Working Title: Lead Angular Developer
Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 5
Agency: Minnesota IT Services
Job ID : 94254
Location : St. Paul
Telework Eligible : Yes - #LI-Hybrid
Full/Part Time : Full-Time
Regular/Temporary : Unlimited
Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers
Date Posted : 05/28/2026
Closing Date : 06/10/2026
Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Minnesota IT Services
Division/Unit : Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift
Days of Work : Monday - Friday
Travel Required : No
Salary Range: $39.73 - $67.92 / hourly; $82,956 - $141,816 / annually
Job Class Option : Application
Classified Status : Classified
Bargaining Unit/Union : 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
FLSA Status : Exempt - Professional
Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes
The work you'll do is more than just a job.
At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.
Join the 2,800+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (https://mn.gov/mnit/about-mnit/careers/) (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The MNIT MPCA team provides technical expertise for the organization's applications and agency-specific support to ensure every Minnesotan has healthy air, sustainable lands, clean water, and a better climate.
As the Lead Angular Developer, you will provide senior technical leadership for development and administration of the Angular applications and supporting environments managed by Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). You will provide technical strategy, planning, architecture, research, analysis, design, development, implementation, diagnostics, and management of all technical aspects of agency websites and web applications. This Lead Angular Developer will work closely with colleagues to ensure a highly stable, quality environment for Angular applications. A high level of knowledge of the existing technologies, development standards, software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies, and technical industry best practices will also be required. This position will be involved with the most complex and critical systems at the MPCA.
This position requires an employee to be onsite at 520 Lafayette Road North, Saint Paul, Minnesota at least 50% of the time, with some opportunity to perform work from a telework location. Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) for Minnesota IT Services is available on a limited basis. Employees will be required to meet current telework eligibility requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume. Resume tips here. (https://mn.gov/mnit/about-mnit/careers/hiringprocess.jsp) :
Position requires a minimum of five (5) years of IT related experience in development, implementation, operation, and maintenance of Angular applications/projects.
Experience must include:
Experience writing highly complex web applications in Angular.
Experience working in highly complex systems of critical importance to the enterprise.
Experience providing leadership to team members to support effective collaboration.
Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.
A master's degree in Information Technology or an IT related field substitutes for three (3) years of experience, OR an IT related bachelor's degree substitutes for two (2) years, OR an IT related associate's degree substitutes for one (1) year.
Strongly Preferred Qualifications
Extensive experience with modern Angular development (Angular 16+), including Signals, stand-alone components, and lazy loading strategies.
Demonstrated, high-level expertise in core web development technologies, including advanced proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; the ability to design and implement accessible, standards-compliant, and responsive user interfaces; and a proven record applying deep technical knowledge to troubleshoot, refine, and optimize complex web solutions within an enterprise environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership, including mentoring developers, performing code reviews, contributing to architectural decisions, and developing, maintaining, and enforcing coding standards-while actively fostering teamwork, building consensus across diverse perspectives, and guiding multi-team groups toward shared technical direction and consistent implementation practices.
Experience architecting complex enterprise Angular applications, ensuring solutions align with industry best practices, accessibility standards, and established development guidelines, and contributing to the consistency and long-term maintainability of front-end architecture across teams.
Demonstrated expertise using Git and GitHub in enterprise development environments, including advanced branching and merge strategies, peer-review workflows, and repository governance; and hands-on experience configuring and maintaining GitHub Actions pipelines to support automated builds, testing, and deployment processes.
Demonstrated experience managing a large portfolio of complex Angular applications, including maintaining consistency across application architectures and upgrades; overseeing and evolving shared libraries of reusable code; coordinating regular update cycles; and effectively delegating development tasks to team members to ensure alignment, quality, and timely delivery across multiple teams.
Demonstrated expertise in modern testing practices, including developing and maintaining comprehensive unit tests and end-to-end (e2e) test suites; applying established testing frameworks and patterns to ensure reliability and prevent regressions; and integrating testing practices into ongoing development cycles to support high-quality, maintainable, and resilient Angular applications.
Additional Requirements
It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:
SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
Criminal History Check
Reference Check
Social Security and Address Verification
Education Verification
Other legally required checks
Minnesota IT Services does not participate in the federal E-Verify program. Minnesota IT Services is unable to sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions, and cannot complete Form I-9 or any other documentation requiring employer participation in E-Verify. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.
