Application Developer

Salary : $52,425.67 Annually
Location : City Hall, GA
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: 0141
Department: Information Technology
Division: Information Technology
Opening Date: 03/24/2025
Closing Date: Continuous

Major Duties and Responsibilities
This position designs, develops, and maintains intranet, website, and web-based applications and ensures software solutions are implemented in an efficient manner and the satisfaction of users by providing exceptional application technical support, researching issues, and problem-solving.

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the company's application portfolio, development tools, and development procedures.
• Maintains existing applications to include creating reports, system modifications, and troubleshooting system problems.
• Consult with users to evaluate new or modified applications to determine feasibility, cost, time required, compatibility with current systems and processes, and system capabilities.
• Assists other developers and programmers with application design and troubleshooting.
• Review manuals, periodicals, technical reports, and other resources to learn ways to develop applications that meet user needs to streamline government processes.
• Trains users to use new applications; provides technical assistance for application questions or problems.
• Produces technical documentation that accurately and thoroughly depicts the software design and code base to sufficiently assist QA testing and production support activities.
• Researches resources and methods (e.g. journals, literature, vendor information, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining current working knowledge of new and emerging technologies as well as district/state/federal rules, regulations, and policies for the purpose of architecting, delivering and maintaining a reliable and stable technology infrastructure appropriate to support the core mission of the city.
• Performs adequate unit testing of own and other developers' application development work.
• Provides updates to appropriate leadership on work in progress, work completed, work planned, and issues potentially impacting the on-time completion or quality level of work.
• May be required to participate in after-hours on-call rotation.
• Serves as a member of cross-unit project teams for the purpose of implementing city and departmental initiatives.
• Works with the GIS Coordinator for the vision of the GIS Division in accordance with the Departmental Vision, Goals, and Objectives.
• Assists with the GIS databases, network, and applications.
• Has knowledge of the hardware and software used in GIS applications.
• Skilled in the analysis of GIS data and in the creation of GIS-related reports.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of GIS technology and itsapplications.
• Knowledge of computer trends and new technology.
• Knowledge of database platform SQL Server or Oracle or Microsoft SharePoint.
• Knowledge of Personal Computer file systems and typing skills.
• Knowledge across several browsers including Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox.
• Knowledge of computer trends and new technology.
• Skill in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting critical deadlines, and following up assignments with a minimum of direction.
• Skill using Microsoft Office.
• Skill in interpersonal relations.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

Minimum Educational and Training Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field is required. GISP Preferred. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.

Physical Requirements
The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table with intermittent standing or walking. The employee may occasionally lift light or heavy objects, use tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, or distinguish between shades of color. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing - maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Crawling - moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
• Crouching - bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 - receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Reaching - extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing - for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping - bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed in an office, library, or computer room.
The Columbus Consolidated Government is proud to offer an exceptional compensation and benefits package. Benefits include the following:

• Low-cost Medical Insurance
• Prescription Drug Plan
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Credit Union
• Direct Deposit
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Vacation Leave
• Sick Leave
• PERK Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Supplemental Retirement Plan
• Free and Discounted Services
• Employee Assistance Program

Take advantage of these free and discounted City Services offered to all City Employees.

• Discounted Movie Tickets
• Free Notary Services
• Ride a Metra Bus for Free
• Free Mulch
• Free Fire/Safety Home Inspection
• Sunray Cleaners discounts
• Adopt a pet for Free from Animal Control
• Driver's Training for Employee Dependents
• Oxbow/Bull Creek Golf Course discounts
• River Center Discounts
• Cell Phone Carrier Discounts

Retirement Plan
The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a defined benefit retirement plan to eligible employees who work in General Government and in Public Safety. Employees in the pension plan must meet both age and years of service requirements to qualify for retirement. The current vesting period is ten years, and the current pension contribution rate is 8% of your gross salary.

Supplemental Retirement Plan
The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a Deferred Compensation Plan or supplemental retirement plan that is tax deferred. This plan allows employees to contribute a portion of their salary, before federal and state taxes, to a retirement account. Your compensation is more than a paycheck, it allows you to plan for your financial future as well.
01

Which best describes your level of education? (You will be asked to provide documentation)

• No High School Diploma
• GED
• High School Diploma
• Technical College
• Some College
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctorate's Degree

02

Do you possess a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, GIS or a related field?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have any experience in programming languages or scripting?
04

How many years of work experience do you have in computer science, information technology, computer programming or a related field involving the use of any version of SQL besides Microsoft SQL?

• 0-1 year
• 1-3 years
• 3-5 years
• 5 years
• 5 or more years

05

Please list and explain any experience you have in organizing work, setting priorities, meeting critical deadlines, and following up assignments with a minimum of direction.
06

Please list and explain any work experience you have in Application Integration Development.
07

Describe an instance where you used GIS to solve a problem.
08

Please list and explain any work experience you have in any GIS Enterprise Database systems not previously mentioned.
Required Question