What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRINCIPAL APPLICATION DEVELOPER / Emergency Appointment Fire position at Los Angeles County Department of Human Resources?
OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY
APPLICATION FILING PERIOD
EXAM NUMBER
The LA County Board of Supervisors has unanimously ratified a Proclamation of Local Emergency in response to the windstorms and wildfires (Download PDF reader), including the Palisades and Eaton Fires, that have devastated communities across the County. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to assist the County in mobilizing resources and support needed to help our residents recover and rebuild. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.
Internal Services Department is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Principal Application Developer vacancies related to this unprecedented natural disaster.
Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.
Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.
Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Principal Application Developer.
Essential Job Functions
Provides technical expertise to project managers, department management, and/or user management regarding one or more major system development or maintenance efforts.
Advises management on technical alternatives, such as languages, tools, platforms, utilities, and servers.
Leads and participates in the work of a team of Application Developers engaged in the development or maintenance of the most highly technical programs.
Provides technical consulting on long-range information systems planning.
Programs the most specialized and complex applications.
Solves the more complex application software and system performance problems.
Analyzes performance data and conducts capacity planning.
Establishes quality assurance procedures.
Monitors vendors to ensure performance according to project goals and contract terms, and reports performance problems to management.
Assists in creating Statements of Work (SOWs) in support of applications development efforts.
Serves as a project manager.
Represents the department in collaborative efforts with other County departments, outside agencies, and/or vendors.
Supervises lower level application development personnel.
Requirements
Option 1:
Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a closely related field, and four (4) years of progressively responsible, full-time, paid experience in a centralized information technology organization, coding, testing and debugging application programs.
Option 2:
Two (2) years of experience, within the last three years, at the level of the Los Angeles County class of Senior Application Developer.
Option 3:
Five (5) years of progressively responsible, full-time, paid experience in an information technology organization, coding, testing, and debugging application programs.
You MUST meet the above requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.
You must POSSESS and CLEARLY express detailed years of experience performing relevant duties related to the requirements above and within your online job application and supplemental questionnaire.
LICENSE:A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
PHYSICAL EXPECTATION:
2 - Light. This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
- Accredited institutions are those listed in the publications of regional, national or international accrediting agencies that are accepted by the Department of Human Resources. Publications such as American Universities and Colleges and International Handbook of Universities are acceptable references. Also acceptable, if appropriate, are degrees that have been evaluated and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from United States accredited institutions by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE). In order to receive credit for any type of college or university degree, such as a Bachelor's Degree or higher, you must attach a legible copy of the official diploma, official transcripts, or official letter from the accredited institution, which shows the date the degree was awarded, with the Registrar's signature and school seal, to the application at the time of filing, or email to HVasquez@isd.lacounty.gov within five (5) days from application submission. We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.
Progressively responsible experience is work experience that clearly shows an upward progression in the level of duties and responsibilities from one job to the next.
Centralized IT organization is defined in the County of Los Angeles as that which is responsible, under the direction or guidance of the Chief Information Technology official (or at the Sheriff's Department, the coordinated executive command structure) for the department or major organization unit, for providing comprehensive IT services including analysis, design, acquisition, and/or development, implementation, maintenance, or support of information systems; and in which the work performed is in direct relationship to the IT requirements and initiatives of the department or major organization unit.
Experience at the level of Senior Application Developer within the County of Los Angeles is defined as under direction, performing a wide range of application development related duties including analysis, design, evaluation, development, coding, testing and maintenance of complex application systems.
Complex application systems are enterprise applications that display, manipulate, and store large amounts of data and support the automation of business processes. These systems provide services to a large number of users over a computer network using multiple layers of technology.
Additional Information
OUR ASSESSMENT PROCESS:
Before the end of your initial work assignment, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.
SPECIAL INFORMATION:
Appointees will be required to work a Monday through Friday 5/40 work schedule.
HOW TO APPLY:
Applications must be filed online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.
Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add HVasquez@isd.lacounty.gov, as well as noreply@governmentjobs.com, and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.
You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.
Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.
Fair Chance Initiative:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
Have questions about anything listed above?
Contact us:
Exam Number: W3531G-FR
Department Contact Name: Hugo Vasquez
Department Contact Phone: (323) 425-4975
Department Contact Email: HVasquez@isd.lacounty.gov
California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922
ADA Coordinator Phone: (323) 881-3932
Teletype Phone: (800) 899-4099 [Alternate Teletype Phone: (800) 897-0077]
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.
Testing Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.
Fair Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
Career PathFinder:
Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at http://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.
Revised January 2025
