Senior Applications Developer

Las Vegas Valley Water District

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Please note, you need to submit your application before 11:59 p.m. on the date prior to the close date listed. Thank you for your interest in this position. Please note the following important tips for applying. All portions of the application must be completed in detail. Work history, applicable education, and answers to the supplemental questions are all required. Applications missing any one of these sections will be rejected as incomplete. Referral to a resume is not acceptable. Set aside some time to complete your application. The system is unable to save applications that are in progress, and once you have submitted the application you cannot reapply. We strongly recommend that you review all the information on your application for accuracy. Once an application is submitted, you will be unable to edit it. Submitted applications are not viewable. If you would like to keep a record of what you will be submitting, we suggest you type your responses to the questions in a Word document, then copy and paste the answers into the application then save the Word document. Typing questions in Word will also minimize typing/grammatical errors since this is not an option in the system. NOTE: If you are a current employee, you MUST apply via the Career worklet in Workday and not through this site. If you submit an application on this site, it cannot be processed. The ideal candidate for this position is a dynamic, highly skilled technical leader who excels in guiding complex software development and integration initiatives while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and supporting the professional growth of technical staff. They combine strong technical expertise with clear communication, leadership, and a collaborative mindset that helps elevate both systems and people. The candidate will also bring hands-on experience working with major enterprise Saas platforms and large-scale business systems. Familiarity with solutions such as Oracle CC&B I C2M / Customer Cloud Service, IBM Maximo, Trimble enterprise applications, and Oracle Financials/ Oracle Fusion Cloud is highly desirable. Experience integrating systems such as these through APls, middleware, enterprise service buses, or cloud-native integration tools will enable the candidate to contribute effectively to complex digital transformation and modernization initiatives. A strong understanding of how enterprise platforms such as these interact within a broad application ecosystem will greatly support successful project delivery and cross-team collaboration. INTRODUCTION: Human Resources will screen applications and supplemental questionnaires. Candidates possessing the strongest skills and experience for this position will be forwarded to the hiring department for further evaluation and to determine who will be invited to the formal interview process. The candidate hired will be required to pass a drug screening, background check and may be required to pass a job-related physical evaluation. GENERAL PURPOSE Under direction, performs a wide variety of journey-level to advanced professional duties in the design, development, modification, installation and maintenance of applications to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of District/SNWA operations and public service delivery; helps ensure the effectiveness of overall systems performance; works with other staff and customers to understand and assist the latter in addressing business and operational issues and problems; and performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge of: Principles and methods of systems analysis, including business process and entity relationship analysis tools and methods; the systems development life cycle; systems design principles and software development methodologies and tools, including those applicable to client server and object oriented programming and design; programming theory and applicable programming and scripting languages; Agile development practices, tools and techniques; application development security best practices; operating system capabilities and constraints applicable to the District’s information technology environment; database management systems and software as they affect applications design; systems integration design concepts; relational database theory, design rules and development practices, including data modeling, data flow and entity relationship analysis, data structure analysis, data access methods and database recovery techniques; network architecture and design concepts, including topologies, protocols, configuration, and connectivity testing and troubleshooting issues as they affect applications design; principles and practices of sound business communications; web technologies and web application design; project management tools and techniques, including preparation and management of detailed project schedules and metrics and change management and control; standard business software, including word processing, spreadsheet, database and flow charting; principles and practices of effective team leadership.
• Ability to: Participate in performing business rule and process analyses and reaching sound, logical conclusions regarding customer needs and business requirements, when required; understand and apply the analysis of functional requirements to the development of system technical proposals, specifications and recommendations for efficient, cost effective information systems and technology solutions; facilitate and lead customer meetings and negotiate understanding and agreement; provide lead work direction and perform project management responsibilities, including developing logical, efficient project plans, establishing priorities, assigning and delegating tasks, providing guidance and training to team members, anticipating and avoiding problems, monitoring and managing task completion and working collaboratively with team members, other Information Technology staff and customer groups to ensure project accountability; balance responsibilities for multiple projects to ensure timely results in accordance with District quality standards; apply advanced skills and follow best practices in developing efficient software code in more than one applicable language; troubleshoot, diagnose and resolve complex systems problems; evaluate alternatives and make sound independent decisions within established guidelines; communicate clearly and effectively to diverse audiences of technical and non-technical personnel orally and in writing; prepare clear, concise and accurate documentation, reports of work performed, project management reports and other written materials; read, interpret, explain and apply technical information on business processes, software and hardware for technical and non-technical users; keep technical skills current to meet continuing applications development assignments; establish and maintain effective customer focused working relationships with managers, customers, vendors, consultants, employees and others encountered in the course of work.
• Training and Experience: A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is graduation from a college or university with a major in computer science, management information systems or a closely related field; and five years of progressively responsible experience in systems analysis and applications design and development; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Experience demonstrating expertise in software design, development and coding using one or more programming languages supported by the District, including .NET, Java, Cold Fusion, HTML/CSS and COBOL is required.
• Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements: A valid Nevada driver’s license and the ability to maintain insurability under the District’s Vehicle Insurance Policy.
• PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical Demands While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to sit; talk or hear, in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate computers and other standard office equipment; and reach with hands or arms. Employees are frequently required to walk and stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Some assignments require the ability to distinguish colors and shades.
• Mental Demands While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to use oral and written communication skills; read and interpret complex data, information and documents; analyze and solve complex problems; use math and mathematical reasoning; learn and apply new skills or information; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under changing deadlines with frequent interruptions; work effectively as a team member, alternating between differing team roles and assignments on a regular basis; and interact with District managers, customers, employees, vendors, consultants and other encountered in the course of work.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with solutions such as Oracle CC&B I C2M / Customer Cloud Service, IBM Maximo, Trimble enterprise applications, and Oracle Financials/ Oracle Fusion Cloud is highly desirable.
• Experience integrating systems such as these through APls, middleware, enterprise service buses, or cloud-native integration tools will enable the candidate to contribute effectively to complex digital transformation and modernization initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees