Applications ArchitectSupervisor Sheriff

Ventura, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 96889 - 134494

Posted on: 5 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

What We Offer
The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package that includes:

Educational Incentive for completion of an associate degree (2.5%) a bachelors degree (3.5%) or a graduate degree (5%).
Annual Leave: 208 hours per year increasing to 288 hours after five (5) years of service.
Annual Leave Redemption: The option to cash out or redeem up to 100 hours of Annual Leave hours per year after using 80 hours in the preceding twelve (12) months.
Deferred Compensation: Section 457 plans and/or 401(k) Shared Savings Plan with up to 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.
Health Plans: You are afforded a flexible allowance credit of up to $25558 annually for purchasing medical dental and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans.
Pension Plan: Participation in the Countys defined benefit plan which has reciprocity with CalPERS.
Holidays: 11 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.

The Department
The Information Technology Services department works with every Ventura County department/agency to provide the necessary technology infrastructure and consulting/contracting services to meet ongoing and emerging business needs including project management business process improvement applications support voice/data infrastructure data security threat and vulnerability/risk management and extended staffing.

The Position
Working within the Information Technology Services (ITS) department within the Sheriff support team the Applications Architect/Supervisor (AA/S) under general direction incumbents are responsible for planning leading and/or performing application requirements definition system component mix and architecture definition application design application development and system implementation. Responsibilities may also include the technical supervision of subordinate analysts and programming staff.

The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have five (5) years or more of experience in systems analysis design developing and supporting systems in Microsoft Visual Studio (2012-2017) and C# frameworks (full standard and core) MVC Web Applications Angular Web Services JavaScript API JSON PHP XML Data Modeling SQL Server Sybase IIS Administration Azure DevOps Microsoft SQL Reporting Services VBA GIT ActiveX jQuery and a Bachelors degree or higher in Information Systems Computer Science or a related field is highly desirable.

Agency/Department:Information Technology Services

Applications Architect/Supervisors are represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and are eligible for overtime compensation.

Distinguishing Characteristics
The Applications Architect/Supervisor series is the highest professional/technical classifications within the Information Technology Services Department Application Services Division. The Applications Architect/Supervisor is distinguished from the Principal Applications Architect Supervisor and Senior Information Systems Analyst in that the latter two classifications have the authority to participate in the definition of County technology policies and procedures.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill present and future Regular Temporary Fixed-term Intermittent or Extra Help vacancies for this position only. There is currently one (1) Regular vacancies within the Information TechnologyServicesDepartment.

TENTATIVESCHEDULE
OPENING DATE:Thursday November 6 2025
CLOSING DATE:Continuous and may close at any time; therefore the schedule of the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive a sufficient number of qualified applicants to meet business needs.

Examples Of Duties

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

Partners with Public Safety agency representatives to identify business needs research & implement solutions;
Develops and architects system solutions recommending the appropriate mix of current technologies to customer departments and internal management;
Serves as lead in performing research requirements definitions analysis development acquisition and implementation of hardware software and applications systems;
Plans organizes directs monitors and evaluates the performance of assigned project team members;
Prepares progress and status reports for internal management and customer departments;
Coordinates project development and system maintenance requirements with users other IT Services staff vendors and outside agencies;
Ensures Service Level Commitments (SLCs) are being met for areas of responsibility;
May supervise one or more subordinate staff;
Performs other related duties as required.

Typical Qualifications

EDUCATIONTRAININGandEXPERIENCE
Extensive experience in computer systems analysis design and programming and serving ina technical lead capacity over programming staff and/or programmer analysts which has ledtotheacquisitionoftherequiredknowledgeskillsandabilities.

