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 integrating vendor applications and automating workflows across the city’s various applications and services, ensuring smooth data exchange between systems. It works closely with business stakeholders, IT leadership, and third‑party vendors to build scalable, secure, and efficient solutions that bridge gaps between vendor solutions, legacy systems, and a mix of on‑prem and cloud‑based services across public safety, utilities, and administrative departments.

The role requires strong development experience, an automation‑first mindset, and the ability to work with vendors to ensure secure, scalable, and efficient data exchanges.

• Work closely with business stakeholders and other developers to gather, document, and analyze software needs across departments.
• Become a 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 for submission to the Change Advisory Board 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, XSS, and 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, technical specifications, 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.

• 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 software developers, engineers, and project managers to integrate systems and improve overall IT efficiency.
• Stay current with industry trends and advancements to recommend and implement innovative solutions that drive continuous improvement.
• Contribute to initiatives to enhance security and efficiency while ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Participate in software upgrades and technology integrations ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience:
  • Three (3) years of experience comparable in a related…