Associate Programmer Analyst Jobs in Naperville, IL

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

SENIOR PROGRAMMER ANALYST

Department of Finance

Payroll Systems and Operations Bureau

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies are possible pending budget approval)

Annual Starting Salary: $99,408

These positions are open to the general public and to all current city employees covered under the terms of the City's collective bargaining agreement with the AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - (BARGAINING UNIT #01, 03, 04, 05).

Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en

AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted beginning 8-3-26 until 11:59pm on 8-17-26.

Under general supervision, revises or develops existing and proposed applications for distributed and centralized processing systems, and performs related duties as required.

Essential Duties:

* Analyzes current business operations by interviewing users and observing manual and automated procedures.

* Analyzes business information problems using charts and diagrams

* Prepares program specifications, logic flowcharts, and diagrams indicating mathematical computations and sequence of computer operations necessary to process and output data in the required formats.

* Codes, tests, debugs, and install difficult programs for both centralized and distributed computer systems.

* Modifies and/or maintains existing programs and databases to conform to business requirements or system changes.

* Provides technical information on current systems to software vendors contracted to design major computer systems.

* Monitors applications to determine conformance with user requirements.

* Trains user staff on system operations, software and procedures.

* Prepares documentation on program coding and testing processes.

* Troubleshoots and corrects software malfunctions.

* Configure software applications for operation on existing hardware.

* Writes computer programs.

Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location: (City Hall) 121 N. Lasalle, Suite#700

Chicago, IL 60602

Shift: Monday-Friday

Hours: 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m.

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences, Information Technology/Systems, or a directly related field, plus two (2) years of experience in the design and development of computerized systems.

OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Computer Sciences, Information Technology/Systems, or a directly related field, plus one (1) year of experience in the design and development of computerized systems.

OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree in Computer Sciences, Information Technology/Systems, or a directly related field, plus four (4) years of experience in the design and development of computerized systems.

OR

Six (6) years of experience in the design and development of computerized systems.

NOTE: To be considered for this position you must provide information about your educational background and/or work experience. You must include job titles, dates of employment and specific job duties. (If you are a current City employee, Acting Up cannot be considered). If you fail to provide this information at the time you submit your application, it will be incomplete, and you will not be considered for this position. There are three ways to provide the information: 1) you may attach a resume; 2) you may paste a resume; or 3) you can complete the online resume fields.

Educational & Employment Verification:

Please be advised that if you are selected to be hired you must provide, upon request, with adequate information regarding your educational and employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position for which you are applying. If you received your degree internationally, all international transcripts/diploma must be accompanied by a Foreign Credential Evaluation. If the City of Chicago cannot verify this information, any offer extended to you will be withdrawn and you will not be hired.

NOTE: A copy of your official transcripts and/or professional license, or training certificates will be required at the time of interview, if applicable.

Selection Requirements: This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed bidders possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected in seniority order according to the collective bargaining agreement. The interviewed external candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

Desired Skills

• Previous work experience as a programmer
• Previous work experience with APEX Development or software development
• Proficiency with network troubleshooting
• Proficiency with SQL programming language
• Proficiency with JAVA (not JAVA-script) language
• Proficiency with legacy language (COBOL, RPG)

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the f