Salary : $94,036.80 – $116,833.60 Annually Location : Orange County Superior Court, CA Job Type: Full-Time Regular Job Number: 7927SG-0424 Department: Court Technology Services Division: Court Technology Services Opening Date: 04/18/2024 Closing Date: Continuous Position Information APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER I/II (ORACLE/.NET) – PRIMARILY REMOTE OPPORTUNITY (Depending on qualifications, the position may be filled as an Applications Developer I or Applications Developer II.)
ANNUAL SALARY: Applications Developer I: $84,240.00 – $104,707.20 Applications Developer II: $94,036.80 – $116,833.60 BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS: Choice of five medical plans Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (2.50% at 67 formula) Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) Vacation and sick leave packages 14 paid holidays per year Defined benefit retirement-plan Tuition reimbursement Optional deferred compensation program (457 plan) This recruitment will remain open until the needs of the Court have been met and may close at any time. However, the deadline to apply for first round consideration is Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 11:59 PM PST. This recruitment is open to external candidates, internal OCSC employees, and internal OCSC promotions. The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill current and future positions. TELEWORK/ON-SITE OPPORTUNITY This position is eligible for a combination of telework and on-site work assignments. Telework must be completed from a pre-designated home-based location within the State of California and employees may be required to report on-site to address business needs. Telework is at the sole discretion of the Court and may be rescinded with 48 hours’ notice, based on needs of the Orange County Superior Court. ABOUT THE POSITION The current opportunity is located with the Court’s Vision team. The Vision team works in a fast-paced environment and is responsible for enhancing and supporting the criminal and traffic case management system. The technologies used include PowerBuilder, Oracle, Java, and .NET. Applications Developer I isthe entry-level classification in the Applications Developer series. Incumbents perform routine to moderately difficult applications development, maintenance and support duties and may have full life cycle responsibilities for small-scale systems. Applications Developer II is the journey level classification in the Applications Developer series. Incumbents perform full life cycle responsibilities for assigned applications and perform design, development, maintenance, and support duties for moderately complex systems or modules of larger scale, more complex systems. Examples of Duties To view the full job description, please click on the following links: APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER I APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER II Minimum Qualifications APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER I REQUIRED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE OPTION I: High school diploma or GED equivalent -AND- two (2) years full-time (or equivalent) of progressively responsible experience performing coding, testing, debugging, basic design, and documentation of computer applications. -OR- OPTION II: One (1) year of full-time (or equivalent) experience with the Court as a Technology Trainee performing duties related to applications development. APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER II REQUIRED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE High school diploma or GED equivalent -AND-three (3) years full-time (or equivalent) of progressively responsible experience in applications design and development. DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE Experience in Oracle databases and PL/SQL programming. Experience in Oracle 12c or higher. Experience with object-oriented design and developing Web solutions (Java/.Net). Experience with data modeling. Additional Information Application Process All applicants are required to submit a completed online application and supplemental questionnaire. To learn more about how to create an application, click HERE For tips on completing/updating your application, refer to our “Helpful Application Tips” guide by clicking HERE (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader) Résumés will not be accepted in lieu of the required application and supplemental questionnaire. Human Resources will review applications to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications; therefore, it is to your benefit to include all current and previous related work experience. Selection Process Step 1: Applications will be reviewed to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and/or desirables; those candidates will be referred to step 2 in the selection process. Step 2: Candidates’ supplemental question responses may be evaluated and ranked. Depending on the number of applications, assessments and/or screening interviews may be conducted. If any part of the assessment process consists of proctored, in-person tests, candidates will be required to appear in person regardless of where they reside. Note: Though candidates may live outside of the State of California while participating in a recruitment process, individuals must reside within the State to be eligible for Court employment. Step 3: Those candidates who are successful in the review/assessment may be placed on the eligible list. Placement on the eligible list is not a guarantee of interview or employment. All candidates will be notified via email of their status at each step of the process. Additional steps for the selection process will include a local background and reference check. Reasonable Accommodations Orange County Superior Court provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, upon request. Please contact the Human Resources Department at if you feel that you will need a reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the selection process. Eligible List This recruitment will be used to establish an eligible list for current and future vacancies. The eligible list will remain active until the list is exhausted or a new recruitment opens. Status Notifications You will be notified by email during the process of this recruitment through governmentjobs.com. Please check your email spam/junk folders and accept emails ending with governmentjobs.com and occourts.org. If your information changes, please update your profile at eVerify Superior Court of California, County of Orange participates in the eVerify program. Questions? For questions on this recruitment, please contact Cynthia Funk at . For general employment information, please click HERE. Agency Superior Court of Orange County Address 700 Civic Center Drive West Human Resources, P.O. Box 1994 Santa Ana, California, 92701-1994 Phone (657) 622-6878 Website INSURANCE PLANS: Employees have an option to enroll in one of five medical plans; three HMO’s (Cigna Select, Cigna Choice, and Kaiser Choice) and two PPO’s (Wellwise Choice or Sharewell Choice), both administered by Blue Shield. The employee contributions toward the HMO or PPO insurance vary based on plan, coverage level and participation in the annual wellness credit program. To view health plan rates and summaries of benefits and coverage, click Various non-medical benefits (dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short-term disability (STD) insurance) are available and are administered by the Orange County Employees Association (OCEA). HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENT: The Court will contribute $60.00 per pay period into individual employee Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) accounts for eligible full-time employees ($30 per pay period for part-time). This Court contribution will increase 2.5% annually each first full