IS Programmer Analyst

Description

 POSITION DESCRIPTION:  Under general direction, designs and develops new functionality to meet the needs of virtual library users. Maintains and updates PHP code for the library’s content Management system (CMS) by analyzing problems and fixing issues as they emerge; designs and develops JavaScript code and oversee its use by other staff; designs and develops HTML templates and style sheets according to the Library’s accessibility policies, W3C guidelines, oversees their use by other staff;  works with usability studies of SFPL websites and implements recommendations under the direction of the Digital Initiatives Manager of the Web Services Unit; works closely with IT to help implement web integration of integrated Library System (ILS) upgrades and web based Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), version changes, trouble-shooting and other system implementations; designs and implements inclusion of audio and video components into our internal and external web presences; seeks out and evaluates appropriate web technologies and makes recommendations for adoption and/or purchase of specialized and web-related tools; contributes to web traffic analysis development for decision-making and statistical reporting; develops and implements Security and Permissions aspects of Content Management System and related databases; contributes to documentation to inform staff users of virtual library technologies and performs related duties and responsibilities, as assigned.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. Possession of a Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, preferably with major coursework in computer science, information systems or closely related field; AND

2. Two (2) years of verifiable work experience in programming languages and platforms including HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS); designing databases; and developing data based web applications using MySQL and Microsoft technologies.; AND

3. One (1) year of recent journey level experience working in an Integrated Library System (ILS).

SUBSTITUTION:
Additional qualifying work experience as described in #2 may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Note: One year (2000 hours) of additional qualifying work experience will be considered equivalent to 30 semester units/45 quarter units. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40 hours work week.)

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.
Knowledge of Programming languages and platforms including PHP, JavaScript, SQL (stored procedures, Triggers, VBS scripting), ASP.Net, C#, VisualBasic, ColdFusion, HTML, CSS
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment