Job Description
About the position
The Senior Mobile Application Developer will support the Cyber & Investigative Technology Group by developing mobile applications to assist in criminal, civil, and administrative investigations.
- Responsibilities
- Core iOS / iPadOS Development
- Enterprise Application Integration
- Security & Compliance
- Development Practices & Tooling
- Cross-Platform Collaboration
- Enterprise & Windows Ecosystem Exposure
- Mobile Deployment & Lifecycle Management
- Performance, Reliability & Support
- Requirements
- Core iOS / iPadOS Development Proficiency in Swift and familiarity with Objective-C for maintaining legacy codebases.
- Strong experience developing native applications for iPhone and iPad using Xcode.
- Solid understanding of iOS/iPadOS SDKs, APIs, and frameworks including: UIKit and/or SwiftUI Foundation, Core Data, Core Location Background processing and lifecycle management
- Ability to design and implement adaptive UI layouts supporting multiple screen sizes and orientations.
- Enterprise Application Integration Strong experience integrating mobile applications with enterprise backend systems hosted on Windows-based platforms.
- Proficiency consuming and integrating with: RESTful APIs and JSON SOAP services (legacy environments)
- Understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms, including: OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect Token-based authentication (JWT) Enterprise identity providers (e.g., Active Directory / Azure AD / Entra ID)
- Ability to collaborate with backend teams developing applications using: .NET / ASP.NET IIS-hosted services SQL Server or enterprise databases
- Security & Compliance Strong knowledge of mobile application security best practices, including: Secure storage (Keychain) Data encryption at rest and in transit Secure network communication (TLS)
- Experience implementing enterprise security policies, including: Mobile Device Management (MDM) integration Certificate-based authentication App sandboxing and least-privilege access
- Understanding of compliance requirements relevant to enterprise environments (e.g., CJIS, FISMA, HIPAA, or similar standards).
- Development Practices & Tooling Experience with source control systems, especially Git, in team-based environments.
- Ability to work within CI/CD pipelines for mobile applications.
- Familiarity with: Automated unit testing and UI testing (XCTest) Debugging, profiling, and performance tuning using Xcode tools
- Ability to document technical designs, APIs, and deployment procedures clearly.
- Cross-Platform Collaboration Ability to collaborate effectively with: Web developers (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) Backend developers (Windows/.NET stacks) UX/UI designers and product owners
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to translate mobile requirements into enterprise technical solutions.
- Enterprise & Windows Ecosystem Exposure Experience integrating mobile apps with: Microsoft-based ecosystems (Azure services, Microsoft Graph APIs) Windows authentication and identity services
- Familiarity with desktop web application workflows and how mobile applications complement or extend them.
- Mobile Deployment & Lifecycle Management Experience with: Enterprise app distribution (Apple Business Manager) Internal app stores or private app deployment Managing app updates across large user populations
- Familiarity with MDM platforms such as Mobile Iron, Ivanti, or similar tools.
- Performance, Reliability & Support Ability to design mobile applications that perform reliably in low-connectivity or high-latency environments.
- Experience monitoring application health using logging, analytics, and crash reporting tools.
- Ability to support production applications, troubleshoot issues, and implement fixes in coordination with enterprise support teams.
- Professional & Analytical Skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently while adhering to enterprise standards and governance.
- Experience working in regulated, mission-critical, or high-availability environments.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Significant experience may be substituted for the education requirement.
- Substantial demonstrated work experience (ideally a minimum of 5 to 8 years) in mobile application development, implementation, and ongoing enhancements.
- Experience working in a collaborative and cross functional team environment.
- Facilitate strategy sessions with stakeholders to gather application requirements in order to become familiar with project scope, business needs and overall application requirements.
- Performs applications coding and interface design, development, documentation, testing, release and maintenance for mobile applications, tools and reports to track and evaluate changes in the workforce.
- Monitors tool effectiveness and optimize applications where needed.
- Develops applications based upon technical design, user interface, and use case while ensuring application readiness for deployment, the output meets user requirements, and within set standards and policies.
- Once product is deployed, work collaboratively to improve and optimize application performance.
- End to end testing of application, including any server components that the application may interface with.
- Develops and maintains proper documentation for all phases of application, tool and report development including requests for testing, quality assurance and issuance into production.
- Develops and maintains the centralized information delivery platform for workforce management information, tools, and analytics.
- Accesses, queries and retrieves data from source systems and Teradata.
- Integrates, validates and manipulates data sets for management tools and reporting.
- Develops block diagrams and logic flow charts.
- Enhance software to reduce operating time and improve efficiencies.
- Provides technical guidance to application users and stakeholders; develops instructional material and provides training on applications, tools, reports and other complement resources for integration into the field.
- Maintains awareness of emerging technologies and resources; research systems technologies and the industry for best practices and new applications for integration into the organization.
- Must be a U.S Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident.
- Favorable credit check for all cleared positions
- Successfully passing a background investigation including drug screening.
- Must have mobility to attend meetings with other managers and employees.
- Must be able to write, type, and use a telephone system 100% of the time.
- Sitting for prolonged and extended periods of time.
- Nice-to-haves
- Advanced iOS Capabilities Experience with SwiftUI in production enterprise applications.
- Knowledge of Combine, concurrency (async/await), and modern iOS architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture).
- Experience supporting offline data synchronization and conflict resolution.
- Familiarity with Apple Human Interface Guidelines for enterprise-focused applications
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