PRINCIPAL APPLICATION DEVELOPER / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS

About the role

The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Principal Application Developer vacancies related to the homelessness crisis. Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical expertise to project managers, department management, and/or user management regarding one or more major system development or maintenance efforts.
• Advises management on technical alternatives, such as languages, tools, platforms, utilities, and servers.
• Led and participates in the work of a team of Application Developers engaged in the development or maintenance of the most highly technical programs.
• Provides technical consulting on long-range information systems planning.
• Programs the most specialized and complex applications.
• Solves the more complex application software and system performance problems.
• Analyzes performance data and conducts capacity planning.
• Establishes quality assurance procedures.
• Maintains monitoring vendors to ensure performance according to project goals and contract terms, and reports performance problems to management.
• Aids in creating Statements of Work (SOWs) in support of applications development efforts as needed.
• Serves as a project manager as needed.
• Represents the department in collaborative efforts with other County departments, outside agencies, and/or vendors as needed.
• Supervises lower level application development personnel as needed.

Requirements

• Option I: Graduation from an accredited college with a bachelor's degree* in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a closely related field. AND - Four (4) years of progressively responsible**, full-time, paid experience in a centralized information technology organization***, coding, testing and debugging application programs.
• Option II: Two (2) years of experience, within the last three (3) years, at the level of the Los Angeles County class of Senior Application Developer****.
• Option III: Five (5) years of progressively responsible**, full-time, paid experience in an information technology organization, coding, testing, and debugging application programs.

License

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Physical Class

Physical Class II - Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

Special Requirement

You MUST meet the above requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

Exam Content

During your initial work period, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.