Systems Analyst - Intermediate

Salary: $42.00 Hourly
Location : Houston, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 15956
Department: County Clerk's Office
Opening Date: 12/09/2025
Closing Date: 12/23/2025 11:59 PM Central

Position Description
As a Systems Analyst II / Software Developer, you will define, develop, test, analyze, and maintain requirements-driven software and web applications in support of the Harris County Clerk's Office Elections Department. You will write, test, and maintain code for both new and existing applications, with a strong focus on meeting deadlines, solving issues independently, and following best practices for security, stability, and scalability.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Write programming scripts to code the election, enhance functionality, and/or performance of company applications as necessary.
• Collaborate with developers, programmers, and designers in conceptualizing and development of new software programs and applications.
• Analyze and assess existing business systems and procedures.
• Analyze data and create reports for miscellaneous departments.
• Participate in election period activities including nightly reporting during both Early Voting and Election Day, plus other scheduled activities occurring outside of a normal work schedule.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Requirements
Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalent from an accredited educational institution.
• Three (3)+ years building production-quality software solutions.
• Demonstrated proficiency in at least one (1) server-side language and one front-end framework.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be able to work under stress, must be able to work without direct supervision.
• Have some knowledge to be able to interpret laws, policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience of software development technologies including NodeJS, .NET/C#, JavaScript, and MSSQL (queries, views, stored procedures, functions).
• Ability to learn new tools, frameworks, and processes quickly.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite.
• Strong problem-solving skills; able to research solutions and resolve issues with minimal direct supervision.
• Strong sense of accountability-able to manage priorities, meet deadlines, and deliver accurate, reliable work under pressure.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills; comfortable asking questions and collaborating when clarification is needed.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.
Preferences

• Project examples strongly preferred.
• Experience with DevOps, FileMaker, or Oracle a plus.

General Information
Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:

• Regular Full-time
• Monday - Friday | 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
  
  • May be subject to include holidays and weekends as needed.
  • Position requires flexibility to work extended hours during election periods and other peak workloads.
  • Due to fixed deadlines, tasks may need to be completed outside standard business hours.

Salary:

• $42.00 Hourly
• Based on 26 Pay Periods
  • Plus, benefits

Location:

• 15600 Morales Rd, Houston, TX 77032

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• Hybrid office environment (discretionary, as initiatives permit).
• This job operates in a professional office environment.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers, filling cabinets.
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of forces greater than that of sedentary work and if the worker sits most of the time, the job is considered light work.

Employment is contingent upon passing a background check and drug screen.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

HARRIS COUNTY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Harris County offers a highly competitive benefits program, featuring a comprehensive group health plan and defined benefit retirement plan.
The following benefits are offered only to Harris County employees in regular (full-time) positions:
Health & Wellness Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Wellness Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Ten (10) days of vacation leave per year (accrual rate increases after 5 years of service)
• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays
• One (1) floating holiday per year
• Paid Parental Leave*
• Sick Leave

Retirement Savings Benefit

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are available to Harris County employees in full-time and select part-time positions:

• Professional learning & development opportunities
• Retirement pension (TCDRS defined benefit plan)
• Flexible work schedule*
• METRO RideSponsor Program*

* Participation may vary by County department. The employee benefits plans of Harris County are extended to all eligible participants across various departments with the exception of the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, for which the cited Health & Wellness Benefits are administered through the State of Texas.
In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, group health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Harris County Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County Benefits & Wellness website:
01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?

• High School or GED diploma
• Associates Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or higher
• None of the above

02

Which of the following best describes your verifiable years of experience building production-quality software solutions?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

• Less than two (2) years
• Two (2) years but less than three (3) years
• Three (3) years but less than four (4) years
• Four (4) years or more
• I do not have this experience

03

Do you have demonstrated proficiency in at least one (1) server-side language and one front-end framework?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

• Yes
• No

04

Do you have experience with DevOps, FileMaker, or Oracle?

• Yes
• No

05

Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions:Advanced:A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Intermediate:A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Basic:A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it.Entry Level:A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced
• Intermediate
• Basic
• Entry Level
• Not proficient

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