IT Applications Developer III

IT Applications Developer III

The County of Riverside's Information Technology Department has an opportunity for an IT Applications Developer III to support DPSS (Department of Public Social Services) assigned to the Departmental Solutions Bureau in Riverside. The IT Applications Developer III will provide full stack application development and support for a variety of County and State-integrated systems. This position plays a key role in developing custom applications, implementing and supporting third party and State-provided solutions, and modernizing legacy applications to current technologies.

The successful candidate will perform all phases of the application development lifecycle, including analysis, requirements gathering, project management, coding, testing, implementation, documentation, and ongoing support. The role also involves application migration and re engineering, as well as integration with State systems, third party platforms, and data warehouse environments. This position requires regular and proactive collaboration with internal technical teams including Database Administrators, System Administrators, Technical Services, Application Support, Help Desk, and Business Relationship Managers as well as ongoing communication with DPSS stakeholders and other County departments.

Candidates must possess recent full-stack development experience designing and developing applications in ASP.NET (MVC or CORE),  or Entity Framework, C# or , Visual Studio, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, MS SQL Server, MS SQL Server Reporting Service. A solid foundation in modern development tools and practices is expected. Experience with both on premise and cloud platforms (such as O365 and SharePoint) is highly desirable.

Additional preferred experience includes JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap or other responsive design frameworks, Access, Excel, information security best practices, and ADA compliance for public facing applications.

The Riverside County Information Technology (RCIT) department provides information technology services to County departments and agencies and is entrusted with managing and safeguarding the County's enterprise and mission-critical solutions and infrastructure. RCIT is committed to cultivating a collaborative and inclusive culture that fosters best of breed solutions with a focus on problem-solving to deliver quality products and services to our customers.

• Perform full-stack application development, including analysis, requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, implementation, documentation, and ongoing support.

• Develop, enhance, and maintain custom software applications that meet the business needs of DPSS and other supported County departments.

• Implement, configure, integrate, and support third-party and State-provided applications used by DPSS.

• Develop and maintain integrations between County systems, State systems, third-party applications, and data warehouse environments.

• Perform application migration and re-engineering to modernize legacy applications and upgrade solutions to current technologies.

• Use established methods, tools, and standards for tracking, monitoring, and reporting project progress and application development activities.

• Collaborate regularly with internal technical teams including Database Administrators, Systems Administrators, Technical Services, Application Support, Help Desk, and Business Relationship Managers.

• Coordinate with DPSS stakeholders and other County departments to gather requirements, clarify needs, and ensure successful application delivery and support.

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve complex application issues; provide technical support and escalated problem resolution for assigned applications.

• Create and maintain technical documentation, including system specifications, workflows, data mappings, and support guides.

• Apply information security best practices during application development, implementation, and maintenance.

• Ensure assigned web-based applications meet accessibility and ADA compliance requirements.

• Participate in project planning, risk assessment, and decision-making…