Software Developer at Orange County Department of Education
About the Employer
The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) serves some of Orange County’s most vulnerable student populations and provides support and mandated fiscal oversight to 28 school districts serving more than 600 schools and approximately 475,000 students. In addition to providing direct instruction to students through its own alternative and special education programs, OCDE administers an array of programs and services that are critical to the operations of local school districts and community colleges, facilitating professional development, legal guidance, payroll, career and technical education support, high-speed internet access, Local Control and Accountability Plan assistance and approval, resources for families, and student enrichment. OCDE’s vision is that “Orange County students will lead the nation in college and career readiness and success.” Department staff are working to achieve this goal in collaboration with educators at all levels of student development, from early childhood through higher education, and in partnership with families, businesses and community organizations.
Requirements / Qualifications
Requirements / Qualifications
The mission of the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) is to ensure that all students are equipped with the competencies they need to thrive in the 21st century. OCDE is a public education organization offering support services to 27 school districts and more than 600 schools and 20,000 educators serving over 500,000 students in Orange County. Our vision is that Orange County students will lead the nation in college and career readiness and success. We play a supportive role in the fulfillment of this vision in collaboration with educators at all levels of student development and in partnership with families, businesses, and community organizations. We are recruiting a dynamic Software Developer to code, implement, test, analyze and debug applications according to specifications; to modify, expand, and update applications; to develop software prototypes; to collaborate with teams and stakeholders; to learn and document existing applications and processes and as updates are made; and to transform requirements to solutions. This position is full-time, Monday through Friday, and is based out of Costa Mesa.
Education, Training and Experience: Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a computer related field and one to two years of recent experience in the areas of design, development, testing, debugging and deployment of applications using Microsoft .NET and SQL Server. Recent college coursework and education can be used in lieu of work experience. (Recent experience is defined as within the last two (2) years) There are supplemental questions in the application. Please note that the EdJoin system will time-out after a 20-minute period of perceived inactivity. To assist you in the preparation of your application, the supplemental questions are listed here. Your responses should be thoughtful and thorough, and within the limit of 5,000 characters or less. We recommend that you prepare your responses in advance of beginning the application. 1. Describe your experience using the following programming language/tools: ASP.NET C#, .NET, JavaScript (or JavaScript frameworks), Telerik controls, SQL Server, TSQL, SSIS, Web Services and note the number of years’ experience you have using each of them? 2. Describe your ideal development environment. What development tools, IDE’s, programming languages and plugins would you use and why? Notice to Applicants: If you require accommodation in the application process, please inform us.
The mission of the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) is to ensure that all students are equipped with the competencies they need to thrive in the 21st century. OCDE is a public education organization offering support services to 27 school districts and more than 600 schools and 20,000 educators serving over 500,000 students in Orange County. Our vision is that Orange County students will lead the nation in college and career readiness and success. We play a supportive role in the fulfillment of this vision in collaboration with educators at all levels of student development and in partnership with families, businesses, and community organizations. We are recruiting a dynamic Software Developer to code, implement, test, analyze and debug applications according to specifications; to modify, expand, and update applications; to develop software prototypes; to collaborate with teams and stakeholders; to learn and document existing applications and processes and as updates are made; and to transform requirements to solutions. This position is full-time, Monday through Friday, and is based out of Costa Mesa.
Education, Training and Experience: Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a computer related field and one to two years of recent experience in the areas of design, development, testing, debugging and deployment of applications using Microsoft .NET and SQL Server. Recent college coursework and education can be used in lieu of work experience. (Recent experience is defined as within the last two (2) years) There are supplemental questions in the application. Please note that the EdJoin system will time-out after a 20-minute period of perceived inactivity. To assist you in the preparation of your application, the supplemental questions are listed here. Your responses should be thoughtful and thorough, and within the limit of 5,000 characters or less. We recommend that you prepare your responses in advance of beginning the application. 1. Describe your experience using the following programming language/tools: ASP.NET C#, .NET, JavaScript (or JavaScript frameworks), Telerik controls, SQL Server, TSQL, SSIS, Web Services and note the number of years’ experience you have using each of them? 2. Describe your ideal development environment. What development tools, IDE’s, programming languages and plugins would you use and why? Notice to Applicants: If you require accommodation in the application process, please inform us.
Comments and Other Information
BENEFITS:
We provide a safe, caring, courteous, and professional environment that fosters collaborative work and individual development for our employees. OCDE offers generous, comprehensive, tax-free insurance benefits options to full-time members of the staff. Benefits may be prorated for employees working fewer than 12 months per year or less than full-time. Benefits packages include medical, dental, and vision care insurance for employees and their eligible dependents, and life insurance for employees.
Before receiving authorization to work in this position, the individual selected will be required to provide a current negative TB authorization, within the last 60 days, and submit fingerprints for the purpose of conducting a confidential background investigation and record check. The tests are arranged and paid for by OCDE.
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires employers to verify the employability of all new employees. Before the Department will finalize an offer of employment, the candidate selected will be required to show original documents which establish both the individual’s identity and employment authorization. The candidate must also sign a statement under penalty of perjury regarding his/her employability.
We reserve the right to reopen, readvertise, or delay filling this position.
AA/EOE/ADA
Comments and Other Information
BENEFITS:
We provide a safe, caring, courteous, and professional environment that fosters collaborative work and individual development for our employees. OCDE offers generous, comprehensive, tax-free insurance benefits options to full-time members of the staff. Benefits may be prorated for employees working fewer than 12 months per year or less than full-time. Benefits packages include medical, dental, and vision care insurance for employees and their eligible dependents, and life insurance for employees.
Before receiving authorization to work in this position, the individual selected will be required to provide a current negative TB authorization, within the last 60 days, and submit fingerprints for the purpose of conducting a confidential background investigation and record check. The tests are arranged and paid for by OCDE.
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires employers to verify the employability of all new employees. Before the Department will finalize an offer of employment, the candidate selected will be required to show original documents which establish both the individual’s identity and employment authorization. The candidate must also sign a statement under penalty of perjury regarding his/her employability.
We reserve the right to reopen, readvertise, or delay filling this position.
AA/EOE/ADA
Application Deadline
11/26/2017 12:00 AM Pacific
Date Posted
9/22/2017
Contact
Number of Openings
1
Add'l Salary Info
Classified Management: $5,788.00- $7,052.00. Placement based on review of current salary.
Length of Work Year
225 Days (23 paid vacation days, 13 paid holidays, 12 paid sick days)
Employment Type
Full Time