L&I IT Application Development - Senior/Specialist

State of Washington•Thurston County – Tumwater, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Information Technology Division at Washington State’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) provides technology products and services in support of agency business priorities. Within the Maintenance and Operations Program, the Applications & Data Management program includes development teams that deliver web capabilities to Washington residents and businesses. The IT Application Development Senior/Specialist serves as a technical lead for Agile product teams supporting highly visible systems with agency-wide, statewide, and multi-agency impact. The role leads and mentors staff in .NET technologies, coding standards, and development best practices; provides strategic planning for custom applications and SaaS solutions; and supports the business functions of L&I programs. The position develops technology roadmaps, designs and implements solutions, maintains applications and services, resolves technical and production issues, and researches emerging technologies. Hybrid and remote work options are available. L&I is primarily seeking candidates who live in Washington State or are willing to relocate; remote work from outside Washington requires approval.

Requirements

Ten years of recent professional experience developing and enhancing applications using languages and tools such as Visual Studio, C#, VB.Net, ASP.Net, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, JQuery, MWM or MVC, WPF, ADO, WCF, and JSON.
Ten years of recent professional experience writing and accessing database code using T-SQL, stored procedures, and Entity Framework.
Ten years of recent professional experience performing unit testing.
Ten years of recent professional experience applying development standards in a managed environment.
Ability to take action to learn and grow.
Ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
Education may substitute year for year for experience, up to four years for a bachelor’s degree or two years for an associate degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming, or a closely aligned field.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience within an Agile Scrum team.

Responsibilities

Develop technology roadmaps for complex systems with statewide or multi-agency impact and ensure alignment with the agency’s technical architecture.
Design, develop, and implement solutions using .NET technologies, Transact-SQL, SQL Server, Java, SaaS, and/or COTS products in accordance with agency and industry standards.
Align application architecture, development teams, and technology solutions.
Lead development efforts to resolve technical and production issues, and coordinate with multiple technical teams to address technology issues.
Mentor systems developers in resolving complex technical issues.
Resolve environment, platform, software, and hardware issues to support timely software delivery.
Develop and maintain software applications, application interfaces, and web services.
Advise management and assist with coordinating work items across multiple applications.
Develop, maintain, and enhance applications and create prototypes that enable business functionality.
Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve application and technology issues independently and while leading staff.
Participate in Incident Response and Problem Management teams to identify solutions.
Use the software development lifecycle (SDLC) to plan, analyze, design, develop, and test applications and interfaces.
Deliver technology solutions in accordance with standards and procedures aligned with L&I’s technology direction.
Research emerging technologies and determine whether and how they should be used and implemented.

Benefits

Flexible custom work schedules.
Hybrid and remote work options.
Generous retirement package for qualifying state employees at the end of their careers.
Competitive benefits package.

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