Software Developer

Job description

Our team is looking for a Software Developer to join the CIS department and support the mission of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office. As a member of a skilled team of professionals, you'll be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the in-house applications, reports, and integrations that agency personnel rely on every day while providing stellar service to all divisions of the organization. Employment with CPSO is a rewarding experience that allows you to serve your community with an organization that is committed to the highest professional standards of law enforcement.

DUTIES:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain in-house web applications that support agency business operations and personnel processes.
• Carry assigned features, enhancements, and defect fixes from requirements through design, implementation, testing, and release, seeking guidance from senior developers on complex or high-risk work.
• Design and maintain database tables, views, queries, and stored procedures supporting application functionality and reporting.
• Create and modify operational reports and dashboards, including new report requests, parameter and calculation changes, and corrections to report logic.
• Administer report access requests in accordance with the principle of least privilege.
• Build and maintain scheduled and background processes such as automated notifications, status updates, and recurring reports.
• Develop and support application programming interface (API), webhook, and file-based integrations between agency systems and vendor platforms, including authentication, message validation, and error handling.
• Monitor integration and job results, investigate failures and missing records, and coordinate corrections with the requesting division.
• Reproduce, troubleshoot, and resolve issues reported by end users, and identify root causes of recurring defects.
• Participate in code reviews as both author and reviewer, and follow established version control, release, and deployment workflows.
• Work with requesting divisions, system analysts, and application stakeholders to clarify requirements, propose solutions, and confirm expected application behavior.
• Write and maintain application tests and support user acceptance testing and post-release validation.
• Use approved AI-assisted development tools in accordance with agency policy, and review all generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability.
• Maintain current development tooling, frameworks, and runtime versions for assigned projects.
• Follow secure coding practices and maintain technical documentation for code, configurations, and application workflows.
• Effectively communicate ticket status, set realistic expectations, and follow work through to resolution.
• Apply the principle of least privilege to all access requested, granted, used, or administered.
• Document work in the service desk ticketing system with accurate detail, and keep configuration, asset, and procedural documentation current.
• Complete required security awareness training and model secure practices for agency personnel.
• Demonstrate the agency's core values of Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Accountability, and Excellence in all work and interactions.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of two (2) years of professional experience developing and supporting software applications.
• Working knowledge of at least one object-oriented programming language and a modern web application framework.
• Working knowledge of relational databases and the ability to write, optimize, and troubleshoot SQL queries.
• Ability to build and modify parameterized reports against relational data sources.
• Experience working within an established version control, code review, and release process.
• Ability to work independently on assigned projects, manage competing priorities, and deliver work on schedule.
• Availability to support scheduled releases and maintenance activities outside of normal business hours.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Strong communication, organizational skills, and time management skills.
• Excellent customer service skills and desire to help the agency succeed.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Information Systems, or a related field required.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE SKILL AND ABILITY:

• Experience with C# and the .NET platform, or a comparable enterprise development stack.
• Experience building web interfaces, including data grids, forms, and role-based views.
• Experience with background job scheduling, notification services, and report generation.
• Experience with reporting or business intelligence platforms and report server administration.
• Experience with REST APIs, webhooks, or file-based data exchange between separate systems.
• Experience with cloud application hosting and automated build and deployment pipelines.
• Experience with automated testing practices and tools.
• Experience with scripting for automation, job monitoring, and log review.
• Familiarity with authentication, access control, and the principle of least privilege.
• Experience with generative AI products for software development and office productivity.
• Skilled in troubleshooting and diagnosing common usability issues.

Benefits

• Paid health and life insurance
• Dental, vision, and other supplemental policies available
• Pension and Deferred Compensation program
• Paid training and certifications