HERNANDO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

AL NIENHUIS, SHERIFF

 

 

JOB TITLE: SOFTWARE ENGINEER

BUREAU: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

SUPERVISED BY: DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
 

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CLASS:

Under the direction of the Information Technology Director, performs technical, programming, and analytical work of moderate difficulty in the administration of Sheriff’s Office information management systems. Responsible for the maintenance and organization of agency’s custom software applications and databases. Work involves the use of programming logic, teaching skills, development and maintenance of database programs and responsibility for extraction of data for use in managerial/statistical reports.

[NOTE]: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Develops and maintains Sheriff’s Office in-house applications to meet operational and management needs. Supports applications from third party vendors.

Creates and maintains programs for the extraction of information used to create managerial and statistical reports on a monthly, quarterly, and as-needed basis.

Provides specialized training to other members of the Sheriff’s Office.

Provides technical assistance to other members of the Sheriff’s Office.

Performs programming and analytical tasks as directed by the Information Technology Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Training and Experience

Minimum of four (4) years of software development experience.
 

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Possesses knowledge in relational database management and software development.

Ability to design and build new data-driven applications from concept to completion.

Ability to maintain and enhance existing applications.

Ability to quickly comprehend new applications and equipment and to make recommendations for their use, as necessary.

Ability to effectively communicate with Sheriff’s Office employees, County officials and members of the community on both a technical and non-technical basis, as necessary.

Skills required for position:

• C#

• ASP.Net Webforms

• SQL Server TSQL

• Javascript

• HTML

• Visual Studio

Desired skills:

• VB.net

• JQuery

• SSIS

• SSRS

• Web Design

Essential Physical Skills

• Acceptable eyesight (with or without correction).

• Acceptable hearing (with or without hearing aid).

• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.

• Ability to stand or sit for long periods of time.

• Ability to bend and crawl in the repair, maintenance, and installation of computer equipment.