Programmer II - 10th Judicial District

Position Information

Position Number: K0203847

Location of Employment: 10th Judicial District, Johnson County Courthouse, Olathe KS 66061

Position Title and Salary: Programmer II, grade 45, $74,609.60 annually, $76,523.20 with six months of successful performance, $82,305.60 with one year of successful performance

Benefits:
Kansas Judicial Branch Benefits State Employment Center - Benefits (ks.gov)

This position is responsible for technical work supporting, sustaining, and improving court technology solutions used by district court staff, as well as support for staff use of Enterprise Justice, the case management system. Work involves gathering business requirements; designing screens, forms, reports; writing and modifying program specifications for new systems or system changes and improvements; designing and preparing test data for proper testing of computer programs;

developing and maintaining technical documentation; creating and configuring custom reports, and coordinating with the Office of Judicial Administration (OJA), Johnson County IT, and third-party vendors to resolve incidents and implement approved solutions; report development/configuration; and assisting users with court technology as needed. Work is performed independently within established guidelines and is reviewed by technical supervisors and/or stakeholders for adequacy and correctness.

This position requires on-site presence at the Johnson County Courthouse in Olathe, KS. The role also includes participation in a rotating schedule for weekend support to ensure coverage and system availability.

Position may not include all duties listed and duties listed may not cover all duties that may be performed.

• Perform analysis, design, coding, and associated programming tasks required to produce customized reports, automate processes, or to maintain information files
• Support reporting and operational analytics by creating or updating queries, datasets, and report outputs; assist stakeholders with data interpretation and accuracy checks
• Provide technical support to district court staff for the effective use of court applications, including Enterprise Justice (EJ), by troubleshooting issues, documenting symptoms, and coordinating resolution with internal teams and vendors
• Research technology solutions for issue resolution, continuous improvement, and process efficiency
• Collaborate with the Johnson County IT programming team and OJA technical teams on joint projects, coordinated releases, shared integrations, and cross-agency technical initiatives
• Support integrations and data exchanges by reviewing logs, troubleshooting failures, validating payloads (XML/JSON/CSV), and coordinating remediation with internal teams and vendors
• Install, troubleshoot, and maintain select court software
• Document issues, resolutions, and procedures
• Maintain integrity of court data
• Maintain the district court website code by performing routine content updates, basic page/code maintenance, and ensuring posted information is accurate, current, and consistent with standards
• Research technology solutions for issue resolution, continuous improvement, and process efficiency; recommend improvements that align with standards and supportability
• Develop and support small internal applications, utilities, or automations used by court staff (e.g., workflow tools, validation utilities, lightweight web forms), consistent with established change controls and documentation practices
• Document issues, resolutions, procedures, and known errors/workarounds; maintain technical documentation and knowledge base content to support repeatable support and training
• Provide service desk support for court staff during emergencies or overflow

Requires a bachelor’s degree, preferably in computer science or business information systems with major course work in project management, or a related field, plus four years of experience performing duties like those described above. Additional relevant experience may be substituted for the required education. Required experience includes a working knowledge of database structures and elements; the ability to analyze data for accuracy and troubleshoot data-related issues;

experience supporting and sustaining business applications in a production environment; and the ability to document technical issues and requirements clearly for stakeholders and vendors. The successful candidate will also have strong organizational and time management skills, excellent problem-solving skills, the ability to interface with users and translate needs into clear technical requirements, and a willingness to learn new technologies and skills.

• Microsoft O365 (Including Teams, SharePoint)
• SQL (or Oracle) databases, forms, querying, and reports
• XML / JSON / CSV files; data exchange troubleshooting
• APIs and integration…