pay period in July, beginning July 2024. LONG-TERM CARE: CalPERS Long-Term Care coverage is available to current and former California public employees, retirees, their spouses, parents, parents-in-law, children, siblings (including stepbrothers and stepsisters), grandparents, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law between the ages of 18 and 79 when they apply. Eligible family members may apply even if the public employee or retiree who makes them eligible does not apply or is not approved for coverage. NOTICE: CalPERS has temporarily suspended open enrollment for the Long-Term Care Program due to current uncertainty in the long-term care market. Therefore, until further notice, CalPERS will no longer accept new applications for coverage at this time. RETIREMENT: Defined Benefit, fully qualified plan based on the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Government Code Section 31450 et. al.). Employee and Court contributions are based on several variables including age, hire date, and salary. The plan is administered by an independent agency, Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS), and has reciprocity with various California systems. Currently, eligible new employees hired on or after January 1, 2013, will be enrolled in a defined benefit retirement plan referred to as Plan U (2.5% at 67 formula). *If you were employed by an OCERS employer or reciprocal agency prior to January 1, 2013, you have less than a six-month break in service, and reciprocity is established, you may be eligible to select from two other retirement pension formula options (Plan J or Plan P). See website for more information. DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Optional deferred compensation 457 & Roth 457 Deferred Contribution Plans are available. VACATION ACCRUAL: New full-time employees earn 80 hours of vacation after the employee has accumulated 2,080 regularly scheduled paid hours (after approximately 1 year of service). Following the first year, vacation is accrued as follows: 1-3 years, 80 hours per year; 4-9 years, 120 hours per year; 10-19 years, 160 hours per year; 20 or more year, 200 hours per year. Maximum accrual of hours: 0-9 years; 240 hours; 10 or more years, 320 hours. Part-time employees accrue vacation on a prorated basis. HOLIDAYS: 14 paid holidays per year. SICK LEAVE: 0-3 years accrue 72 hours of sick time per year as full-time employees. After 3 years, full-time employees accrue 96 hours per year. Part-time employees accrue sick leave on a prorated basis. Unlimited accrual. Some sick leave maybe converted to cash or vacation time COMP TIME: All employees receive compensatory time every March. Full-time employees receive 4 hours and part-time employees receive 2 hours. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: 5 days of paid leave per qualifying instance. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE: Court pays into county administered insurance fund. OVERTIME: In addition to legally required overtime, the Court pays overtime to represented, FLSA-exempt employees for work ordered and performed in excess of 40 hours per week. Represented Court Technology employees who are FLSA-exempt earn overtime for work ordered and performed in excess of 80 hours per pay period. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: Administered by the Judicial Council’s, third party administrator. EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT: Court reimburses up to $3,500 per year of tuition for approved, necessary courses, subject to availability of funds. FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT AND FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS: Employees of the Court may be eligible for Federal Student Loan Repayment and Loan Forgiveness Programs. BILINGUAL PAY: Available at additional $0.58/hour for selected classes in selected positions. EXCEPTIONAL BILINGUAL PAY: Available for specific classes at a rate of $1.15/hour in selected positions. EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP): Court offers EAP confidential services to assist employees with marital, family, emotional, legal, financial, and chemical dependency problems. This service is offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. DISCOUNT PROGRAMS: There are numerous discount programs available to Court employees. These include, but are not limited to discounts on hearing aids, pet insurance, local attractions, technology products, wellness services and gym memberships. ONLINE PRIVACY BENEFIT: Employees may elect to enroll in a voluntary online privacy protection plan provided by IronWall360. This benefit helps protect employee’s online privacy by searching the Internet and locating any personal information and making sure it is removed. Provisions are subject to terms: 01 INSTRUCTIONS: The information you provide on this questionnaire will be evaluated and used to determine your eligibility to participate in the next phase of the selection process. Be as specific as possible and include all information requested. If you do not have experience in an area, please answer “N/A”. Statements such as “see application or resume,” will not be accepted in lieu of a response. All employers referenced on this questionnaire must be listed on your application. Do you understand these instructions? Yes No 02 I understand that a résumé MAY NOT be submitted in lieu of the employment application (or completion of the work history section of the application). A résumé may be submitted in addition to the employment application, but applicants are selected for an interview and/or testing based primarily on information supplied by the application and supplemental forms. Do you understand these instructions? Yes No 03 RESIDENCY/WORK ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT: I understand that I may live outside of the State of California while participating in a recruitment process, and that if I am selected for this position, I must reside within the State to be eligible for Court employment. In addition, work performed while working for the Court, even remote work, must be done within the State of California. Please note the Orange County Superior Court does not sponsor work visas for applicants. Do you understand this requirement? Yes No 04 Do you have a high school diploma or GED equivalent, or higher? Yes No 05 Please select the response that best describes your experience performing coding, testing, debugging, basic design, and documentation of computer applications. None 1-2 years of experience More than 2 years of experience 06 Please select the response that best describes your experience with applications design and development. None Less than 2 years More than 2 years, but less than 3 More than 3 years, but less than 4 More than 4 years, but less than 5 More than 5 years 07 Please describe your experience with object-oriented design and developing Web solutions (Java/.Net). Include the name of the employer(s), position(s) held, and dates of employment for each job included. If you do not have experience in this area, please answer N/A. 08 Please describe your DML/DDL skills as it relates to relational databases. Describe the database size (Tables, Packages, and other database objects) of the project, duration, complexity and your roles and responsibilities in this context. If you have no experience in this area, please indicate N/A. 09 Please describe your experience in data modeling, trouble shooting and tuning on performance issues and working on large scale databases. Describe your role and responsibilities, size of the project, duration, complexity, and technologies used in the project. Please provide two examples. If you have no experience in these areas, please indicate N/A. 10 Do you have at least one (1) year of experience with the Court as a Technology Trainee performing duties related to applications development. Yes No Not applicable Required Question