APPLICATION DEVELOPER II - Emergency Appointment

County of Los Angeles•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The LA County Department of Human Resources (DHR) has authorized Hiring as an Emergency under Civil Service Rule 13.04 on a limited and temporary basis. This action supports a time-sensitive, Board-directed workforce initiative requiring immediate staffing action to maintain continuity of critical public services. We are looking for qualified and committed individuals to help strengthen the County workforce and ensure residents continue to receive critical support. If you are looking for a new opportunity where your work will make an immediate impact, this may be the role for you. The Child Support Services Department is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency APPLICATION DEVELOPER II vacancies. 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. During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to APPLICATION DEVELOPER II.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a closely related field AND two years of recent experience coding, testing and debugging application programs
One (1) year of experience at the level of Los Angeles County class of Application Developer I
Three (3) years of recent experience coding, testing and debugging application programs.
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.

Nice To Haves

In order to receive credit for Option I , you must include a legible copy of the degree from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from the date of filing application. Please submit documentation to [email protected] and indicate your name, the exam name, and the exam number.

Responsibilities

Codes, tests and debugs application programs to create new business applications and interfaces or maintains/modifies existing business applications according to program specifications.
Develops program specifications.
Performs unit or modular testing and integration testing for new or modified applications.
Writes and executes programs to extract, transform, and load data for system conversions.
Prepares technical documents, user manuals, and help files.
Identifies, analyzes, records, tracks, and resolves application problems.
May develop functional requirements.
May install application software.
May research application development tools and methodologies and make recommendations to management.
May assist in the development of solicitation documents including requests for information, requests for proposals, requests for quotes, and statements of work.
May assist in reviewing vendor performance.
May assist in database management related activities for a specific application.