Applications Developer/Programmer

Barstow Community College is an open-access, comprehensive two-year institution serving a diverse student population in the Mojave region of San Bernardino County, California. The College’s campus is located in the City of Barstow, California, situated in California’s high desert, between Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Established in 1959, the Barstow Community College District (BCCD) encompasses a vast service area, stretching from the Nevada border on the East to Kern County on the West, and from Inyo County in the North to the San Bernardino Mountain range in the South. BCCD serves the communities of Barstow, Lenwood, Newberry Springs, Daggett, Yermo, Hinkley, Ludlow and Baker. The institution also maintains a satellite learning center at the U.S. Army National Training Center in Ft. Irwin, California, which serves military personnel and their families.

Barstow Community College is committed to providing an equitable, accessible, and affordable education to its diverse student body, including local, military, distance education, and historically marginalized student populations. Through a variety of high-quality and comprehensive degree, certificate, and job skills training programs, we provide holistic student support with clear and diverse educational pathways that provide students with life-long learning and networking opportunities, critical thinking skills, and success in a globalized world.

Barstow Community College serves as a hub of innovation and educational excellence, fostering a culture of growth, partnership, and inclusion as the premier college of the California High Desert.

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, the Application Developer / Programmer ensures optimal performance of the district’s information systems by analyzing, designing, developing, testing, and implementing enterprise applications across various platforms. This position is responsible for all aspects of the District's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, supporting college business practices and regulatory compliance. Incumbents in this position will leverage technical expertise to provide support and facilitate successful software integration, ensuring compatibility with existing applications.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

The following duties are typical for this classification.

• Oversee the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), guiding projects from initial requirements

gathering through design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance. Translate user

needs and objectives into technical specifications, crafting functional software solutions, and

ensuring code quality through unit testing practices.

• Design, develop, and implement custom database and software applications that cater to diverse

platforms and business needs. Analyze user requirements, identifying the most appropriate

technologies, and building efficient and scalable solutions.

• Act as a primary point of contact for application users, providing comprehensive technical

support, addressing inquiries and troubleshooting issues promptly and effectively.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables.

Through project management ensures projects stay on track, resources are allocated efficiently, and

deadlines are met.

• Identify areas for system and process enhancements. Analyze system performance metrics,

pinpointing inefficiencies, and recommending solutions to optimize functionality, efficiency, and

security.

• Ensure data integrity and security by implementing strategies for managing and securing data

from various sources. Perform data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes, design

and maintain data structures for efficient storage and retrieval and adhering to regulatory

compliance standards.

• Develop reports and dashboards for data-driven decision making by transforming raw data into

actionable insights for stakeholders.

• Designs and develops electronic forms to automate workflows. Creates interactive forms with

features suitable for online completion and submission.

• Partner with system administrators to ensure optimal system performance, proactively

troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and implement solutions. Collaborate on system upgrades

and installations to maintain and secure IT infrastructure.

• Provide support for the configuration and technical functionality of enterprise systems ensuring

optimal user experience and system performance.

• Collaborate with vendors and internal users to facilitate system development and identify areas

for enhancement. Solicit user feedback, prioritize feature requests, and work collaboratively with

vendors to implement agreed-upon solutions.

• Develop and maintain programming change/enhancement request logs to document development

efforts, track progress, and ensure version control.

• Prepare reports and ensure compliance with mandated data reporting requirements.

• Review user requests for system enhancements and develop solutions that meet their specific

needs and objectives.

• Maintain expertise by staying abreast of emerging technologies and trends through ongoing

learning initiatives.

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of:

• Programming languages, such as SQL and/or other related programs

• Database design, development, and administration.

• Application systems design, development, and testing.

• Computer operating systems.

• Reporting and intelligence tools.

• Project management tools and techniques.

• Various server operation systems and their installation, maintenance, and management.

• Storage technologies and system implementation and management.

• Network server and web-based architecture.

• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.

• Pertinent federal, state, and local codes, laws, and regulations.

• District organization, operations, policies and objectives.

• English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.

Ability to:

• Plan, organize, implement, and complete complex application and programming projects.

• Communicate technical applications to non-technical audiences.

• Learn and adapt to changes in technology.

• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

• Provide leadership in application development and management.

• Analyze and remedy systems performance problems.

• Meet deadlines and work under pressure.

• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.

• Build, import, and extract data and reports and maintain records.

• Demonstrates sensitivity and understanding of diverse academic, socio-economic,

cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully

perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable

individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting with frequent interruptions

and distractions; extended periods of time viewing a computer monitor.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office

setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch,

reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate

office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a

computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.

Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination equivalent to: A bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field and three

(3) years’ experience in information technology services, programming, database analysis and

enterprise application support. Industry certifications may substitute for

education or experience.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: The Barstow Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. Barstow Community College District is committed to hiring a staff that is sensitive to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, disability, political affiliation, age, or veteran status.