SENIOR APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER/ANALYST - 2190

GRADE 21

PAY RANGE - $65,532 - $78,250/yr - plus a comprehensive benefits package

The City of Manchester NH is seeking to fill a Senior Applications Developer/Analyst to coordinate the development, deployment and supporting of business software applications to meet business objectives, with a focus on the ongoing deployment of the City's Tyler ERP-based enterprise software suite of applications.

General Statement of Duties:

Designs information technology systems and develops specifications for design, implementation and support of computer software; maintains and enhances computer software systems; performs related work as required.

Examples of Essential Work:

• Applies expert systems analysis and design techniques to complex system development in a broad or specialized design area and/or resolves unique or unyielding problems in existing systems by applying new technology;
• Designs and monitors necessary testing and implementation plans;
• Writes, tests, debugs and implements new computer software;
• Coordinates employee user training activities;
• Supervises the activities of applications development personnel, including prioritizing work, providing technical advice and reviewing completed work for correctness and compliance with all applicable standards;
• Identifies problems and specific issues in assigned area and prepares overall project recommendations from an information technology standpoint, including feasible advancements in technology;
• Applies appropriate application development procedures and detailed knowledge of pertinent subject matter in an assigned programming area;
• Designs, writes software, and tests computer applications and related software systems;
• Designs and deploys computer applications as assigned, interacting with users or based on supervisor direction;
• Tests application components to meet system design requirements;
• Provides technical support on application software systems and related business issues to City Department personnel;
• Acts as technical liaison/advocate for City users to third-party software vendors;
• Recognizes probable interactions of related software systems with assigned projects and is familiar with current computing systems, software environments, infrastructure, and equipment currently in use by the City;
• Solves conventional programming and development problems;
• Participates in system design and testing for new or modified systems in coordination with other Applications Developer/Analysts;
• Performs troubleshooting, file recovery, and debugging as needed;
• Coordinates project activities with other City personnel involved in information services activities;
• Participates in training programs;
• Prepares progress reports and other documents in conformance with assigned procedures;
• Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the department; and more..

Acceptable Experience and Training:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field; and
• Extensive experience in designing, deploying and supporting business software applications; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Required Special Qualifications:

• Experience with ERP system application configuration and migration from legacy software
• Experience with ERP system application security management
• Experience with ERP system workflow development and associated user/process automation
• Experience with ERP system interfacing to other (non-ERP) applications and operational tasks
• Experience developing SQL queries and SSRS reports
• Experience with programming/scripting including MS Office

This is a limited term position as currently funded, for a period of 24 months from date of hire.