What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer II/III position at County of San Luis Obispo?
Our Community
Located halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, approximately 275,000 people call San Luis Obispo County home. Our County’s natural beauty includes beaches, lakes, mountains, wetlands, and oak-studded hills. It is home to California Polytechnic State University, Cuesta Community College, Hearst Castle, two historical missions, a commercial airport, and a Mediterranean-like climate. Residents rejuvenate themselves by enjoying the County's year-round farmers’ markets, wineries, public trails, and cultural events.
San Luis Obispo County Employment
The County of San Luis Obispo fosters a healthy work-life balance while making valuable and personal contributions to enhance the livelihood of our wonderful community.
The Information Technology Department
The County’s ITD, offers an exciting, fast-paced and positive environment where exceptional performance is encouraged and rewarded. We believe in the exceptional talents of our staff and are committed to providing for their professional growth and on-going technical education. ITD’s 80-member staff, supports the countywide technology infrastructure for approximately 2,500 users with a robust 20-person developer team. Our Software Engineers design and support a variety of custom applications and critical vendor integrations across the entire spectrum of the County’s lines of business. These centralized software services provide our engineers with the exposure and creative opportunities to team with and deliver high value products for essentially 23 different departmental industries.
The team being recruited for is:
The Criminal Justice Information System Position:
The successful candidate will serve the needs for application development for the Criminal Justice departments. The Criminal Justice Information System serves the Sheriff, District Attorney, Probation, Court, Public Defender and Local Law Enforcement needs, which includes a very sophisticated Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) architecture with middleware.
Software Engineer II-click here for a complete job description.
Software Engineer III-click here for a complete job description.
This is a continuous recruitment and will remain open until filled.
This recruitment may be used to fill future permanent, substitute, limited term, and temporary positions, both full-time and part-time throughout the County.
We are looking for creative and innovative software engineers who are driven to make valuable contributions by applying their software engineering skills to improve our business systems.
Ideal Candidates should:
- Have a great attitude and a “get it done” mind set
- Have a strong sense of ownership of the applications and services you develop/maintain
- Have a high degree of self-motivation, and a desire to participate and learn new technology
- Have an education in computer science or information systems (BS/MS) or related experience
- Be detail-oriented, with strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
- Have the ability to plan and work both independently and as a team member
- Have the ability to prioritize and manage several tasks at once
- Work with the team and county departments to design and deploy exceptional applications
- Have good communication skills to understand and advise customers, peers and managers
And, possess experience in one or more of the following:
- Microsoft Visual Studio, C#, MSSQL, and Entity Framework
- Angular framework, TypeScript, JavaScript, jQuery and HTML5
- XML, JSON, SOAP, and RESTful web services
- UI/UX Design
- BizTalk Server
- SQL Server Management Studio to develop and maintain queries and stored procedures
- IIS Web Application Management, configuration, setup, deployment, troubleshooting
- Understanding and comfortability with Agile Scrum software engineering development
- Knowledge of Web application security, including Microsoft Active Directory
- SQL Server Integration Services and SQL Server Reporting Services
- Team Foundation Server and/or Azure DevOps
- Knowledge and work experience in designing responsive web-based applications
Minimum Qualifications:
A combination of education, training, and experience resulting in the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. An example of qualifying education and experience includes:
Software Engineer II: Either A: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field. (Job-related experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis). OR B: An associates degree or 60 semester units or 90 quarter units from an accredited college or university or completion from a job-related, accredited vocational institution. In addition, two years of experience in analysis, programming, and/or database administration.
Software Engineer III: Either A: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field. (Job-related experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis) In addition, two years of experience in analysis, programming, and/or database administration. (A post-graduate degree in a related field may substitute for one year of the required experience). OR B: An associate’s degree or 60 semester units or 90 quarter units from an accredited college or university or completion from a job-related, accredited vocational institution. In addition, four years experience in analysis, programming and/or database administration.
Benefits: The annual salary is supplemented by a generous benefit package which includes:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Participation in the San Luis Obispo County Pension Trust Retirement Fund
- Deferred Compensation Plan
- Flexible Spending Section 125 Plans
- Paid Personal, Sick and Vacation Days
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Staff Development and Education Allowance
- Post-employment Health Plan
Most County recruitments require you to respond to supplemental questions as part of the application process. We recommend that you review these questions prior to beginning your application.
An initial application review will be conducted. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and are best qualified will be invited to participate in selection activities which may include online assessments, performance exams, written exams, and interviews.
Final candidates will be required to have an in-depth background review performed before proceeding in the process. Please note that references will not be contacted until the end of the process.
If you have questions or would like to discuss the opportunity further, please contact Human Resources at hr@co.slo.ca.us. Confidential inquiries are welcomed.
For further information regarding the County of San Luis Obispo, visit our website at www.slocounty.ca.gov.
This is an open continuous recruitment, however for first consideration apply by November 2, 2023 and attach cover letter, resume, and current salary information to application.
Salary : $89,419 - $126,838
