Principal Applications Developer (PSIT)
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Job Location:
Sacramento, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 109613 - 154237
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
THE POSITION
- With supervisor approval incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.
The City of Sacramento is seeking a highly skilled Principal Applications Developer with a strong foundation in project management methodologies and advanced technical expertise across software engineering and data architecture. This position is located within the Public Safety Information Technology group within the Information Technology Department.
IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT
The ideal candidate for this position will be a strategic leader who thrives in high-stakes environments guiding mission-critical development efforts that support public safety operations. The following are ideal skills for this position:- Strong background in leading enterprise-level projects with effective planning prioritization and time management.
- Expertise in database administration performance tuning and complex SQL query development.
- Proficiency in development platforms and core programming languages leveraged for building applications automating tasks and integrating complex systems
- Proven ability to architect scalable high-performance systems and lead cross-functional teams through successful implementation.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills with a collaborative and mentoring mindset.
- Proven expertise in architecting and deploying solutions within major cloud environments.
- Working knowledge of Linux-based systems is strongly preferred.
- Experience with machine learning frameworks and AI tools is a plus.
Under general direction the Principal Applications Developer performs a variety of high-level 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 multi-platform environment that includes mainframe client server distributed and web based systems.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This is an expert professional-level 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 lower-lever 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 highest-evel technical expert.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
General direction is provided by and Information Technology Supervisor Information Technology Manager or other higher-level management staff. Responsibilities may include supervision of technical administrative staff or project teams. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
TYPICAL DUTIES
- Plans and manages major IT-related projects and leads project teams involving complex applications systems and processes that have City-wide 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 cost-benefit 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 e-mail. As such please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application and check your e-mailfrequently including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the applicant inbox.
1. Application:(Pass/Fail) All applicants must complete andsubmitonlinea City of Sacramento employment applicationby the final filingdeadline;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 job-related experience in theduties area of theWork Experience section.Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated 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 Officeby the final filingdeadline;Responses to the supplemental questionnaire must besubmittedonline; paperquestionnairewill 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 by the final filing deadline will beforwardedto the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications asstatedonthe 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 Live Scan/fingerprinting.If applicable candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment 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 ResourcesDepartment website at an email to;or
Call the Human Resources Department at (916) 808-5726
Required Experience:
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