Applications Development Supervisor

Posting Date

Application Deadline

Pay Range

Job Type

Department

About the Position

The Applications Development Supervisor oversees the daily operations of applications development and programming activities. This position supervises professional and support staff with primary duties in implementing and maintaining the developing, coding/programming, debugging, installing, documenting, and maintaining enterprise infrastructure that includes hardware and software for information systems. The Applications Development Supervisor troubleshoots and resolves the most complex applications issues and ensures that applications objectives and goals are met.

Position Qualifications

We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Experience

• Five (5) years of related application software experience.

OR

Combined education and experience qualifications

• Other combinations of education or experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year for year basis.

Other requirements

• In order to be considered for employment with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, successful candidates must not have a revoked or suspended driver's license.
• Training that may be provided on-the-job: FEMA NIMS - IS100 and 700; Safety; Payroll; PREA.
• Prior to hiring, the Sheriff's Office requires that all candidates pass a background review.

Our Preferred Candidate has

• 2 years of Lead or supervisory experience with direct reports.
• Experience in a law enforcement agency or supporting organization.
• Experience managing an applications development team supporting a mix of enterprise systems Microsoft server 2019 or higher, .Net 5.0, Microsoft SQL server, and ASP.net.
• Microsoft IIS web application infrastructure.

Compensation is more than a salary with MCSO:

• Growth and stability since 1871
• Choice of three medical plans - starting as low as $70/month
• Vision insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays - 10/year + 1 personal day
• Three weeks of vacation PTO accrual your first year (rollover!)
• Two weeks of Sick time PTO accrual your first year (rollover!)
• Pension: Enrollment in Arizona State Retirement System
• Paid Parental leaves (birth/adoption)
• 10% discount at KinderCare facilities in the Valley and upcomingMCKids Club to serve County employees and their families exclusively
• MCSO Mentoring program to provide personal and professional growth opportunities for all employees.
• Professional Development Assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Access to free County gyms
• Employee Discounts
• Learn more at Benefits Overview

Essential Job Tasks

(This is not an all-inclusive list of all job duties that may be required; employees will be required to perform other related duties as assigned.)

• Oversees and ensures compliance of the application development team with MCSO's established software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodology.
• Provides management and direction for the application development group including setting priorities, coordinating, and reporting of group activities.
• Manages the daily activities of the members of the application development support group.
• Supervises professional and support staff; hires and trains; determines priorities and assigns projects; manages performance, evaluates, and prepares employee appraisals to maintain optimum performance of job duties.
• Reviews workloads and analyzes staffing requirements.
• Facilitates the development of application systems, which are designed to provide value to the customer.
• Serves as a source of documentation and standards to help direct the activities of the applications team.
• Works closely with other groups to coordinate plans and activities, including the facilitation of specific development projects, software upgrades, and installation of new products.
• Evaluates and recommends development tools for use within the applications development environments; strives to achieve the most efficient mix of system design and software development tools to maximize the cost-effective use of IT resources.
• Provides work coverage and administrative notification during periods of personnel absences.
• Identifies potential service level problems before they occur and implements or communicates solutions.
• Participates in or leads teams in development of requests for proposals; evaluates bid responses and selects IT vendors.
• Represents the Sheriff's Office on various County, justice, and law enforcement committees/workgroups as necessary.
• Enforces departmental operating procedures, applicable security practices, and support needs to ensure the quality of service provided meets customer requirements.
• Collects and reports data as required for departmental statistics.
• Ensures that all project team communications with users, associates, and superiors are complete, timely, and accurate.
• Ensures that training of back-up support personnel is performed based on project requirements.
• Assists management in evaluating technology issues, policies, and procedures.

Working Conditions

Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

The following environments described are only representative of how the essential job tasks are currently performed or envisioned. As such, in order to accommodate a disability or limitation, the essential job tasks may be performed in ways other than described on these pages.

Work occurs primarily indoors in a 24/7 environment. Tasksrequire long periods of sitting while completing computer activities.Position requires accuracy, decision making, teamwork, and ethical conduct.

Work environment

• Indoors
• Rarely outdoors or in temperatures above 90 degrees
• Conditions may rarely include stairs or ladders, high noise level, dim lighting, bright lighting, exposure to contagious diseases

Physical environment

• Sitting, standing, walking
• Speaking, hearing, seeing, reading

Social environment

• Accuracy
• Decision making
• Concentration/vigilance
• Teamwork
• Conditions frequently include interruptions, time pressures. High volume of work, handling multiple or complicated tasks, frequently changing tasks, unscheduled tasks, working in close physical proximity with others
• Conditions rarely include emergencies, traumatic subject matter, dangerous environment, isolation, overtime/rotating shifts, public contact

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of

• The principles, techniques, tools, and methodologies of industry accepted Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) within a large organization.
• Enterprise systems and web application infrastructure.
• Windows Server 2019 or higher

Skill in

• Communicating between the business community and an IT organization.
• Directing workflow, leading, and supervising diverse work groups.
• Using analytical software tools and data analysis methods.

Ability to

• Establish successful working relationships with individuals from different disciplines with varying degrees of technical expertise
• Communicate complex technical information effectively in oral and written formats.
• Identify and troubleshoot problems and develop working solutions in a 24x7 environment.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

The Maricopa County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates considered to be the most highly qualified. Those selected will be assessed based on the evaluation of listed education and experience. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a list provided by Human Resources.

All offers of employment made to new hires and rehires at Maricopa County are contingent upon successful completion of a post-offer, pre-employment thorough background investigation. A background investigation is conducted on a current employee who changes to a Safety Sensitive Position or one having the potential for serious adverse impact on the integrity or efficiency of the County. These requirements do not pertain to employees of elected officials who undergo background investigation processes administered through their respective offices.

Typically, successful candidates are hired at a salary rate up to the midpoint of the range, based on relevant experience, internal equity, and budgetary allowances.

Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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