EDP Systems and Programming Analyst I:
1. Completion of 24 quarter/18 semester units of college level courses in the principles and methods of systems analysis, systems design, computer program design, computer programming using a language utilized by the hiring department, and information system technology, and two years of experience writing business application programs; or,
2. a combination of training, education, and experience that is equivalent to the employment standard listed above and that provides the required knowledge and abilities.
EDP Systems and Programming Analyst II:
1. Completion of 24 quarter/18 semester units of college level courses in the principles and methods of systems analysis, systems design, computer program design, computer programming using a language utilized by the hiring department, and information system technology, and two years of increasingly responsible applications analysis experience with the type of business application and computer environment used by the hiring department; or,
2. two years of experience as an EDP Systems and Programming Analyst I with Santa Barbara County with the type of business application and computer environment used by the hiring department; or,
3. a combination of training, education, and experience that is equivalent to one of the employment standards listed above and that provides the required knowledge and abilities.
Selectees for positions in this class assigned to Child Welfare Services are subject to fingerprinting for the purpose of a criminal record check as authorized by Section 16501 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code and Section 11105.3 of the California Penal Code.
Knowledge of: principles and methods used in analysis and development of data processing applications; principles of systems and procedures analysis; uses and limitations of data processing applications; principles of information entry, storage, and retrieval; programming languages applicable to systems in use; current developments in data processing; operating capabilities of common hardware configurations; principles and techniques of computer programming; basic math to develop simple equations in programming applications and to estimate costs of systems; and basic principles of electronic data communication.
Job Description: Positions in these classes perform applications analysis work of existing or new systems including programming, testing, maintenance, and implementation. This series differs from the Departmental Data Processing Specialist series in that the Analyst series focuses on the technical design, writing and testing of complex computer programs. Incumbents may specialize in computerized applications used in a particular type of service/program; e.g., criminal records, medical billing, inventory, financial, or personnel systems.