IT Application Development - Senior​/Specialist; Olympia Non

IT Application Development (Senior/Specialist) – Non-Permanent

Location: Olympia, WA (Hybrid/Remote, flexible)

Job Type: Full Time – Non-Permanent
Salary: $97,356.00 – $ Annually
Closing Date: 7/12/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

As the Development Team Supervisor, you will lead and support teams responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining mission‑critical applications that help advance DCYF’s mission of protecting children and strengthening families. This role provides leadership throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring high‑quality, secure, and reliable technology solutions while overseeing project delivery, system enhancements, and application support. You will partner with Dev Ops teams to streamline deployments, ensure compliance with state and federal technology standards, and support disaster recovery and business continuity efforts.

• Create, design, develop, upgrade, maintain, enhance, test, and replace mission‑critical 24/7 operations type applications.
• Manage three distinct technical architectures (Unisys, IBM and SQL) and the processes that move information between them.
• Participate in iterative process improvements regarding the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Design, develop, maintain, and troubleshoot interfaces with business partners (state agencies and third parties).
• Recommend, design, and develop technical solutions.
• Decompose high‑level business and user requirements into functional requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex application, interface and data related issues.
• Monitor health and function of applications, react and respond to problems.
• Resolve incidents for stakeholders, customers, and partners by pragmatically working through the incident’s possible origins until a cause is identified and mitigated or resolved.
• Oversee 1 IT Application Development position (senior level) and 4 IT Contract positions in performing day‑to‑day application development activities.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or Business/Public Administration with 9 semester or 15 quarter hours of Computer Science coursework.
• Seven (7) years of progressively more complex problem solving as a developer designing, developing or maintaining large‑scale applications with mission‑critical business functions using COBOL, ECL, SSG, Bootstrap, JavaScript, Knockout, JQuery, Ninject, ASP.NET MVC, Entity Framework, Reporting Services, MS SQL Server, Microsoft .NET C#, Transact‑Structured Query Language (TSQL), and Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML).
• Consultative, administrative, or supervisory experience in IT analysis, system maintenance, or troubleshooting/problem resolution (or analyzing, designing, or programming computer systems applications or databases) that substitutes for education on the basis of one year of experience for two years of education.

• Expert knowledge of application development principles, concepts, technologies, and current industry standards, and the Microsoft technology stack (Windows, Visual Studio, IIS, .NET C#, SQL, TFS, SharePoint, etc.) gained through five or more years of experience.
• Working knowledge of Agile values and principles, Scrum development methodologies, and Dev Ops concepts.
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment where IT assets and data are subject to broad State and federal information security requirements and regulations.
• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Complete your applicant profile on careers.wa.gov and attach the following documents:

• Current resume detailing experience and education.
• Letter of Interest that details how you meet the qualifications for the position.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and wish to claim Veteran’s Preference must attach a copy of their DD‑214, NGB Form 22, or Predischarge Certification. Please blackout the social security number before attaching any documents.

Full‑time employees are eligible for health insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans, paid leave, and other benefits. All employees must provide proof of identity and authorization to work in the United States on their first day of employment.