City of Austin · 8 hours ago
IT Software Engineer Senior (Municipal Court)
Bergstrom Technology Center
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$76K/yr - $96K/yr
3+ years expThe City of Austin is a vibrant community dedicated to shaping one of the nation's most dynamic cities. They are seeking an IT Software Engineer Senior to develop and maintain software solutions that address real-world problems, ensuring high-quality deliverables through strong software design principles and agile methodologies.
Association
Responsibilities
Researches, designs, develops, tests, implements, and manages service/product solutions
Develops service/product/solutions to support value creation, growth, and delivery of exceptional City/department customer and business results
Leads creation of a quality product or component of value
Leads and supports implementation, development, enhancement, and software source code and script modifications
Analyzes and designs technical solutions related to an application, platform, or service
Analyzes, creates, automates tests, and verifies and validates whether system and software solutions meet specified requirements
Monitors performance and identifies errors and remediation
Uses DevOps and Agile processes to deliver desired functionality quickly and effectively while iterating to continue development
Supports legacy systems, technology, processes
Determines technical feasibility criteria and next steps and actions for software and features
Ensures high-quality software deliverables by leveraging automation and tooling best practices
Participates in the design and development of the test automation framework and any in-house tools required
Debugs, troubleshoots, and isolates software problems
Qualification
Required
Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job, plus three (3) years of related experience
Experience may substitute for education up to four (4) years
Knowledge of software design concepts, application servers, middleware applications and other software-related tools and concepts
Knowledge of programming languages like Javascript, C++, Python, Java etc
Knowledge of development platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Salesforce, Pega, Docker, Kubernetes)
Knowledge of software development lifecycles and agile development methodologies
Knowledge of Operating Systems (Linux, UNIX, MacOS etc.)
Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD principles and tools
Knowledge of configuration management, test-driven development, and release management
Knowledge of mobile applications, ecosystems and development
Skill in leading automation & orchestration, scripting & coding skills, ci/cd, containerization testing, infrastructure as code (IaC), release and deployment, and solution development
Skill in software security, cloud orchestration & computing
Ability to design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems
Ability to work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software
Ability to collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary teams to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market
Ability to investigate and analyze information, and to draw conclusions
Ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders verbally and in writing
Ability to adapt quickly to short timelines, changes in prioritization, and ambiguity in an agile work environment
Ability to work with multiple layers of complexity
Ability to adhere to required compliance to all change management policies and procedures
Ability to adhere to required compliance to all information security policies and procedures
Preferred
Experience developing, managing, and routine monitoring of interfaces (API, SFTP/FTPS)
Expert level experience with SQL, JAVA, Groovy
Benefits
Generous leave
Work-life balance programs
Extensive benefits
Retirement Security
Sustainable Transportation Options
Focus on Wellness
Career Growth
Modern Workspaces
Low-cost medical
Dental
Vision
Paid leave time
A highly competitive retirement plan
Training opportunities
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSF) Program
Company
City of Austin
An award-winning employer, the City of Austin has a Council-Manager form of government and employs 13.8K employees.
10001+ employees
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