Application Developer

Wayne County Michigan

Job Code: J7525 Job Title: Application Developer 1

Job Description

Title:

Application Developer 1
- Information Technology FLSA Status: EXEMPT

Job Family: Information Technology & Call Center Operations Last Updated Date: 02/11/2025, 10:36 AM

Applies To:
REG/TEMP: R

SALARY PLAN: AFSC UNION NAME: AFSCME

UNION CODE: 074 EEO-4 CATEGORY: Professional

PAY GRADE: L29 MINIMUM SALARY: $91,020

MAXIMUM SALARY: $116,506

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The Charter County of Wayne is Michigan's first and largest County! Home to 34 cities and nine townships; from Rockwood to Livonia, from Sumpter Township to the Grosse Pointes, each community in Wayne County offers residents and businesses a unique blend of opportunity to live, work, play and raise families.

Headquartered in beautiful Downtown Detroit, our largest city and the automotive capital of the world, Wayne County Government offers a diversified economy and high standards for our residents' quality of life. With a history rich in culture, arts and diverse communities, Wayne County takes pride in its promotion of diversity, inclusion and equity, not only through its residents but also through its employees.

Becoming a part of the Wayne County team means that you are driven, ambitious and ready to have a positive impact on the community.

The Application Developer 1 position is part of the Enterprise Applications – Development & Integrations team, which focuses on implementing innovative technology solutions. Our team focuses on application development, geographic information systems, and enterprise reporting to streamline county business, thereby ensuring operational stability and business continuity. In this position, you will work on complex technical problems and provide highly innovative solutions.

The ideal candidate for this role is a high energy and skilled professional that is quick to learn new tools and technical concepts. This position requires solid application development using Agile methodologies and understand the complete software development lifecycle. The right person for this role thrives in a team setting but can also work solo when needed. We’re looking for a talented and experienced application developer to spearhead our application development process and support the maintenance of our existing apps.

If you’re passionate about creating high-quality applications and working as part of a collaborative team, we’d love to hear from you.

• Ability to bring multiple functional and technical owners together to solve outages
• Basic knowledge of backend application development, OR UI/UX design and front‑end web development, OR ArcGIS/GIS administration, OR enterprise level reporting.
• Basic knowledge of programming experience in an applicable development language.
• Basic knowledge of Enterprise Reporting experience, as applicable.
• Preferred Knowledge
  • Knowledge of GIT functionality and environments.
  • Knowledge of formal software development processes and methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, and SCRUM.
  • Knowledge of user experience and user interface design principles.
  • Knowledge of Visual Studio, Microsoft Azure Dev Ops, and Oracle Cloud Code Repositories.
  • Knowledge of Oracle Apex and Oracle Visual Builder.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Xamarin/.NET MAUI cross‑platform mobile development practices.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies.
  • Understand the Software Development Lifecycle.
  • Can manage large scale application development projects from start to completion.

• Assist in developing system processes, standards, and documentation for the Enterprise Applications Development & Integrations team.
• Find solutions to security threats, viruses, or errors that might hinder the performance of applications.
• Closely follow the application lifecycle to ensure necessary updates are completed on time.
• Manage user access to various platforms and applications across the development space.
• Maintain existing applications, develop new applications and features across a variety of application platforms.
• Provide enterprise level…