Applications Developer

General Description

The City of Madison’s Information Technology Department has an exciting career opportunity. We are currently looking for a highly adaptable I.T. professional to provide primary development and support for City software. This type of work is typically responsible for the development and implementation of automated systems and major system components, or the development and implementation of support systems and programs.

Work may involve some team leader responsibility on specific projects, as assigned, and is performed under the general direction of a Principal IT Specialist or the Applications Development Manager.

The successful candidate would be focused on innovative local government information management, committed to the highest levels of ethical behavior and aligned to help foster inclusive services in an equitable manner and at an exceptional value to the residents of Madison.

If you are looking for a career in Information Technology with great benefits, the City of Madison offers a competitive benefits package (Download PDF reader), including a generous leave package, a variety of insurance options at a low cost to employees, and non-traditional benefits such as flexible work schedules and a free City bus pass.

Examples of Duties and Responsibilities
Software Related Tasks:

• Perform business analysis with City staff (customers) to determine requirements and communicate those to technical staff, provide technical consultation, and training to staff when necessary;
• Contact vendors; evaluate products; participate with RFP’s; providing support as needed;
• Develop and maintain management and operation analytic support tools (ex. dashboard); perform data conversion tasks, such as data mapping and writing code or scripts to reformat data as needed;
• Perform report writing activities by coding, scripting, or using tools, such as SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) or Crystal Reports;
• Analyze customer requirements via interviews, meetings, and observing existing practices;
• Perform administrative functions, such as setting up users, groups, etc;
• Configure screens and workflows according to specifications;
• Perform quality assurance testing;
• Train customers on usage of systems;
• Perform data conversion tasks, such as data mapping and writing code or scripts to reformat data as needed;
• Write, test and implement integration modules with other software;
• Prepare documentation;
• Troubleshoot problems by interacting with customers and other IT staff (e.g. Help Desk), and coordinate resolution with appropriate staff or vendor;
• Adhere to standards, and ensure proper controls and security are within code modules;
• Prepare status reports and other communications.

Internal Administrative Tasks:

• Include racial equity and social justice considerations in project and initiatives;
• Attend training on technologies as needed;
• Participate in team meetings;
• Perform recordkeeping functions;
• Participate in analysis meetings;
• Participate in on call rotation.

Perform related work as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Six years of professional experience in application programming and support.
• An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field may be substituted for two of the years of directly related experience.
  

If an applicant does not possess the specific requirements outlined above, HR will review the application materials to determine if the applicant possesses the following Technical Skills and Experience:

• RDBMS systems, such as Microsoft SQL.
• Client/server and n-tier applications and issues related to it.
• Windows desktop OS and database servers.
• Microsoft Office Suite of products.
• Object-oriented and scripting languages, such as T-SQL, JavaScript, PHP, .NET (VB or C#), and XML constructs.
• Browser-based technologies, such as HTML, CSS, Java, ActiveX, certificates, and browser compatibility issues a plus.
• SSRS or Crystal Reports.
• Secure coding practices.

The City of Madison strives to provide exceptional customer service to all its residents and visitors. Therefore successful candidates will have demonstrated ability to effectively work with multicultural communities.

For a complete list of the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities, please see the IT Specialist 3 class specification.

Special Requirements

Ability to meet the transportation requirements of the position.

Employees are expected to participate in on call rotation.

Physical Requirements:

Work is primarily sedentary in nature and performed in an office environment. Employees will be expected to use standard office equipment such as a telephone, computer, calculator, copier, and fax machine. Employees must have the physical strength, coordination and acuity inherent to set up, install and test computers as assigned. Employees may be expected to visit sites throughout the City in order to troubleshoot issues.