Applications Developer

This career opportunity includes:

• Developing and maintaining innovative web and mobile solutions for 17 City departments and City Constituents.
• Design and implement low-code/no-code solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, and SharePoint Online to streamline business operations.
• Create data-driven insights through reports, dashboards, and analytics using Power BI, Fabric, and SSRS.
• Automate and optimize processes through scripting and system integrations using technologies like Python, REST APIs, and Dataverse.
• Support and maintain applications to ensure efficiency, reliability, and seamless user experiences.
• Collaborating with customers to assess needs and implement effective technology solutions.

The City offers outstanding benefits, including 9/80 schedules with alternative Friday's off and a Hybrid Work Program. Learn more about working for the Department of Information Technology here.

IDEALCANDIDATE

The ideal candidate will ensure the effectiveness of overall systems performance, work with users to understand and assist them in addressing business and operational needs, work with other team members to provide design input and development on project assignments, and perform related duties as assigned.

This recruitment is open until filled, with a first review of applications scheduled for April 3, 2025. Apply now!

Essential Functions

• Designs and develops Power Apps to support business processes and automation.
• Develops custom Canvas Apps and Model-Driven Apps with responsive interfaces and dynamic data interactions.
• Implements Power Automate workflows to streamline processes, automate approvals, and manage notifications.
• Maintains and optimizes Power BI dashboards, Fabric reporting, and SSRS reports for data visualization and decision-making.
• Ensures data integrity and security.
• Creates test environments, executes testing, manages ALM, implements error handling and monitoring strategies, supports production rollouts, user training, and ongoing enhancements.
• Stays current with Power Platform updates and emerging technologies such as AI Builder and Copilot Agents.
• Stays abreast of industry trends; maintains up-to-date technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional associations.

Qualification Guidelines

COMPETENCIES

The following list represents the core competencies needed for success in this position.

• Attention to Detail - Focusing on the details of work content, work steps, and final work products

• Oral Communication - Engaging effectively in dialogue

• Customer Focus - Attending to the needs and expectation of customers

• Leveraging Technology - Applying technology for improvements in organizational efficiency and effectiveness

• Teamwork - Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals

• Analyzing & Interpreting Data - Drawing meaning and conclusions from quantitative or qualitative data

• BA/BS from an accredited four year college or university with a major in Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a closely related field.

• Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in application development and systems analysis.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps (Canvas & Model-Driven Apps), Power Automate (Cloud & Desktop Flows), and Power BI for enterprise solutions.
• Proficiency in relational databases, cloud-based data management, and API integration, with tools such as Dataverse, SharePoint, SQL, and REST APIs.
• Familiarity with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), including managed/unmanaged solutions, environment variables, and governance best practices for low-code platforms.
• Experience with ERP system integration, leveraging Power Automate and custom connectors to streamline workflows and automate business processes.
• Knowledge of AI-driven automation, including AI Builder and Copilot Agents (formerly Power Virtual Agents) or other AI-enhanced process optimization tools.

The selection process will consist of a training and experience evaluation and any combination of written, performance, or oral examination to further evaluate job-related experience, education, knowledge, skills and abilities.

VACANCY INFORMATION

There is currently one vacancy in the Operations Division in the Department of Information and Technology.

The resulting eligibility list from this recruitment may be used to fill this vacancy and similar vacancies in the future. Candidates selected for this position are subject to a one-year probationary work period.

FLSA-EXEMPT

Special Requirements

Successful completion of a comprehensive background investigation is required and must be completed before the end of the one year probationary period. The comprehensive background investigation includes a review of employment history, criminal conviction record, use of intoxicants and/or other controlled substances. In these cases, incumbents may be asked to work at secure locations and access highly confidential materials and information, in addition to working on systems that have city-wide impacts.