IT Application Development - Journey

State of Washington•Thurston County – Tumwater, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General is recruiting for a permanent, full-time IT Application Developer – Journey in its Information Services Division. The position is located in Tumwater, Washington, and is not union-represented. Salary Range 05IT is $85,800–$115,416; the base pay offered may vary based on internal equity and the preferred candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The Information Services Division provides strategic technology leadership, support, and consulting for legal technologies and platforms. It leads the design, development, and delivery of agency technology systems and applications, maintains software and cloud platform operations, and provides services including custom software development, business intelligence, data management, project management, and eDiscovery technical support. Using an agile development methodology, the position performs journey-level analysis, design, development, implementation, maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, and problem resolution for division-specific and agency-wide applications, customizations, integrations, and databases. The work includes high-risk, high-impact, mission-critical solutions. The developer works with cross-functional teams to understand business processes and deliver custom software solutions, enhancements, integrations, and maintenance. The role also includes learning and applying new technologies, validating functionality, participating in code reviews and quality assurance, selecting work from an approved backlog, taking part in agile ceremonies, and responding to production failures. The AGO offers professional development and growth opportunities and supports work-life balance. Flexible schedules and part-time/hybrid telework options are available. The position announcement may be used to fill multiple openings in the same classification.

Requirements

One of the following experience and education combinations: eight years of professional experience in one or more IT disciplines (consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, or maintaining computer software applications); an associate’s degree in Computer Science, an Information Technology program, or a closely related field and six years of such professional experience; or a bachelor’s degree or higher in one of those fields and four years of such professional experience.
At least two years of experience within the past four years, with demonstrated proficiency developing applications and other software solutions using C#, ASP.NET MVC/WebForms, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, and Transact-SQL.
Applicants must submit a letter of interest describing their specific qualifications and a current resume detailing experience and education, in addition to completing the online application.

Nice To Haves

Experience within the past three years with agile software development methodologies.
Experience with asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) and jQuery.
Drupal or WordPress development experience.
Experience with ORMs such as NHibernate or Entity Framework.
Experience with Telerik Kendo UI or ASP.NET AJAX.
Experience with web services such as ASP.NET Web API or XML Web Services.
Experience with SQL Reporting Services (SSRS).
Experience with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).
Experience with Git or an equivalent source control technology.

Responsibilities

Provide full-stack software development, design, and maintenance for new projects, enhancements, off-the-shelf software customizations, and software integrations.
Analyze, design, develop, implement, maintain, test, troubleshoot, and resolve problems in custom applications, software customizations, integrations, and databases.
Learn and implement new coding technologies and techniques.
Validate new functionality, participate in code reviews, and perform testing and quality assurance for custom-developed solutions.
Self-select tasks from a prioritized list of approved backlog items based on time, capacity, and growth opportunity.
Participate in daily scrum meetings, sprint reviews, backlog refinement, and product demonstrations.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify business requirements and address business needs through custom software solutions.
Respond to production failures and provide advanced troubleshooting and debugging to assist customers with custom-developed solutions.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
Vacation, sick, and other leave.
11 paid holidays per year.
Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) plans.
Life insurance.
Dependent Care Assistance.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Tuition waiver.
Deferred Compensation.
Employee Recognition Leave.
Flexible schedules and part-time/hybrid telework options.
Wellness Program.
Infants in the Workplace Program.
Employee Assistance Program with counseling, webinars, and other cost-free support resources.
Employee-driven affinity groups.