PRINCIPAL APPLICATION DEVELOPER / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS

Position/Program Information

EXAM NUMBER:

PH2526B-EA

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:

OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY

FIRST DAY OF FILING:

The application filing period will begin on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. (PT) - Continuous.

We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.

The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness , and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Principal Application Developer vacancies related to the homelessness crisis.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Principal Application Developer.

DEFINITION:
Performs highly specialized and complex information systems analysis and programming tasks and acts as technical expert for development or maintenance of one or more major systems. This position may also function as a lead for application development projects and may supervise lower level application development personnel.

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:
This class is the Principal level in the Application Developer series and generally reports to an Information Technology manager. Incumbents possess technical expertise on one or more major systems, which are characterized by their scope, functionality, critical nature, or technical complexity. Incumbents understand and are able to apply advanced information systems concepts, principles, and methodologies of analysis and application development. Incumbents provide technical direction and lead or supervise a team of application developers and other technology staff engaged in all phases of application development and system maintenance.
Application Developers are distinguished from Information Systems Analysts in that incumbents perform programming duties as an essential job function and are required to have programming knowledge and experience. The Principal Application Developer is further distinguished from the Senior Application Developer by the incumbents serving as technical experts regarding highly specialized application systems along with project lead or supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides technical expertise to project managers, department management, and/or user management regarding one or more major system development or maintenance efforts.
• Advises management on technical alternatives, such as languages, tools, platforms, utilities, and servers.
• Leads and participates in the work of a team of Application Developers engaged in the development or maintenance of the most highly technical programs.
• Provides technical consulting on long-range information systems planning.
• Programs the most specialized and complex applications.
• Solves the more complex application software and system performance problems.
• Analyzes performance data and conducts capacity planning.
• Establishes quality assurance procedures.
• Monitors vendors to ensure performance according to project goals and contract terms, and reports performance problems to management.
• Assists in creating Statements of Work (SOWs) in support of applications development efforts as needed.
• Serves as a project manager as needed.
• Represents the department in collaborative efforts with other County departments, outside agencies, and/or vendors as needed.
• Supervises lower level application development personnel as needed.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
OPTION I: Graduation from an accredited college with a bachelor's degree* in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a closely related field.
- AND -
Four (4) years of progressively responsible**, full-time, paid experience in a centralized information technology organization***, coding, testing and debugging application programs.

OPTION II: Two (2) years of experience, within the last three (3) years, at the level of the Los Angeles County class of Senior Application Developer****.

OPTION III: Five (5) years of progressively responsible**, full-time, paid experience in an information technology organization, coding, testing, and debugging application programs.

LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS:
Physical Class II - Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

SPECAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

You MUST meet the above requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

*To receive credit for your education, you must attach a legible copy of the Official Diploma, Official Transcript(s), or Official Letter from the accredited institution, which shows the area of specialization and the date the degree was awarded, with Registrar's signature and school seal, to the application or within seven (7) calendar days from application submission to hrexams@ph.lacounty.gov . The document should show the date the degree was conferred and be in English; if it is in a foreign language, it must be translated and evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards . For more information on our standards for educational documents, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/070812_PPG123.pdf and https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205105_PPG_123_ACE_Resource_Guide.pdf .

• Accredited institutions are those listed in the publications of regional, national, or international accrediting agencies, which are accepted by the Department of Human Resources (DHR). Publications such as American Universities and Colleges and International Handbook of Universities are acceptable references. Also acceptable, if appropriate, are degrees that have been evaluated and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from United States accredited institutions by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) . (see Employment Information under Accreditation Information).
• Official Transcript is defined as a transcript that bears the college seal and states "official and/or copy" issued by the school's registrar office. A printout of the transcript from the school's website is NOT considered official and will not be accepted and may result in your application being incomplete and rejected.
• We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.

**Progressively responsible experience is defined as work experience that clearly shows an upward progression in the level of duties and responsibilities from one job to the next.

***A c entralized information technology organization in the County of Los Angeles is defined as that which is responsible, under the direction or guidance of the Chief Information Technology official (or at Sheriff Department, the coordinated executive command structure) for the department or major organization unit, for providing comprehensive IT services including analysis, design, acquisition, and/or development, implementation, maintenance, or support of information systems; and in which the work performed is in direct relationship to the IT requirements and initiatives of the department or major organization unit.

**** Los Angeles County class of Senior Application Developer is defined as one who u nder direction, performs a wide range of application development related duties including analysis, design, evaluation, development, coding, testing and maintenance of complex application systems.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
During your initial work period, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

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Application and Filing Information

HOW TO APPLY:

Applications must be filed ONLINE ONLY and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.

Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add hrexams@ph.lacounty.gov as well as noreply@governmentjobs.com , and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty , you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.



SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number, so include yours when applying.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:

For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County. Check the website for updated information at https://lacountylibrary.org .


DO NOT SHARE USER ID AND PASSWORD:

All applicants must file their application online using their OWN user ID and password. Using a family member or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI):
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. We are committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the in equalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.



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Department Contact Phone: (323) 659-6546

Department Contact E-mail: HRExams@ph.lacounty.gov

Exam Number: PH2526B-EA



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