Senior Programmer Analyst

The Clark County District Attorney - Family Support Office is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the Senior Programmer Analyst position. This senior-level technical role is responsible for the analysis, design, development, enhancement, integration, and ongoing support of complex enterprise applications in a large-scale government information technology environment. The applications supported by this role are mission-critical systems that enable case management, data tracking, reporting, and interagency collaboration in support of the Family Support Office’s legal and operational functions.

The Senior Programmer Analyst plays a key role in production application support, systems modernization, and digital transformation initiatives, working closely with technical and business stakeholders across departments. The position applies structured software development methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure solutions. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with ASP.NET MVC/Core, enterprise database technologies (including SQL, MySQL, Oracle, DB2, and File Maker), and a strong understanding of full‑lifecycle application development, from requirements analysis and design through deployment and maintenance.

This examination will establish an Open Competitive Eligibility list to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months or may be extended as needed by Human Resources.

Human Resources reserves the right to call only the most qualified applicants to the selection process.

Some positions may be Grant Funded. Grant Funded positions are subject to continuation based on availability of grant funds and the employee will be terminated without right of appeal when such funds are no longer available.

Some positions may be confidential positions and are excluded from membership in the union.

Some positions may be non‑union positions and are excluded from membership in the union.

• Provides lead direction, training and work review to a programming project team; organized and assigns work, sets priorities, and follows‑up and controls project status to ensure coordination and completion of assigned work.
• Provides input into selection, evaluation, disciplinary and other personnel matters.
• Gathers and analyzes information regarding customer systems and requirements and develops or modifies automated systems to fulfill these needs.
• Conducts feasibility studies and develops system, time, equipment and cost requirements. Using computer generated techniques, simulates hardware and software problems, tests and evaluates alternative solutions, and recommends and implements appropriate applications design.
• Develops program logic and processing steps; codes programs in varied languages.
• Plans and develops test data to validate new or modified programs; designs input and output forms and documents.
• Troubleshoots hardware and software problems, as needed, for customers, other agencies and information systems personnel.
• Writes program documentation and customer procedures and instructions and assists user departments and staff in implementing new or modified programs and applications; tracks and evaluates project and systems progress.
• Writes utility programs to support and validate adopted systems and programs.
• Confers with customer department staff regarding assigned functional program areas.
• Maintains records and prepares periodic and special reports of work performed.
• Maintains current knowledge of technology and new computer customer applications.
• Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit’s service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team.
• Uses standard office equipment in the course of the work; may drive a personal or County motor vehicle or be able to arrange for appropriate transportation in order to travel between various job sites depending upon departments and/or projects assigned.

Education and Experience: Equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field AND four…