Principal Applications Developer Accela
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THE POSITION
THIS POSTING WILL BE OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Applicationcutoff dates arethe 15thand last day ofeachmonth.
With supervisor approval incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work;however they must physicallyresidewithin the Sacramento region orhave the ability toregularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.
The City of Sacramento is seeking a Principal Application Developer with sound project management and technical experience. This position will be responsible for leading a team of application developers in providing complex innovative permitting solutions to enhance business processes throughout the organization. This is a highly technical level position operating in a fastpaced environment and will be responsible for the development configuration and technical support efforts for managing the cloud hosted Accela Land Management Application System. This position supports the implementation of several large technology initiatives and projects that are aligned with the Citys Digital Strategy. This position will also support new enhancements and system/data reporting requirements and will make recommendations for implementing new system modules to better support the organizations mission.
IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT
The ideal candidate will have advanced knowledge and handson experience with municipal permitting software business process analysis configuration programming and project management. The ideal candidate will also establish maintain and manage a citywide project plan for all application functionality requirements including user interfaces and software customizations to meet the needs of the business staff across different departments and divisions. The ideal candidate will communicate with city staff at all levels. The candidate will also mentor and oversee the work of other technical staff. They will be able to work under tight timelines and completing priorities.
Under general direction the Principal Applications Developer performs a variety of highlevel professional technical and analytical duties involving research evaluation planning requirements analysis design development testing implementation administration and support of new and existing small and large scale systems and databases in a multiplatform environment that includes mainframe client server distributed and web based systems.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This is an expert professionallevel classification populated with multiple incumbents. Principal Application Developers provide the highest level of business and technical expertise and knowledge in the performance of their duties. Incumbents are the recognized experts in their fields. The Principal Applications Developer is distinguished from Senior Applications Developer by the increased degree of difficulty of the work assignment the greater level of business and technical knowledge required to satisfactorily perform the tasks and the potential consequences of errors. The Principal Applications Developer provides project management and technical leadership training and informal work direction to lowerlever Applications Developers. The Principal Applications Developer is distinguished from Information Technology Supervisor in that the latter is the first full supervisory level while the former which may supervise as an incidental assignment is the highestevel technical expert.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
General direction is provided by and Information Technology Supervisor Information Technology Manager or other higherlevel management staff. Responsibilities may include supervision of technical administrative staff or project teams.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
TYPICAL DUTIES
Plans and manages major ITrelated projects and leads project teams involving complex applications systems and processes that have Citywide impact .
Consults with city staff on software development principles and techniques in order to design develop and implement complex software applications to meet specific City business needs.
Monitors and tunes city databases and systems to obtain optimum performance; designs/creates database structures; develops and implements data migration/conversion techniques for system(s) conversions and/or upgrades.
Applies analytical and design techniques in order to develop new software or systems or modify existing ones; evaluates vendor products for applicability to the Citys needs budget constraints and business objectives.
Prepares requests for proposals feasibility studies costbenefit analyses users requirements studies policies procedures and project plans.
Functions as the Citys technical expert in areas such as systems requirements and analysis; application design development testing and implementation; and database administration
Provides technical leadership to city wide IT personnel and end users through coaching training and mentoring.
Performs other or related duties as assigned.QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
Advanced principals and concepts of business process and software design; relational and distributed database technology; networks and communications; and project management.
Software development methodologies and life cycles
Project management and planning tools
Current trends in information technology software business systems hardware networks and communications.
Commonly used programming languages databases and operating systems on multiple hardware platforms.
Commercially available software and application evaluation techniques
Applications development and structured analysis methods; data modeling theory and methods; disaster planning and recovery techniques; debugging and error detection Software applications such as finance human resources utility billing geographical information systems permitting.
Skill in:
The use of design and testing tools and methodologies
The use of various desktop tools
A variety of complex programming languages databases and operating systems on multiple hardware platforms
The appropriate use of relational and distributed database technology
Maintaining good working relationships with a variety of city staff at all levels
Ability to:
Communicate effectively orally and in written format in a variety of situations and formats; make group presentations
Analyze and develop logical solutions and alternatives to complex problems
Train and guide others; coordinate and facilitate work with others
Plan and manage multiple tasks projects and various other resources simultaneously
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Education:
Possession of a Bachelors degree in computer science information technology or a related field.
AND
Experience:
Six years progressively responsible professional experience in information technology including a minimum of three years at the advanced journey level.PROOF OF EDUCATION
Proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts anddegreesshould besubmittedwith your application andwill beat the time of appointment.Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.
An applicant with a college degree obtainedoutside the United States must have education records evaluated by acredentialsevaluation service.Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.
THE SELECTION PROCEDURE
Please note the City of Sacramentos preferred method of communication with applicants is via email. As such please ensure you verify the email address on your application and check your emailfrequently including your spam and junk folders. All email notifications can also be accessed through the governmentjobs applicant inbox.
1. Application:(Pass/Fail) All applicants must complete andsubmitonlinea City of Sacramento employment application for further considerationby the next posted cutoffdate;Employment applications must besubmittedonline; paper applications will not be accepted.
Employment applicationswill be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:
If applicants do not list current and past jobrelated experience in the duties area of the Work Experience section.Note: Qualifying experience is based on fulltime experience 40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the fulltime equivalent (prorated if less than 40 hours/week.
If see resume is noted in the Work Experience section; a resume will not substitute for the informationin the Work Experience section.
Position/job titles will not be considered indeterminingeligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
Proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts and degrees should besubmittedonlinewith your application. Proof of educationwill beat time of appointment.
2. Supplemental Questionnaire:(Pass/Fail) In addition to the City of Sacramento employment application all applicants must complete andsubmitonline responses to the supplemental questionnaire to the City of Sacramento Employment Office as part of the applicationprocess;
Responses to the supplemental questionnaire must besubmittedonline; paper questionnaire will not be accepted.
Incomplete supplemental questionnaire will not pass the review process; omitted information cannot be considered or assumed.
A resume will not substitute for the informationin the supplemental questionnaire.
Possession of the minimum qualifications is not necessarily a guarantee for further advancement in the selection process.
3. Screening Committee:(Pass/Fail) All applications received will beforwardedto the hiring department for review until the position is filled. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications asstatedon the job announcement for applications selected by the hiring department.
4. Interview Process:Human Resources willforwardapplications to the hiring department. Thosedeterminedto be the most qualified candidates will be invited toparticipatein an interview process.
5. Conditional Hire:Upon receipt of a conditional offer the selected candidate must complete and pass LiveScan/fingerprinting. If applicable candidates may also need to pass a preemployment medical exam controlledsubstanceand/or alcohol test andpossessany required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.
QUESTIONS:
For questions concerning this job announcement and the application process:For technical support between 6 AM 5 PM PT contact Live Application Support at.
Visit the City of Sacramento Human Resources Department website at an email to; or
Call the Human Resources Department at
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
