Software Engineering Specialist II

at  Superior Court County of Santa Clara

JOB

The Superior Court is seeking to fill one Software Engineer Specialist II position: Full Stack .NET Developer with strong front-end skills to augment our software development team. The selected candidate will be responsible for developing UI designs, building new frontend web applications, supporting existing web applications, and full-stack software development including middle tier services (such as RESTful API’s) and database design. As a member of the software development team, the candidate should display expertise in .NET, Angular, SQL, and be able to contribute as a project leader across the software development lifecycle. The ideal candidate will also show proficiency in data analytics and development including experience in SSRS, PowerBI, WhereScape, or similar toolsets. This position requires travel from time to time to our various facilities, partner courts, and/or other partner agencies. Under direction, performs as project leader in systems analysis or applications programming; performs the most complex systems programming.Note: Qualified applicants must be a resident of California.This position is eligible to work Primarily Remote with the following conditions: The majority of work during the term of the remote work project will be performed from participants’ homes or other remote work location. Working On-Site: Given advance notice, participants will still occasionally be required to report to Court locations to work for full or partial day(s), depending on the assignment, may be required to report in person for a project over a period of weeks or months, instead of working remotely. Under some other circumstances, all participants will have to be prepared to report to a work site within 12 hours upon notice from the Court. In non-urgent circumstances, notice of no less than 24 hours shall be provided that participants must report to a work site.These positions are remote positions and are onsite only when needed. The remote status of these positions is subject to change if deemed necessary by the court.DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: Software Engineer Specialist II: This is the expert programmer in the series. When operating in the areas of systems design or implementation of new systems designs, this class is also the first level lead on major projects. This class is at the full working level and which may serve as project leader over smaller design or implementation projects or as team leader in maintenance

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: • Develops specialized software including utility and support programs; develops specifications for software necessary to support applications;• Participates in the analysis and development of systems designs for one or more major design projects with a view toward the application of electronic data processing methods;• Confers with departmental representatives to determine problem definition, implementation or modification of information systems;• Conducts feasibility studies;• Reduces design projects into component analysis tasks;• Prepares time estimates and progress reports on assigned projects;• Prepares final systems design and documentation necessary for programming;• Assists in training lower level programming analysts in systems analysis and design procedures;• Plans, assigns, schedules and reviews the work of lower level programming analysts;• Responsible for meeting established deadlines.• Supervises and participates in the development of programming and procedures for one or more major programming projects;• Supervises the writing, testing and debugging of programs and insures that documentation is complete, prior to release;• Reviews and provides input to project deliverables from other staff as necessary;• Evaluates, tests and revises vendor supplied software and hardware products;• Confers with representatives of hardware and software vendors;• Advises management of the capabilities and limitations of hardware and software;• Assists in publishing and maintaining standards for computer hardware and software utilization;• Assists in the resolution of technical problems; and• Performs related work as required.