County of Mecklenburg, NC
Application Developer I
County of Mecklenburg, NC, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28245
This is an exempt position. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity.
Follow Your Calling, Find Your Career The success of Mecklenburg County rests on strong, competent talent at all levels of the organization. We are a growing team of talented and passionate IT professionals who are dedicated to delivering creative tools and innovative solutions to engage and serve more than 1 million County residents as well as 6,000 employees. Our mission is to serve the residents of Mecklenburg County by providing business-valued IT solutions and services that are flexible, engaging, and innovative.
POSITION SUMMARY This position is the first level of the Application Developer series. Provides support and configuration for packaged and custom Mecklenburg County applications. The incumbent will focus on a specific application and develop systems based on detailed specifications. While day-to-day coding is not a primary responsibility, some experience in writing and maintaining code is required. The role involves performing analysis work and may include participation in application development activities.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS • Utilize established development tools, guidelines and conventions including but not limited to ASP.NET, SQL Server, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and C#/VB.NET • Work closely with Application Development team, Enterprise Architecture, DBA and Quality Assurance team regarding deployments of .net applications, Power Apps, Power Automate and Power Pages. • Provide end-to-end support of existing applications, both internally developed, and vendor provided • Maintain existing software systems by identifying and correcting software defects • Manage user access to Power Platform applications by assigning appropriate Power Platform licenses and custom security roles. • Support IT staff through programming efforts and modifications needed for applications and automated processes • Assist in the development of procedures including the creation of documentation to support those procedures • Assist IT and other departmental staff in reviewing, analyzing and evaluating business processes and end user needs to support business requirements • Assess, test and implement software (including version updates) and security patches to supported third party applications • Provide support for business applications within the enterprise • Develop recommendations for enhancing approaches for software support services • Participate in the development and implementation of processes that improve efficiency and enhance productivity • Coordinate the implementation of software updates with staff. • Work with software vendors to understand, configure, enhance, and support software products
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Experience:
Minimum one year of general programming experience Education:
Associates degree in Information Technology or Computer Science Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted:
Yes
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Knowledge of • Current software development and support technologies, trends, and methodologies • Software configuration • Monitoring and optimizing performance • Configuration management • Agile Methodology • Azure DevOps
Skills • System support using multiple tools, operating systems, languages, and methodologies
Abilities • Contributing to Team Success: Actively participates as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals • Communication: Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided • Collaboration: Works effectively and cooperatively with others; establishes and maintains good working relationships • Customer Focus: Ensures that the customer perspective is a driving force behind business decisions and activities; crafts and implements service practices that meet customers' and own organization's needs • Decision Making: Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities • Planning and Organizing: Establishes courses of action for self to ensure that work is completed efficiently
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor's request. Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations.
Follow Your Calling, Find Your Career The success of Mecklenburg County rests on strong, competent talent at all levels of the organization. We are a growing team of talented and passionate IT professionals who are dedicated to delivering creative tools and innovative solutions to engage and serve more than 1 million County residents as well as 6,000 employees. Our mission is to serve the residents of Mecklenburg County by providing business-valued IT solutions and services that are flexible, engaging, and innovative.
POSITION SUMMARY This position is the first level of the Application Developer series. Provides support and configuration for packaged and custom Mecklenburg County applications. The incumbent will focus on a specific application and develop systems based on detailed specifications. While day-to-day coding is not a primary responsibility, some experience in writing and maintaining code is required. The role involves performing analysis work and may include participation in application development activities.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS • Utilize established development tools, guidelines and conventions including but not limited to ASP.NET, SQL Server, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and C#/VB.NET • Work closely with Application Development team, Enterprise Architecture, DBA and Quality Assurance team regarding deployments of .net applications, Power Apps, Power Automate and Power Pages. • Provide end-to-end support of existing applications, both internally developed, and vendor provided • Maintain existing software systems by identifying and correcting software defects • Manage user access to Power Platform applications by assigning appropriate Power Platform licenses and custom security roles. • Support IT staff through programming efforts and modifications needed for applications and automated processes • Assist in the development of procedures including the creation of documentation to support those procedures • Assist IT and other departmental staff in reviewing, analyzing and evaluating business processes and end user needs to support business requirements • Assess, test and implement software (including version updates) and security patches to supported third party applications • Provide support for business applications within the enterprise • Develop recommendations for enhancing approaches for software support services • Participate in the development and implementation of processes that improve efficiency and enhance productivity • Coordinate the implementation of software updates with staff. • Work with software vendors to understand, configure, enhance, and support software products
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Experience:
Minimum one year of general programming experience Education:
Associates degree in Information Technology or Computer Science Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted:
Yes
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Knowledge of • Current software development and support technologies, trends, and methodologies • Software configuration • Monitoring and optimizing performance • Configuration management • Agile Methodology • Azure DevOps
Skills • System support using multiple tools, operating systems, languages, and methodologies
Abilities • Contributing to Team Success: Actively participates as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals • Communication: Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided • Collaboration: Works effectively and cooperatively with others; establishes and maintains good working relationships • Customer Focus: Ensures that the customer perspective is a driving force behind business decisions and activities; crafts and implements service practices that meet customers' and own organization's needs • Decision Making: Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities • Planning and Organizing: Establishes courses of action for self to ensure that work is completed efficiently
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor's request. Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations.