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Senior Coldfusion Developer

PricesenzAustin, TXL5 SeniorNovember 14th, 2026
Senior Programmer – ColdFusion Developer (SQL / PL/SQL)
Location: Austin, TX area (Texas state agency). Full-time onsite for the first month, then hybrid with 3 days in office and 2 days remote, to be assessed.
Contract Type: Contract
Client: Texas Commissions On Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
Position Overview: We are seeking a Senior Programmer with strong ColdFusion, SQL, and PL/SQL experience to support application maintenance, support, and development for a Texas state agency. The programmer leads coding tasks based on requirements and design documentation, follows agency IT standards, and coaches junior programmers. The role also coordinates testing and quality assurance, provides technical advice on design and project work, and supports agency staff.
Responsibilities:
  • Lead coding tasks for application maintenance, support, and development, based on requirements and design documentation and in line with agency IT standards
  • Design, develop, troubleshoot, debug, and implement software code, ensuring it meets coding standards and identified requirements
  • Review and evaluate coding best practices and techniques, help define coding standards, and identify training needs
  • Assist junior programmers with their tasks, and provide coaching and guidance
  • Provide technical advice and perform design tasks for application maintenance, support, and development
  • Coordinate testing and quality assurance/quality control tasks against requirements and design documentation; participate in or lead peer reviews
  • Guide and assist customers with customer acceptance testing
  • Advise on technical tasks such as creating charters, developing business cases, and providing project plans and status reports; participate in sponsor meetings, create requirements documentation, and facilitate joint application development (JAD) sessions
  • Develop or lead the development of prototypes
  • Provide customer support to agency staff on agency applications, IT policies, and general IT topics
Required Skills and Experience:
  • 5+ years: ColdFusion, SQL, and PL/SQLBachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of programming experience, or equivalent
  • Knowledge of advanced object-oriented programming principles in the ColdFusion environment
  • Knowledge of XML technologies, including XML schema validation, XSLT transformations, and parsing hierarchical data structures in CFMLKnowledge of relational database design, data warehousing concepts, and advanced SQL optimization
  • Knowledge of federal and state IT security standards, secure coding methodologies, and vulnerability mitigation
  • Skill in using ColdFusion frameworks (e.g., Fusebox) and front-end technologies (JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3)
  • Skill in technical project management, dependency mapping, and managing software through the full development lifecycle
  • Ability to analyze, isolate, and resolve highly complex software logic errors and architectural bottlenecks independently
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly, orally and in writing, to non-technical agency executives and stakeholders
  • Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships across cross-functional agency teams
  • Familiarity with data modeling design, relational database technologies, and web technology standards
Preferred Skills:
  • ColdFusion development using Visual Studio Code or EclipseSQL and PL/SQL experience using Oracle Toad, including the use of packages
  • Version control experience with SVN or GitExperience auditing and remediating systems for Section 508 compliance
  • Contract Details
  • Hybrid schedule: full-time onsite for the first month, then 3 days in the office and 2 days remote (to be assessed by the agency)
PriceSenz is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.