Job Description

Job Description and Duties

Looking to contribute to public health and protect Californians from the harmful effects of air pollution  and climate change? Join our team and make a difference in the lives of Californians through  innovative technology solutions and a commitment to public health.

The mission of CARB's Office of Information Services (OIS) is to leverage the most effective  information technologies available to achieve CARB's program goals. This mission includes ensuring  that such technologies are professionally managed, properly maintained and secured, and efficiently  utilized.

The Systems Development and Support Branch (SDSB) is responsible for the development and  ongoing support of IT solutions to CARB’s complex business, scientific, and engineering program  needs. The Branch implements solutions, and supports ongoing operations, maintenance, and  hosting services necessary to sustain CARB business applications and systems through their  business life.

Within SDSB, the Application Development Unit (ADU) has responsibility for architecting and  supporting the enterprise applications used to support all of CARB’s most complex information  systems and web-based business applications. These mission-critical systems support air quality  data, scientific modeling of air quality, and meteorological data to assess the extent of the State's air  quality problems, as well as register and track the performance of regulated parties whose  businesses affect air quality. The systems are utilized extensively to disseminate critical program  information to staff, districts, researchers, and stakeholders worldwide. ADU responsibilities include  the analysis of the complex technical requirements, the development of complex technical  architectures and specifications, the integration of database systems with custom and commercial  web-based applications, the administration and maintenance of both physical and logical servers,  cloud platform-as-a-service, administration of services and support received from the State's data  centers, and advanced open-source server administration.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DOMAINS:

___ Business Technology Management

___ Information Security Engineering

___ IT Project Management

_X_ Software Engineering

___ Client Services

_X_ System Engineering

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

This position may be eligible for hybrid in-office work and in-state telework. The amount of telework is at the agency's discretion and is based on the California Air Resources Boards' (CARB) current telework policy. While the CARB may support telework, some in-person attendance is also required. 

The p ositions at the CARB may be eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position under Government Code 14200 for eligible applicants residing in California, subject to the candidate meeting telework eligibility criteria outlined in the CalEPA telework policy and/or future program need. Employees not residing in California are not eligible for telework. Regardless of hybrid telework eligibility, all employees may be required to report to the position’s designated headquarters location at their own expense, as indicated on their duty statement.

Effective July 1, 2025, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 directs that each employee shall receive a 3 percent reduction in pay in exchange for 5 hours PLP 2025 leave credits, monthly. The salary range(s) included in the job advertisement do not reflect the 3 percent reduction in pay.

• Position located in a high-rise building.
• Requires being stationary, consistent with office work, for extended periods.
• Standard office environment (artificial lighting, controlled temperature, etc.)  
• Daily use of a personal computer, office equipment, and/or telephone.

Special Requirements

Applicants must include a Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) for this recruitment. Applications without an SQ or including an SQ that does not directly answer all the items below will not be considered.  Cover letters and resumes do not take the place of the SQ.

Require Name on SQ
Require Job Control Number on SQ
Maximum number of pages: 2 (Arial font, 12 point, single spaced, 1-inch margins)

Please be mindful  that Generative AI is a widely accessible tool. Exceptional quality submissions that demonstrate  originality and critical thinking will be prioritized and considered for additional recognition.

1. Describe your experience architecting and maintaining enterprise-scale Drupal applications.  Please detail your proficiency with the LAMP stack, your use of PHP (Object-Oriented), and how you  have managed local and cloud development environments.
2. How do you collaborate with stakeholders to define business requirements, and what methods do  you use to gain consensus on a web solution?

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

•Experience with system analysis and design, business process reengineering, developing business  requirements, and joint application development.

*Familiarity with Linux platforms including BASH scripting and file management.

•Competancy in Drupal Configuration, Adiministration and Support.

*Experience using a Hosted Drupal Development Platform (eg. Acquia or Pantheon)

*Experience using Accellion/Kiteworks or other sFTP hosting service.

•Experience designing databases to be highly optimized, normalized MySQL databases tailored for  high-traffic PHP applications and CMS backends.

•Experience in designing and documenting/diagraming application development efforts.

•Proficient in PHP, JavaScript, React, jQuery, CSS, and SQL; additional experience in C#/.NET and  MVC for cross-platform integration and API consumption.

•Experience in ADA remediation.

•Experience in AWS Cloud Services for hosting and scaling enterprise applications

•Experience in cloud based identity and access management (IAM) using OKTA /SAMl

•Experience implementing project management practices and the software development life cycle.

•Effective prioritization and delegation of tasks and responsibilities.

•Ability to work independently and in a team environment, mentor, and inspire others.

•Ability to facilitate PHP and JavaScript code reviews to maintain high standards for security,  performance, and maintainability.

•Updating legacy system which consists of Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (LAMP) and JavaScript  technologies.

•Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

•Strong communication skills.

•Knowledge of Human Centered Design.

•Knowledge of code pipelines, change control, and release management.

•Desire for continuous learning: Salesforce, AWS Cloud Native, and/or Power Platform technologies.

•Team player attitude.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Headquarters

• Nearby (third-party) Parking
• Convenient to public transportation
• Gym
• Daycare facility

Experience and Education

For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678), including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week, and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY). Application packages without this information may experience delayed processing times, and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.

If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must submit a copy of your transcript or diploma.  Applicants who completed their education outside the United States (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must obtain and submit verification of the United States course/degree equivalency.

Foreign education credential evaluation services can be found at

Failure to submit all the required documentation will result in an incomplete application and disqualification from consideration for this position.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Other -

  Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) - Please see the Special Requirements section of this job advertisement for detailed instructions for the SQ submission.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Work at office, Local area, Remote work, Worldwide

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