Application Dev Analyst

Travis County•Austin, TX

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Travis County Technology and Operations is seeking an Application Development Analyst to join the Information Technology Division. This position is involved in all stages of the application development process, including Microsoft Azure DevOps, .NET, C#, Angular, JavaScript, YAML, SQL, Terraform, and Agile Processes. The role involves assisting in the design, coding, testing, implementation, and support of internally developed application software. It also includes assisting customers and senior team members in gathering and documenting organizational requirements, and making recommendations for new or existing code. The position may also involve component and data architecture design, performance monitoring, and product evaluation. This position is eligible for telework/remote work.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or a directly related field AND one (1) year of relevant work experience; OR, Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.
Valid Texas Driver's License.
Knowledge of policies, practices, procedures and terminology of assigned function.
Knowledge of Federal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.
Knowledge of information technology hardware, software and peripherals as related to assigned function.
Knowledge of software engineering and the software development lifecycle.
Knowledge of systems design, development and source control.
Knowledge of quality assurance, performance monitoring, and integration methodologies.
Knowledge of computer equipment to include word processing, spreadsheets, databases and a variety of software packages.
May be required to develop knowledge of and adhere to federal and state laws requiring the confidential handling of certain health information.
Skill in understanding technical problems and developing software solutions to meet business needs.
Skill in problem-solving and decision-making.
Skill in training users on computer applications.
Skill in both verbal and written communication, including presentations and communicating technical issues in non-technical language.
Ability to design and maintain simple code, modules or applications.
Ability to work independently and efficiently and as part of a team.
Ability to manage time well, perform multiple tasks and organize diverse activities.
Ability to translate policies and objectives into ideas and applications web-based information products.
Ability to research, compile, analyze, interpret and prepare a variety of memorandums or reports.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental clientele, representatives of outside agencies and providers, other County employees and officials, and the general public.
Microsoft Azure DevOps, .NET, C#, Angular, JavaScript, YAML, SQL, Terraform, Agile Processes.
Experience with one or more modern web backend frameworks like ASP.NET Core, Spring Boot/MVC, Django, Ruby on Rails.
Ability to build JSON/XML RESTful APIs.
Manage code with Git.

Nice To Haves

Good grasp of computer science fundamentals including data structures/algorithms, databases, computer networks and computer architecture.
Experience with C# or any modern object-oriented programming language like Java, C++ or Python.
Skills in SQL development and relational databases, database design and query/performance.
Experience directly with ASP.NET Core and ASP.NET 4.x is a huge plus!
Previous experience or familiarity with an enterprise service bus or integration engines.
Familiarity with cloud PaaS providers like Azure or AWS.
Front end developer skills with JavaScript/Typescript, CSS, Angular or other modern front-end framework (React/Vue).
Experience working with an agile/scrum environment.
Familiarity with SSRS or any reporting engine.
Writing tests such as unit tests, integration test, automated UI tests.

Responsibilities

Designs, codes, tests, implements and maintains complex internally developed applications.
Conducts application coding, testing and implementation for complex application.
Works with customers and senior team members in the collection and documentation of requirements.
Makes recommendations on whether to develop new code, reuse existing code, or purchase new software packages.
Conducts application code review.
Collects and reviews performance monitoring information.
Conducts product evaluation.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.