Application Developer

Annual Salary Range: $92,577.65 - $143,495.36
First Review of Applications: May 17, 2024
Expected Start Date: July 2024

Description
The Application Developer will participate in a variety of advanced professional, analytical, and coordination support duties for programming, design, development, deployment, and maintenance of ARJIS applications technology. As the agency continues toward its goal of delivering data products in alternate formats, the ability to develop and implement innovative tools and resources, develop solutions to meet the needs of projects and customers, and participate in inter-departmental and/or cross-functional project teams will be an increasingly important aspect of the position.

The Application Developer will be detail-oriented, capable of maintaining accurate data and records, with superior quantitative analytical capabilities, organized, with effective communication skills.

Overview of the Automated Regional Justice Information System

ARJIS is recognized as a leader in the use of technologies for regional, State, and national public safety applications. ARJIS’s technology portfolio includes Software AG’s webMethods suite, Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and IIS, JBoss, Apache, ESRI GIS suite, and Microsoft SQL Server.  Within these products, ARJIS uses both .net and Java to implement customer facing solutions.

The ARJIS division develops and maintains a complex, multi-agency information network that allows real-time law enforcement applications and data to be shared among 82 local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies. Averaging 50,000 transactions daily, ARJIS is used by more than 4,400 officers and investigators for tactical analysis, statistical information, crime analysis, and investigative purposes. Providing real-time shared access to information increases collaboration among law enforcement jurisdictions, improves the overall effectiveness of the regional criminal justice system, and helps to address and anticipate public safety issues to improve the quality of life for residents of the San Diego region.

Experience and Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in computer science, information technology, or a related field.  A combination of relevant education and recent work experience may be considered in lieu of the bachelor’s degree requirement.
• A minimum of five years of full-time professional information technology experience preferably in a public safety environment; understanding of pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations regarding public safety is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience developing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing client web and mobile based applications in a Microsoft Windows/IIS/Visual Studio/SQL Server environment; ability to design debugging, testing, and performance monitoring routines.
• Demonstrated application development experience using Visual Studio and the Microsoft .NET Framework; demonstrated knowledge and implementation of programming technologies including C#.NET, Entity Framework 6.x, SQL, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery; demonstrated knowledge and understanding of object-oriented programming methodologies and best practices; knowledge of VBA for Access, Java, MVC, and Python is desirable.

The final candidate selected for this position must successfully pass a preemployment criminal background check in compliance with the FBI and the California Department of Justice requirements. Periodic rechecking of criminal background history will be a condition of employment; the selected candidate can anticipate a driving record check upon hire, and approximately annually thereafter. The results of the check may determine whether the selected candidate will be permitted to drive for SANDAG business.

Benefits
SANDAG offers comprehensive benefits, to include health, dental, and vision insurance as well as employee assistance, wellness, and work/life balance programs. Additionally, SANDAG offers the following:

• Hybrid (Monday and Wednesday telework days; Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday in office)
• 9/80 flexible work schedule (every other Monday off)
• Pay-for-performance merit increases
• CalPERS pension plan with employer and employee contributions
• Excellent health insurance options for employees and their eligible dependents
• Free dental and vision insurance for employees and their eligible dependents
• Education Assistance of up to $5,250 a year for regular employees
• Free transit pass for use throughout the San Diego region, Rapid Express, Trolley, and COASTER
• Paid time off including 12 paid holidays, 2 floating holiday days, generous paid time off (PTO) per year

Call (619) 699-1900 or visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sandag? for information. First review May 17, 2024. EOE.