Programmer Analyst III

Salary : $89,463.30 - $149,105.01 Annually
Location : FAIRFAX (EJ32), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 25-00347
Department: Information Technology
Opening Date: 02/15/2025
Closing Date: 2/28/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S30
Posting Type: Open to General Public

Job Announcement

Serves as a member of a dynamic team of developers supporting and developing in house solutions with the Revenue Services Branch. Solutions include developing using, .NET, .NET Core and integration with other in house and COTS solutions.

Duties include:

• Develops business solutions by performing all phases of systems development life cycle to include identifying business requirements, analyzing, selecting or designing technical solutions, supervising the development of computer programs and procedures, programming code or configurations, testing, and conversion.
• Prepares and maintains systems development and operational documentation.
• Performs systems analysis tasks and proposes solution design.
• Develop reports.
• Work closely with team, users, and management.
• Review and document system requirements.
• Batch processing.
• Maintains skills and knowledge of applications development practices, business applications, diverse platforms and architectures, and emerging technologies.
• Supports IT governance committees by preparing and making presentations and providing information.
• Performs other duties as required.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in Information Systems, Computer Technology, Business, Economics, or related field, plus three years programming/analysis experience in a complex information systems environment.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Application design and development experience using IT and industry standard languages and environments.
• Experience with large, complex integration projects across multiple agencies' business areas.
• Demonstrated ability in developing and maintaining trust and solid working relationships.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and prioritize projects according to business needs.
• Knowledge and experience with PL/SQL, .NET and/or .NET Core and advance programing functions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to operate keyboard driven equipment. Work is sedentary and performed in a normal office environment. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home () and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. EEO/AA/TTY.

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Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Contributory Retirement Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees' Child Care Center
• Commuter Benefit Program
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

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Non-Merit Positions

Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Flexible Spending Program
• Deferred Compensation

Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.

• No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Doctorate degree

02

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a related degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

03

Please indicate all major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.

• Information systems
• Computer technology
• Business
• Economics
• Other (related field)
• Other (non-related field)
• Not applicable

04

If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all of your completed majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable".
05

How many years of full-time equivalent programming/analysis experience in a complex information systems environment do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven years or more

06

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have in writing code using various programming languages?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five years or more

07

Please indicate the following programming languages you are fluent in. Check all that apply.

• .NET
• PL/SQL
• MS/SQL
• JAVA
• Other
• None of the above

08

How many years experience do you have working with inhouse. custom developed solutions that are large scale (>100 users)?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five years or more

09

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have in UI/UX development?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five years or more

10

Do you have any experience designing, coding and supporting local government operations?

• Yes
• No

11

How many years of hands-on experience do you have in supporting in house/custom developed solutions?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five years or more

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