HCL Notes/Domino Developer presso State of Colorado, CO

About the Department

Colorado Legislative Council Staff (LCS) is the nonpartisan research agency of the Colorado  General Assembly, the legislative branch of the State of Colorado.  

Legislative Information Services (LIS), the technology team within Legislative Council Staff, is  responsible for developing, operating, maintaining and securing all information and technology  systems for legislators and legislative staff. LIS is also responsible for supporting accessibility  compliance for the legislature’s digital products and services. 

Legislative Council Staff is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants  will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender  identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran  status. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff; therefore, we encourage  responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities. 

When you join LCS, you can expect: 

• to fill a vital role in supporting Colorado’s lawmakers to serve our state and uphold the  democratic process; 

• to join a supportive and collegial culture that is driven by our shared mission, vision, and  values; 

• to work for an organization committed to balancing our important work for the state  legislature with employees’ lives outside of work;

• to be supported in your continual professional development and growth; and • to work for an organization that recognizes the unique talents, backgrounds, and  contributions of our individual employees. 

Additional information about Legislative Council Staff can be found at: 

Position Duties

We are seeking a highly skilled HCL Notes developer with extensive experience in building, and  supporting, new and existing HCL Notes/Domino applications. The successful candidate will be  adept at designing, coding, and maintaining complex Notes applications with integrations to  external systems with a focus on quality to ensure high system uptime and performance. 

This role demands proficiency in both preventative maintenance and reactive support to  guarantee seamless operation of all business applications. The ideal candidate will also  demonstrate the ability to remain calm in high-stress, public-facing environments with frequent  changes in direction. Similar to other LCS professional legislative staff, the successful candidate  will work in a non-partisan manner. 

The Colorado General Assembly is a small but high-profile state government department with approximately five hundred users including one hundred legislators. LIS provides computing,  network and storage technology infrastructure, applications and systems support to all  legislative staff, legislators, and others in the Capitol building. Within this unique organization,  you will experience challenging work while directly contributing to the betterment of Colorado. 

Employment type, work authorization, and remote work 

This is a full-time, salaried state employment, in-person, onsite position with very limited work  from home options. You must be authorized to work in the US. Persons seeking contract  positions, full time remote or visa sponsorship need not apply. Pursuant to the Colorado  constitution, legislative employees, including this position, are not part of the state personnel  system. 

Salary and benefits 

The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $110,000 per year, with salary level within this  range commensurate with education and experience. Legislative Council Staff employees are not  members of the state personnel system. 

Legislative Council Staff is committed to providing employees with a strong and competitivebenefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Our benefits package includes: 

• PERA retirement benefits, including the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined  Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans; 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage; 

• Automatic short-term and optional long-term disability coverage;  

• Life and AD&D insurance;  

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs); 

• A variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's  Work-Life Employment Discount Program; and 

• Credit Union of Colorado membership eligibility. 

Our generous and flexible leave policies include: 

• A minimum of three weeks of annual leave, based on tenure, and accrued on a monthly  basis;  

• Eleven annual paid holidays; 

• Sick leave; 

• Flexible work schedules during the legislative interim; and 

• A generous compensation time policy. 

Minimum Qualifications

Education and experience requirements 

You must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related  field, or at least 5+ years of equivalent practical experience. 

Traits 

You shall demonstrate the following traits:

proactive and self-motivated with a strong work ethic; 

• detail-oriented and committed to delivering high-quality solutions; 

• adaptable and eager to learn new technologies and methodologies; 

• team player with a collaborative mindset; 

• resourceful and able to work independently when required; 

• exceptional technical competency and be extremely customer service oriented; • wide-range of problem-solving skills; 

• excellent verbal and written communication skills; 

• effective time management and ability to prioritize a high volume workload; • ability to meet deadlines while multitasking across multiple projects; 

• take ownership of and be accountable for tasks, issues, projects and team; • ability to work calmly in a high-stress, public facing environment with frequent changes in  direction; and 

• follow-through on personal and team commitments. 

Primary responsibilities 

Your tasks and responsibilities in this position: 

• design, develop, and maintain complex HCL Notes/Domino applications,  • do front-end development using XPages; 

• integrate Domino applications with other systems using HCL Enterprise Integrator (HEI); • perform troubleshooting, debugging, and performance tuning of existing Domino  applications; 

• collaborate with product owners and business users to gather requirements and translate  them into technical specifications; 

• provide support for Domino server administration tasks, including database maintenance,  user management, and security configurations; 

• participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards; • document technical designs, processes, and procedures; 

• provide excellent technical support with a focus on customer service; • identify, analyze, plan and advise using best practices on design and code improvements to  meet business needs and improve maintainability; 

• proactive troubleshooting of issues to isolate and diagnose system problems; documenting  system events to ensure uninterrupted functioning of critical applications;

• collaborate across various technical and business teams; 

• constantly innovate: evaluate upcoming industry trends and implement as needed; and • work on various projects as assigned. 

Technical knowledge, skills, and abilities 

You must have demonstrable experience in varying degrees in the following areas: 

• extensive experience (5+ years preferred) in developing complex HCL Notes/Domino  applications; 

• proven expertise in XPages development, including custom controls; 

• strong hands-on experience with HCL Enterprise Integrator (HEI) for data integration and  workflow automation; 

• proficiency in LotusScript and Formula language; 

• familiarity with REST services and API integration in Domino; 

• experience with HCL Domino server administration, including: 

o database management (replication, compaction, fixup) 

o user and group management 

o security configurations (ACLs, server certificates) 

o troubleshooting server issues 

o server upgrades 

• experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) is a plus. 

• experience with tools such as Teamstudio developer tools, JIRA, confluence, etc. 

Please send your application to: [email protected] with the subject “Application for IT Application  Developer (HCL Notes)” on or before September 19th, 2025. Your application should include  your resume, a cover letter, and three professional references. Incomplete applications will not  receive further consideration. Because this position is with the legislative branch, applications  received using the state application process for executive branch employment will not be  accepted. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. The position will close once a  candidate is selected.