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.
Responsibilities
Required Tasks
- 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 support for our catalog of custom applications.
- Research and connect API endpoints to pull in necessary information for current and future software applications.
- Develop solutions and assist with migrations to cloud based platforms.
- Operationally support and maintain our SaaS based and IaaS based platforms.
- Support the currently deployed SaaS and IaaS based vendor solutions.
- Identify, automate, and validate the extraction of new data from a variety of sources for reporting purposes.
- Complete tasks with a sense of urgency to a satisfactory outcome.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Educational and Experience Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related discipline, AND Two (2) years of technical-focused support experience with backend application and front-end web development.
Preferred Experience:
- Proven experience writing applications using C#, .NET, .NET Core, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Python.
- Experience with analysis, services, and mapping applications.
- Experience working with API endpoints to pull in information from multiple applications.
- Advanced proficiency in ArcGIS applications and software support, specifically ArcGIS Enterprise Portal; SQL database administration.
- Previous experience using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle Apex and Oracle Visual Builder preferred.
- Experience with administration and report creation using Crystal Reports, SQL Server Reporting, Power BI, and WebFocus.
- Proficiency with project tracking software, such as Jira.
- Experience working as part of a development team.
- Experience managing multiple projects at a time.
The Charter County of Wayne
The Charter County of Wayne is Michigan's largest county. We are 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 Detroit, our largest city and the automotive capital of the world, Wayne County offers a diversified economy and high standards for our residents' quality of life. Our history is rich and we take pride in being one of the most diverse communities that values culture, arts, and world-class amenities.
Wayne County provides leadership that ensures the County operates efficiently, effectively, and responsibly. We provide transparently while building a stronger County inclusive of collaborations, innovation, and a clear focus on serving our residents.
Administration Focus
Public Health Response
Economic Response
Fiscal Responsibility
Operational Efficiencies
Economic Development
Infrastructure Maintenance & Enhancements
Access to Health Care
Community Support
Homeland Security Emergency Management
Parks & Recreation
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related discipline
- Two years of technical-focused support experience with backend application and front-end web development
- Experience writing applications using C#, .NET, .NET Core, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Python
- Experience with analysis, services, and mapping applications
- Experience working with API endpoints to retrieve information from multiple applications
- Advanced proficiency with ArcGIS applications and software support, particularly ArcGIS Enterprise Portal
- SQL database administration experience
- Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle APEX, and Oracle Visual Builder
- Experience administering and creating reports with Crystal Reports, SQL Server Reporting, Power BI, and WebFOCUS
- Proficiency with project tracking software such as Jira
- Experience working as part of a development team
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
What We Do
County of Wayne, Michigan is a local government serving more than 1.8 million residents across southeastern Michigan, including Detroit and its surrounding communities. It coordinates and administers health, educational, youth, veteran, senior, and social services, while providing public-facing functions such as property-tax payments, road-hazard reporting, permits and licensing, vital-record requests, and employment. Its stated mission emphasizes fiscally sound government and community wellness.
