The Washington State Patrol is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and strives to foster an environment in which everyone is encouraged to be their authentic selves, communicate openly, and act with courage. The WSP is dedicated to promoting fair and equitable hiring, training, and promotional practices through innovative recruitment and retention strategies. The Information Technology Division (ITD) exists to leverage technology to enhance and sustain business processes, public safety infrastructure, and statewide emergency communications to facilitate the accomplishment of all agency goals. This position is responsible for ensuring the the stable operations of the Secure Automated Firearms E-Check (SAFE) application and it's interfaces to partner agencies applications and data. SAFE is a cloud based system that allows firearm dealers to submit background checks and receive the results via a web-based user interface. It is also utilized by WSP Firearm Background Division (FBD) examiners to determine the eligibility of applicants and adjudicate those background checks.To ensure FBD staff and the supporting technology are able to process firearm background checks efficiently, accurately and without interruption in accordance with RCW 43.43.580, this position requires familiarity with: FBD business processes State and Federal legal requirements Technological architecture used by the vendor, cloud provider and data sources