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Working within a small, high-impact technical team, this position is responsible for ensuring the production reliability, quality, and security of county-owned digital infrastructure, including compliance-critical systems handling federal grant data affecting residents across Southwest Michigan. JOB SUMMARY: The Digital Systems Developer supports Van Buren County’s Digital Information Department and the Digital Innovation Collaborative Exchange (DICE), a regional initiative modernizing local government services through automation, data systems, GIS, and AI.

Pay Rate: $35.23 - $42.95 based on experience                                                                                      Full-Time: 37.5 hours per week                                                                            JOB SUMMARY: The Digital Systems Developer supports Van Buren County’s Digital Information Department and the Digital Innovation Collaborative Exchange (DICE), a regional initiative modernizing local government services through automation, data systems, GIS, and AI. Working within a small, high-impact technical team, this position is responsible for ensuring the production reliability, quality, and security of county-owned digital infrastructure, including compliance-critical systems handling federal grant data affecting residents across Southwest Michigan. The position works alongside a PhD-level mathematician, a GIS specialist, and a digital communications lead to build and maintain systems with direct community impact. PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The following duties are normal for this position.  These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.  Other duties may be required and assigned.<ul><li>Design and maintain automated test suites (unit, integration, and end-to-end) to ensure reliability of compliance-critical systems.</li><li>Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support repeatable, reliable deployments and testing workflows.</li><li>Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to detect issues before they affect program operations.</li><li>Review applications for edge cases, failure modes, and data integrity risks prior to deployment.</li><li>Contribute to application development under the direction of the Digital Solutions Specialist, including database design and SQL query work.</li><li>Support API integrations with external government systems, including SAM.gov debarment checks and HUD reporting platforms.</li><li>Help ensure systems meet federal data security requirements for programs handling HUD and MSHDA grant data.</li><li>Document systems, configurations, and technical processes to support long-term maintainability and audit readiness.</li><li>Communicate and coordinate with program staff, county departments, and external partners to translate compliance requirements into working technical systems.</li></ul> QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE:<ul><li>Strong fundamentals in relational database design and SQL—this is the technical baseline for the role.</li><li>Application development experience in at least one modern language (Python strongly preferred; JavaScript/web fundamentals helpful).</li><li>Familiarity with testing frameworks and the discipline to write tests as part of development.</li><li>Understanding of version control and CI/CD development workflows.</li><li>Comfort working with APIs and external data integrations.</li><li>Strong written communication and documentation habits.</li><li>Interest in or experience using AI-assisted development tools and AI-integrated systems.</li><li>Preferred: Exposure to DevOps practices including deployment pipelines, infrastructure reliability, monitoring, and logging.</li><li>Preferred: Experience with workflow automation platforms (n8n, Power Automate, Zapier, or similar) and/or data visualization tools (Power BI or similar).</li><li>Preferred: Familiarity with government, nonprofit, or compliance-sensitive environments, including federal grant programs (HUD CDBG, MSHDA, or similar).</li><li>Preferred: Experience or interest in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) on open source platforms (QGIS, MapLibre, PostGIS, or similar).</li><li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field preferred. Equivalent demonstrated experience will be considered.</li></ul> OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Employment is dependent on background check, criminal history, and drug screen.  Applicant must complete County application form. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Direct Reports:              None Delegation of Work:       Not applicable Supervision Given:        Not applicable Reports To:                   This position reports to the Director of Digital Information. WORK LOCATION AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This position works in a typical office environment using standard office equipment such as telephone, computer, copier, etc. No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions (such as in a typical office).Powered by JazzHR

Van Buren County

Digital Systems Developer

Application Programming Interface (API)

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Automation

Computer Science

Continuous Deployment/Delivery

Continuous Integration

Data Quality

Data Science

Data Visualization Tools

Database Design

DevOps

Documentation

Federal Grants

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Government

Information Technology & Information Systems

Information/Data Security (InfoSec)

JavaScript

Local Government

Maintain Compliance

Mathematics

Microsoft Exchange Server

Nonprofit

Open Source

Physical Demands

Power BI

Programming Tools

Project/Program Coordination

Python Programming/Scripting Language

Regulatory Compliance

SQL (Structured Query Language)

Software Development

Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM)

Spatial Data

System Integration (SI)

Systems Administration/Management

Systems Maintenance

Team Player

Technical Support

Test Automation

Test Plan/Schedule

Test Suite

Testing

Unit Test

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