Programmer Analyst II

Under general supervision, is responsible for supporting Bexar County Information Technology team; will support the mission of the County, ensuring successful delivery of IT services as defined in the duties and responsibilities. This position will represent the County in a professional and effective manner and establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, County employees, Elected/Appointed Officials, outside organizations and agencies, vendors and the general public.

Flexibility to achieve performance excellence in a telework arrangement.

This position is Excluded from Civil Service

• Serves as subject matter expert, individually motivated and operating with a sense of urgency and personal accountability.
• Identifies and resolves application issues that are not immediately apparent in existing processes/systems by applying established application development principles and best practices.
• Analyzes, develops, configures, and tests computer application systems within a Windows environment.
• Develops new systems based on studies, project requirements, and user specifications.
• Analyzes and evaluates information processing systems to identify better County business solutions.
• Identifies and evaluates end user needs through incoming requests, independent evaluation, or design specifications.
• Designs system enhancements and other alternatives to existing methods of manual and automated business processes.
• Oversees the work of Programmer Analyst I team members related to systems development, enhancement, or maintenance projects.
• Ensures compliance with approved development standards, techniques, and system designs.
• Participates in the training of operators and end-users and in the creation of written instructions for test and production environments.
• Monitors effectiveness of test data by analyzing systems.
• Assists in revising applications to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements.
• Creates sample input data to test system adequacy intent and requirements.
• Provides technical assistance to end-users identifying County and departmental requirements and system solution areas.
• Drafts system documentation and specifications such as functions, operation, and purpose of objects within each system.
• Trains end-users and provides systems specifications and new and updated written instructions.
• Performs other related technology duties and projects as assigned.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a relevant degree, 3-5 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of computer database management systems and development concepts; knowledge of system analysis techniques such as flow-charting and file design; knowledge of programming standards; knowledge of technologies including SharePoint and relational databases.
• Skill in design and development of applications using various languages or exposure to development languages; skill in object-oriented application development using relational databases.
• Ability to identify and analyze end-user problems; ability to organize information in a logical manner and devise practical solutions to problems; ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, County employees, Elected/Appointed Officials, outside organizations and agencies, vendors and the general public.
• Demonstrates technological intuitiveness.
• Must secure and maintain a favorable background investigation and clearance.
• Must clear a pre-employment physical and a pre-employment drug screen test.
• Required to be on call 24 hours.
• May be required to work more than 40 hours during the workweek.
• May be required to work weekends.
• This position may need to satisfy the requirement of completing and passing an assessment during the employment process.

• Strong knowledge of the following languages: .NET Framework, Java, C, and Scripting (JavaScript, Perl, HTML, DHTML, or HTML5),  and/or Data manipulation of SQL, XML, No
  
  SQL, Oracle.
• Skills in design and development of applications using a…