provide a stable, secure, and maintainable hosting environment for long-term operations.

I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES


The scope of the proposed services will include the following:

• Design, code, compile, test, debug, modify, and document new or existing applications programs within accepted standards, procedures, and guidelines.
• Identify, research, and resolve program, machine, data, or system software problems, frequently on an individual basis in consultation with other employees and/or users.
• Review the work of programmers for assigned systems responsibility to ensure data integrity and availability.
• Analyze changes, enhancements, and/or systems designs to ensure data integrity and availability.

Functional Scope: Provides automated field-level and cross-form validations; Includes built-in calculations to reduce manual data entry; Allows carry-forward of selected data elements across fiscal years


Hosting & Technical Requirements provides: Monitoring and alerting for system health and performance.


Reporting & Data Access

• Interactive grid displays with filtering, sorting, and drill-down.

• Visual dashboards with export options (Excel, CSV, PDF where applicable).

• Administrative reporting for audit logs, user activity, and fiscal year status.

Deliverables Include:

• Integration with Microsoft Entra ID.

• User access and role management tools.

• Fiscal year management module.

• Audit logging framework.

• Reporting dashboards and export tools.
• User training
• Hosting environment

Additional preferable skills: Bentley ProjectWise, Bentley MicroStation V8i (SS2 or SS4)

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience


2


Required


SQL Server and data integrity solutions


2


Required


CRM systems, intake portals, and automated reporting


2


Required


.NET full-stack, ASP.NET frameworks


2


Required


Enterprise coding best practices


1


Preferred


Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure) and modern frameworks (Vue, Angular, React)


1


Preferred


Prior experience developing state applications or working within regulated public-sector


environments.


Note : Expected Start Date 06/01/2026 and Expected End Date 12/30/2026 . May not be extended beyond 06/30/2029 . Hours worked should be within the State's core hours of 7:00 AM CT to 6:00 PM CT. May be required to work on State holidays, weekends and hours outside of the State's core business hours in order to meet critical deadlines.


JOB CODE: SR-5266958-AP