Senior Cloud Developer (Senior Information Technology Systems Specialist) - Municipal Court

The Application Systems and Development section is responsible for the design, development, modernization, and support of the Court’s critical application portfolio. This includes the Court’s Case Management System (CMS), numerous integrations with internal departments and external criminal justice agencies, custom-built applications, cloud-based solutions, automation services, and shared enterprise platforms. These systems are essential to daily operations and support judicial officers, courtroom staff, law enforcement partners, and public-facing services., The Senior Cloud Developer (Senior Information Technology Systems Specialist) plays a key role within this section. This position is responsible for designing and developing cloud based and on-premise applications, building and maintaining integrations, implementing Infrastructure-as-Code deployments, supporting CI/CD automation, and ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of critical judicial systems. The developer works closely with Court leadership, IT peers, business stakeholders, vendors, and external agency partners to ensure technology solutions are secure, stable, and aligned with operational needs. Responsibilities include contributing to modernization efforts, participating in the vendor CMS replacement implementation, and improving legacy codebases and workflows.

• Demonstrates strong understanding of modern cloud architecture patterns, including microservices, event driven integration, and distributed system design.
• Be comfortable in all aspects of Agile team-based development.
• Thrive in a highly collaborative environment that encourages innovative solution design to meet fast growing and changing departmental needs.
• Brings strong problem-solving skills and takes ownership of complex technical challenges.
• Provides guidance and mentorship to junior development staff.
• Strong problem-solving skills working across multiple technical domains and teams.
• Strong understanding of database structures, normalization principles, and practices., * Two years of experience as an Information Technology Systems Specialist involving database management and on-line telecommunications.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, math, or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• This position is subject to Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) background standards. Candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment must be fingerprinted and will have their fingerprints used to check the Criminal History Records of the State of Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any records returned will be reviewed to determine the candidate’s suitability for the job. For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions, The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:
• Three or more years of experience performing application development in a senior capacity in a team-based environment.
• Three or more years of experience designing and developing full stack applications using C#, .NET Core, Entity Framework and MVC utilizing modern development practices.
• Experience with/in
• Developing applications with the Microsoft stack Including; .NET Core and Cloud development technologies to include Azure based services, tools and practices.
• Agile software development, Git/GitHub, and related tools
• Utilizing Azure Devops for Work item tracking, Git-based source control, CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, and release management.
• Developing solutions using Microsoft Azure technologies, including services such as Logic Apps, SignalR Service, AzureAD (OAuth/OpenID Connect), Azure Integration Services, API Management, Azure Functions, Service Bus, and Event Grid.
• SQL Server Database utilization including creating advanced TSQL queries, tuning, and troubleshooting.

Pay Range: $115,460.80 to $133,660.80, annually. Hiring Range: $115,460.80 to $127,296.00 annually

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

Internal Only: Please understand that this is pay grade 067. If selected, your salary offer will be based on the applicable promotion or demotion worksheet in accordance with the City Pay Ordinance.

• Promotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade increase.
• Demotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade decrease.
• Lateral transfers occur when there is no change to the last two digits of the pay grade.
• When there is a change in the first digit of the pay grade, there may also be a change to your classification or unit.

Your job classification can be found in eCHRIS > Personal Details under your name, located in the top left section of the page., A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes: Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions,

• for more details: Pension Information.
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions.
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans.
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan.
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually.
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Employer paid long-term disability.
• Free Bus/light rail pass.
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year.
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days.
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period.
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi.