Software Engineer I - Information Technology

at Pima County Government in Tucson, Arizona, United States

Job Description

Department - Information Technology

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 6056 - Software Engineer I

Salary Grade: 14

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $63,544 - $76,252 Annually 

Pay Range: $63,544 - $88,961 Annually 

Range Explanation: 

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

The Pima County Information Technology Department (ITD) is seeking a highly technical and systems-focused Software Engineer to serve in the role of Software Engineer I. This role involves developing and providing ongoing support to systems encompassing all aspects of Pima County operations both internal and public facing. This person will operate across various software engineering disciplines including but not limited to UX, middle-tier, and persistence management. They will also be responsible for testing and system automation. Pima County offers an opportunity to utilize one's skills, grow new ones, work in a team environment and advance one's career in a rewarding domain. The successful applicant will bring energy, enthusiasm, professionalism and a desire to get better every day, as well as to make a difference in the community by supporting the mission of Pima County government.

In applying for this position, pay particular attention to the description that follows and to the preferred qualifications at the end of this posting, addressing each qualification in your application. This position is on site with the possibility of part-time telecommuting after 6 months of initial probation.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Performs software applications design and development duties;

• Meets with project managers and business analysts to obtain application requirements, and reviews business requirements documentation;

• Conducts research and analysis of systems, applications, and integrations to fully understand the impact of requirements on existing code or business processes;

• Designs and develops new applications and re-writes, updates, enhances and/or modifies existing applications based on established specifications;

• Performs unit and integration testing to identify any code deficiencies before progressing code to business analysis team;

• Performs code development activities using various programming languages, system utilities, tools, code libraries, database query languages, and system-level commands;

• Provides base operations support for all Information Technology department (ITD) applications and provides problem diagnosis and resolution to address reported issues with systems, applications, and integrations;

• Prepares systems processing and maintenance documentation;

• Participates in basic project estimating and forecasting;

• Participates in software quality assurance processes designed to identify errors in functionality, usability, and software performance;

• Executes application development activities that follow approved architectural models and standards;

• Responsible for other duties as assigned in support of the overall goals and functions of both the Department and Pima County.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college, university or technical school AND two (2) years of experience in software development.

(Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

OR:

Two (2) years experience with Pima County as an Applications Developer I or closely related position as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application. 
 

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

• Experience with software development technologies such as C#, JavaScript, SQL, React, Java, Python, CSS, and Bootstrap.

• Experience working in an agile team environment.

• Experience with data security practices as they apply to large enterprises.

• Experience providing customer support.

• Unit and integration testing experience.

• A resume is required.

Selection Procedure:

Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.