Solution Developer

The City of Oxnard's Information Technology Department is seeking a highly skilled and versatile Solution Developer to join our dynamic team. This role is responsible for helping to integrate vendor applications and automating workflows across the city's various applications and services, ensuring smooth data exchange between systems. You will work closely with business stakeholders, IT leadership, and third-party vendors to build scalable, secure, and efficient solutions.

The role is essential in bridging gaps between vendor solutions, legacy systems, and a mixture of on-prem and cloud-based services to improve operational efficiency across public safety, utilities, and administrative departments. Therefore, the ideal candidate will have strong development experience, an automation-first mindset, and the ability to work with vendors to ensure secure, scalable, and efficient data exchanges.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

* Work closely with business stakeholders and other developers to gather, document, and analyze software needs across departments.

* Become subject matter expert on vendor technologies by working closely with vendor support and in-house staff to troubleshoot and resolve issues.

* Build or maintain custom application solutions to facilitate secure data transfer between various departments and teams within the city's agencies.

* Document the technical solutions for new and existing applications, translating application needs into actionable infrastructure requests (e.g., servers, databases, allocations) for submission to the Change Advisory Board (CAB) and infrastructure teams.

* Ensure seamless integration between legacy systems and new applications via middleware, API gateways, or ETL pipelines using Python, SQL, PHP, and other relevant technologies.

* Ensure applications comply with CJIS and other government regulations to protect sensitive public data.

* Develop, and maintain API integrations between city systems, vendor applications, and legacy databases.

* Translate business needs into technical workflows, including design, planning, and execution of generated action items.

* Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance and scalability, identifying and addressing bottlenecks and performance issues.

* Implement security best practices to protect against common web application vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and cross-site request forgery (CSRF).

* Leverage automation tools to streamline repetitive tasks.

* Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code, following best practices and coding standards.

* Develop and maintain clear documentation on system integrations, tech specs, data flow diagrams, and configuration changes.

* Prioritize work based on business impact, resource constraints, and project schedules.

* Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and practices, suggesting and implementing improvements to streamline workflows and increase productivity.

* Other responsibilities as the role may require.

CLASSIFICATION/PAYROLL

TITLE:

Business Systems Analyst

PLEASE NOTE:

The Information Technology Department supports public safety personnel including the Police Department. Therefore, as part of the selection process, applicants will be required to successfully complete a thorough background investigation, which includes a polygraph exam.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED/SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Receives general supervision and is expected to prioritize work to meet deadlines and to keep the supervisor informed of issues that would impact achievement of a deadline, organizational policy or procedure or in consideration of risk management.

WORK SCHEDULE:

The normal work week is Monday through Thursday 8:00am to 6:00pm and alternating Fridays 8:00am to 5:00pm. Depending on the area of assignment staff may be assigned to a shift that is outside the standard work hours. This position may be required to be available for additional hours in response to peaks in workloads and changes in department needs. The standard work environment varies depending on assignment but is typically either primarily in an office setting or out in the field.

The City does not offer hybrid or remote work.(This class specification represents only the core areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the needs of the Department.)

* Provide input and analysis to the IT team, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.

* Design, implement, and/or maintain scalable and secure IT solutions.

* Optimize IT systems and operations to ensure high availability, reliability, and performance.

* Participate in technical evaluations, feasibility studies, and cost-benefit analyses for IT initiatives and investments.

* Adhere to IT policies, procedures, and standards to ensure compliance and security best practices.

* Troubleshoot technical issues and provide timely resolutions to minimize downtime and disruptions.

* Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including…