System Integration Developer, Python (1064) – Department of Technology

Company Description

• Application Opening : February 19, 2026 (Clerically Amended Feb. 23, 2026)
• Application Deadline : This recruitment is considered open until filled. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as this job may close at any time, but not earlier than 11 : 59PM (PDT), April 8, 2026.

Are you ready to make an impact in one of the most innovative cities? The (DT) is looking for passionate IT professionals to help shape the future of technology in San Francisco! As the centralized technology services provider for the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), DT delivers critical infrastructure and services to over 33,000 employees—supporting public safety, municipal broadband, cybersecurity, cloud solutions, and more! With a $140M+ annual budget and a team of 300+ experts, DT is leading the charge in digital transformation. DT provides services through our core areas of IT Excellence :

Why Join Us? Innovative & Impactful Work At DT, you won’t just work on IT—you’ll power a city. Your expertise will directly impact the residents of San Francisco, from closing the digital divide to ensuring secure, efficient city operations.

Benefits of Working for CCSF : In addition to challenging and rewarding work, the City provides a generous suite of benefits to its employees.

Join the team that’s shaping the future of technology in San Francisco. Apply today and be part of a dynamic, innovative, and mission-driven ITteam!

Job Description

The Department of Technology’s Justice Tracking Information System (JUSTIS) team is responsible for designing, operating, and modernizing the City and County of San Francisco’s criminal justice data exchange platform. JUSTIS enables secure, real-time information sharing among multiple criminal justice partner agencies, supporting mission-critical operations that run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The System Integration Developer is a key technical contributor on the JUSTIS development team, responsible for building and maintaining the APIs, integration services, and backend components that power the JUSTIS Data Exchange Hub. This role focuses on developing secure, reliable, and scalable system-to-system integrations that allow partner agencies to exchange criminal justice data in compliance with local, state, and federal requirements governing privacy, security, and access to sensitive information.

Working closely with system architects, technical leadership, project management, and partner agencies, the Software Developer performs complex, hands-on development work across development, test, and production environments. This position requires strong expertise in application development, system integration, database development, and DevOps practices, with a primary emphasis on API-driven data exchange and enterprise integration solutions that support high-availability justice systems.

As a member of the JUSTIS development team, the System Integration Developer is responsible for the design, development, enhancement, and operational support of the JUSTIS Data Exchange Hub and its associated integration services. The developer plays a hands-on role in ensuring that justice data flows reliably, securely, and efficiently between partner agency systems.

This position requires a strong balance of technical depth, operational awareness, and collaboration, as the work directly supports mission-critical justice operations across multiple City agencies.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to, the following :

Application & Integration Development

System Integration & Operational Support

DevOps, Quality & Release Management

Security, Compliance & Data Stewardship

Collaboration & Team Contribution

Appointment Type :

Temporary Exempt (TEX), Full Time position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointing officer. The anticipated duration of this project position is thirty-six (36) months.

Work Location :

Incumbent will conduct most of the work at the Department of Technology, 1 South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103. However, there may be situations where the incumbent will be required to work at other sites throughout the City and County of San Francisco as necessary.

Nature of Work :

Incumbent must be willing to work a 40-hour week as determined by the department. This is a hybrid position that requires regular, weekly recurring on-site presence at our San Francisco office.

Position may require sufficient strength and coordination for lifting, pushing, pulling and / or carrying the weight of computer equipment. May require hand / eye coordination and manual dexterity for data entry. May involve extensive VDT exposure.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Education :

An associate degree in computer science or closely related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits / units at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits / units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits / units in computer science or a closely-related field].

Experience :

Five (5) years of experience in applications or software programming or development.

Substitution :

Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). One (1) year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units with a minimum of 10 semester / 15 quarter units in computer science or a closely related field.

Desirable Qualifications

Verification

Please make sure it is clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on and for considerations taken when reviewing applications.

Note : Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications requirement by the final application deadline unless otherwise noted.

Additional Information

Selection Procedures

The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements and assessment of candidates’ job-related knowledge, skills and abilities. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to evaluate candidate qualifications. This typically includes an oral interview and / or a written or performance exercise.

If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the Department needs will be invited to continue in the selection process. Applicants meeting the minimum requirements are not guaranteed advancement in the selection process.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco :

How to Apply :

Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time, but not before April 8, 2026.

For best practices on the application process, please visit Applicants may be contacted by email about this announcement and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses and will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records.  Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV / AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.