The U.S. District Court in Cleveland, OH is accepting applications for Programmer / Systems Analyst 

Position Summary:

The District Court’s automation support team provides services to 19 judges and 250+ staff members in chambers, the Clerk’s Office, and the Pretrial Services & Probation Office.  The Programmer/Systems Analyst reports to the Assistant IT Director and performs professional work related to coding, testing, designing, modifying, and adapting existing software for the court’s national applications.  There will be routine travel within our district as well as occasional travel outside of our district for meetings, conferences, and/or training.  Starting salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience. Promotion potential to CL 27 without further competition.

Environment:

The essential functions of the Court operate on national applications developed by the Judiciary.  These applications run on Informix database platforms on RedHat Linux servers.  Training will be provided on judiciary‐specific applications as necessary.  

Representative Duties:

 Participate in planning and acquiring specific systems for the court. Collaborate with users to gather system requirements and create plans for implementation, testing, training and software documentation.   Manage execution of automation plans and establish training in system use and capabilities, perform testing, establish procedures, and devise security systems for hardware, software, and data.

 Install, configure, maintain and support national applications and other applications that enhance and/or exchange data with these systems; customize applications based on user needs.

 Ensure reliable and effective operations of systems, maintain standard operating procedures, install and test upgrades, and assist with protection and restoration operations.

 Create, maintain, and enhance Java, Perl and UNIX scripts, data/form libraries, and applications using a variety of web‐based software.

 Provide primary support for database structures, including Informix and MySQL.

 Develop custom informational and statistical reports for multiple departments of the court.