Programmer Analyst IV

This position serves as advanced technical expert and/or technical team lead accountable for work of advanced complexity involving application and data development. Provides technical and operational support for civil and criminal justice and related practices. Facilitates or leads major system/project initiatives with responsibility for multiple solutions and manages IT project implementation efforts. Develops business solutions by performing all phases of systems development life cycle to include: identifying business requirements, analyzing, selecting or designing technical solutions, supervising the development of computer programs and procedures, programming code or configurations, testing, and conversion.

Prepares and maintains systems development and operational documentation. Serves as team leader or advanced technical expert of employee and/or contractor programmers, developers, data analysts and other members of assigned team(s). Range of technology assets associated with work includes platforms, software, tools, application development methodologies, and databases and/or web-based environments. Performs advanced systems analysis tasks and proposes complex solution design, and provides technical direction or advice to staff and/or contract programmer/analysts on a wide range of analysis work in the development, implementation, and maintenance of business applications, interfaces and data reporting: custom developed, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products and subscription service (cloud) solutions that may be on multiple environments.

Develops complex reports. Advises team, users, and management. Assists with the preparation of specifications for RFPs and/or task orders and serves on solution selection committees. Oversees the work of teams and executes applicable administrative and procurement processes. Evaluates staff and vendor performance and determines training and knowledge transfer needs. Maintains skills and knowledge of applications development practices, business applications, diverse platforms and architectures, and emerging technologies.

Supports IT governance committees by preparing and making presentations and providing information. Participates in development of COOP for accountable systems. Participates in other activities assigned to the Court Technology Office as needed. Performs other duties as required. Works under limited supervision in the Fairfax Circuit Court IT Department.

• Serves as front-line supervisor and/or technical lead with advanced subject matter expertise
• Defines, designs, and delivers technically advanced custom and COTS solutions
• Develops work plans and technical execution strategy for complex initiatives
• Produces, contributes to, or reviews project deliverables, designs, and specifications
• Coordinates the effective development and implementation of technology for assigned projects
• Assures that applicable technical and procedural standards are consistently met
• Organizes work, allocates staff, and evaluates strengths, development areas, and training needs
• Facilitates group discussions, sponsors projects, and conveys clear and compelling vision
• Presents ideas and concepts to an audience and participates effectively in workgroup activities
• Proactively engages and works with relevant functional areas in DIT in accomplishing work
• Reviews progress, and provides status updates to customers, stakeholders, and management
• Provides leadership in working with agency on priorities, scope, resources, solutions and plans
• Ensures that conflicts are resolved and issues mitigated to successful outcomes
• Interacts with skillful diplomacy and tact in handling difficult situations
• Supports a 24 x 7 environment, responding to emergencies and critical system failures
• Assists in detecting, analyzing, and resolving non-routine application-related problems
• Assists in the development of requests for proposals and in the evaluation of responses
• Monitors contract performance, ensures contract compliance, and approves contract deliverables
• Submits purchase requests, authorizes payments, and helps agency to reconcile project funding
• Writes IT Plan progress updates and…