SENIOR APPLICATION DEVELOPER in Los Angeles, California, United States

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The County of Los Angeles SENIOR APPLICATION DEVELOPER in Los Angeles, California

SENIOR APPLICATION DEVELOPER

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SENIOR APPLICATION DEVELOPER

Salary

$99,735.36 - $134,407.68 Annually

Location

Los Angeles County, CA

Job Type

Full time

Job Number

Y2525F

Department

HEALTH SERVICES

Opening Date

04/21/2026

Description
Benefits
Questions

Position/Program Information

EXAM NUMBER: Y2525F

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:

We welcome applications from anyone!

The application filing period will begin onApril 22, 2026, at 8:00 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.

WHY WORK FOR US?

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 23 health centers and four hospitals - and expanded network of community partner clinics – DHS annually provides direct care for 500,000 outstanding patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visitwww.dhs.lacounty.gov.

Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.

MISSION:

To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

What does a Senior Application Developer do?

Under direction, performs a wide range of application development related duties including analysis, design, evaluation, development, coding, testing and maintenance of complex application systems.

Check Out Our Outstanding Benefits! CLICK HERE (https://hr.lacounty.gov/benefits/) to see a list of employee benefits!

Essential Job Functions

Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions as part of migrating legacy systems to modern cloud-based platforms.

Develop and support ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes and data architectures (e.g., layered/medallion approaches) to ensure reliable data ingestion, transformation, and delivery during and after migration.

Monitor and optimize data solutions for performance, cost efficiency, and security in a cloud environment.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support system migration, validate data integrity, and troubleshoot production issues.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY

OPTION I:

A Bachelor's degree* from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Data ScienceANDthree (3) years of full-time, paid experience performing coding, testing, and debugging application programs obtained within the last three (3) years.

OPTION II:

One (1) year of full-time, paid experience at the level of* Los Angeles County class of Application Developer II**, obtained within the last three (3) years.

**At the level of: You may still qualify even if your job title isn’t exactly the same as the ones listed. What matters is that your experience is at a similar level — meaning your job involves similar responsibilities, requires comparable skills and knowledge, and takes place within a similar organizational structure. Please provide a clear explanation of your experience to demonstrate that it is at the appropriate level.

*Experience at the level of Los Angeles County class of Application Developer II is defined as: Under general supervision, analyzes, designs, evaluates, develops, codes, tests, and maintains application systems.

PHYSICAL CLASS 2 – 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.

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

No Out of Class experience or withholds are allowed for this examination. Required experience must be fully met at the time of filing and clearly indicated on the application.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

*To receive credit for your education, include a legible copy of your official diploma, official transcript, or letter/certificate from an accredited institution with your application. The document should show the date the degree was conferred and be in English. If not in English, then translation is required. International degrees must be evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards if not listed in the International Handbook of Universities or World Higher Education Database. If you are unable to attach required/supporting documents at the time of filing, you must email the documents to Tanisha Buggs attbuggs@dhs.lacounty.govwithin seven (7) days of filing your online application or you will not receive credit. Please include your name (as it appears on your online application), the examination title and number in the subject of your email.

For more information on our standards for educational documents, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/070812_PPG123.pdf

We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

Additional credit will be given to applicants that possess the following desirable qualifications:

One (1) year of experience performing one or more of the following:

Writing and optimizing Transact-SQL (T-SQL) code, including developing complex queries, stored procedures, and performing query performance tuning and troubleshooting.
Using data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI to design dashboards, develop reports, and create data visualizations.
Working with cloud-based data platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Google Cloud Platform to build data pipelines, manage cloud data warehouses, or implement ETL processes.
Analyzing pay-for-performance (P4P) program measures in a healthcare environment (e.g., Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), Quality Incentive Pool (QIP), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Five-Star Quality Rating System), including evaluating healthcare quality metrics, validating measure calculations, and supporting reporting requirements.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT

This examination will consist of an Evaluation of Training & Experience (T&E): This assessment type will evaluate the training and experience you list on the online application and supplemental questionnaire and assign a score based on a standardized scoring system. This part of the assessment is worth 100% of your total score and assesses: Requirements, Desirable Qualifications, and Supplemental Questionnaire.

Applicants must receive a passing score of 70% or higher on the assessment to be added to the list.

ELIGIBILITY AND VACANCY INFORMATION

Applications will be processed as they are received and added to the list accordingly.

Applicants who passed the assessment(s) are placed on a list for a period of twelve (12) months. We will use this list to fill vacancies in the Department of Health Services as they occur.