Therequiredknowledgeskillsand abilitiesalsocanbeobtainedbypossessionofaBachelors degree in Information Systems Computer Science or a related field and three (3)yearsofsystemsanalysisdesignandprogrammingexperience;orone (1)year ofexperience as an Information Systems Analyst or Data Systems Analyst within the County ofVentura the collegeeducationonayearforyearbasis.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Excellent written communication skills must be demonstrated in the completion of the employment application and supplemental questionnaire.
Atleasttwo(2)years ofrecentexperienceinthefollowing:
- Developing testing and implementation of medium to large applications and systems in relevant tools such as: MVC WEB API Angular and C#;
- Microsoft SQL Server SQL Server Reporting Services Sybase;
- Microsoft Visual Studio;
- Securing mixed client applications including desktop web and mobile;
- REST-based Web Services API JSON JavaScript PHP XML UML jQuery Data Mining/Analysis IIS Administration Mobile application development Content Management Systems (Joomla WordPress etc.).
Ability to travel within the county to conduct studies or troubleshoot;
Ability to work long hours to resolve production problems or meet project deadlines;
Ability to work nights weekends and holidays on an on-call basis.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS and ABILITIES

Thorough knowledge of:

Currenttechnologytrendsintheinformationsystems field;
Methods and techniques used in defining application requirements data modeling andgeneralsystemsanalysisdesignanddocumentation;
Localandwide-areanetworkcomponentsandtechnologies;
Data base management systems including Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase;
Projectestimationschedulingandmanagement techniques;
Technologies utilized in the Sheriffs support team including MVC WEB API; Angular C# Microsoft Visual Studio and REST-based web services;
Vendorcontractnegotiation andmanagement.

Comprehensive ability to:

Facilitateanddocumentcustomerfunctionalanddatarequirements;
Proposetheappropriatemixoftechnologyandproceduralsolutions;
Analyzecomplexproceduresanddeveloplogicalconclusions;
Develop projectplansandachieveobjectives;
Participate in the analysis programmingtesting and/orimplementation of proposedsystems;
Planandsupervisetheworkofothers;
Communicateeffectivelybothorallyandinwriting;
Maintain positive working relationships with customer departments and internal staffmembers.

Recruitment Process

FINAL FILING DATE:Continuous and may close at any time; therefore apply as soon as possible if you are interested in it. Your application must be received by the County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura California no later than 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.

To apply online please refer to our website at If you prefer to fill out a paper application form please call for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources 800 South Victoria Avenue L-1970 Ventura CA 93009.

Note to Applicants:Sufficient information must be provided under the Education/Work experience portion of the application and supplemental questionnaire to thoroughly and accurately demonstrate your qualifications in order to determine eligibility.A resume may be attached to supplement your responses in the above-referenced sections; however it may not be submitted in lieu of the application.

INFORMATION FOR TRANSFER CANDIDATES:If presently permanently employed in another merit or civil service public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a merit or civil service style examination then appointment by Lateral Transfer may be possible. If interested please clickhere for additional information.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE - qualifying
All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this examination AT THE TIME OF FILING. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicants qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration.

APPLICATION EVALUATION - qualifying
All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met. Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the examination process.

TRAINING and EXPERIENCE EVALUATION:
A Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate including the written responses to supplemental questions. The T&E is a method for determining the better qualified applicants among those shown to meet the stated requirements. Using an T&E applicants may be scored or ranked according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. When the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong and large candidates are typically scored or ranked in relation to one another; consequently some qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or lower resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

NOTE: The selection process will likely consist of an Oral Exam which may be preceded or replaced with the score from a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) contingent upon the size and quality of the candidate a typical T&E your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis. For this reason it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge skills and abilities. It is also highly recommended that the supplemental questions within the application are completed with care and diligence. Responses such as See Resume or Refer to Resume are not acceptable and may disqualify an applicant from further evaluation.

ORAL EXAMINATION 100%
A job-related oral examination will be conducted to evaluate and compare participating candidates knowledge skills and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job. Candidates must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants an examination will not be conducted. Instead a score of 70% will be assigned to each application and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.

Candidates successfully completing the examination process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one (1) year.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION:A thorough post offer pre-employment background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment education criminal background information and driving record may be required for this position. Ability to pass extensive background checks from multiple law enforcement agencies.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all regardless of age ancestry color disability (mental and physical) exercising the right to family care and medical leave gender gender expression gender identity genetic information marital status medical condition military or veteran status national origin political affiliation race religious creed sex (includes pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and related medical conditions) and sexual orientation.

For further information regarding this recruitment please contact Shannon Gibson by email at or by telephone at .

Required Experience:

Manager

DescriptionWhat We OfferThe County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package that includes:Educational Incentive for completion of an associate degree (2.5%) a bachelors degree (3.5%) or a graduate degree (5%).Annual Leave: 208 hours per year increasing to 288 hours after fiv...