Note: We may use an alternative banding method in line with Civil Service Rule 11.01(D).

SPECIAL INFORMATION

Appointees may be required to work any shift , including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION

We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person are not accepted. Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates.

Please fill out the application completely. Provide relevant job experience including employer's name and address, job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed.

We may verify information included in the application at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of information could result in refusal of application or rescission of appointment. Copying verbiage from the Requirements or class specification as your work experience will not be sufficient to demonstrate meeting the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and may lead to disqualification. Comments such as “See Resume” or referencing other unsolicited materials/documents will not be considered a response.

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. Please refer to their website for updated informationhttps://lacountylibrary.org/library-locator.

NO SHARING OF USER ID, E-MAIL, AND PASSWORD

All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's 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 inequalities 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.

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:

Tanisha Buggs, Exam Analyst

(213) 288-7000

tbuggs@dhs.lacounty.gov

CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE :

(800) 735-2922

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.

This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit:https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.

Testing Accommodations for Applicants:

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.

Fair Chance:

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder:

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application athttp://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.

Veteran’s Credit:

Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.

For more information on veteran’s credit, please visit:https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205102_PPG_115.pdf

Revised September 2025

For detailed information, please clickhere (http://hr.lacounty.gov/benefits/)

We will send notifications to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. If you choose to unsubscribe or opt out from receiving our emails, it is possible to view notices by logging into governmentjobs.com and checking the profile inbox. It is every applicant's responsibility to take steps to view correspondence, and we will not consider claims of missing notices to be a valid reason for an extension of appeals rights period. Register the below domains as approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk mail. • tbuggs@dhs.lacounty.gov • noreply@governmentjobs.com • info@governmentjobs.com New email addresses need to be verified. This only needs to be done once per email address and can be done at any time by logging in to governmentjobs.com and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of the online application and to prevent incorrectly entered email addresses.

I understand the above information.

02

The information you provide on this supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated and used to determine your eligibility to participate in the next phase of the examination process. CHECK YOUR ANSWERS CAREFULLY. Any mistakes you make and/or any incomplete responses you provide in completing these questions will be used to disqualify your application even if you possess the qualifying experience or education. Please read each question carefully and be as specific as possible when answering by including all the information requested; please do not COPY AND PASTE all your Duties as stated in the application under the Work Experience section, from your resume, and/or from the Class Specifications. In doing so, your application will be rejected as INCOMPLETE. It is the applicant's sole responsibility to complete this questionnaire completely, correctly, and accurately. The experience you claim in this Supplemental Questionnaire MUST be consistent with the experience listed in your application. All information is subject to verification at any time in the examination and hiring process. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or dismissal.
I understand the above information and instructions.

03

VETERAN'S CREDIT Are you a veteran? If you are a veteran, you may be eligible for veteran’s credit, which is an additional 10% of the total points added to a passing score. We will need a copy of your form DD214 to review, so please include that with your application or email it to the exam analyst at tbuggs@dhs.lacounty.gov as soon as possible to ensure smooth processing. Please include your name (as it appears on your online application), the examination title and number in the subject of your email.
Yes
No

04

Do you possess a Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university? To receive credit for your education, include a legible copy of your official diploma, official transcript, or letter/certificate from an accredited institution with your application. The document should show the date the degree was conferred and be in English. If not in English, then translation is required. International degrees must be evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards if not listed in the International Handbook of Universities or World Higher Education Database. If you are unable to attach required/supporting documents at the time of filing, you must email the documents to Tanisha Buggs at tbuggs@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) days of filing your online application or you will not receive credit. Please include your name (as it appears on your online application), the examination title and number in the subject of your email. For more information on our standards for educational documents, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/070812_PPG123.pdf We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.
Yes, and in order for me to receive credit, I have attached proof of my Bachelor's degree to my online application.
Yes, and in order for me to receive credit, I will email proof of my Bachelor's degree to tbuggs@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days.
No, I do not have a Bachelor's degree.

05

If you indicated YES to possessing a Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university, please select the area of specialization in which the degree was awarded.
Computer Science
Information Systems
Data Science
Other
No Degree

06

Do you possess full-time, paid experience performing coding, testing, and debugging application programs, obtained within the last three (3) years? Select the option that best describes your experience.
I do not have this experience
Less than three (3) years of experience
Three (3) years or more

07

Describe your experience that supports your response to the previous question. For each experience, please provide the following information: 1) Name of Employer: 2 Job/Position Title: 3) Employment Date From (mm/dd/yy) - Date To (mm/dd/yy): 4) Hours Worked per Week: 5) Detailed Description of your relevant experience.