L&I IT Application Development - Senior​/Specialist; MIPS Supervisor

Our Mission: Keep Washington Safe and Working!

Our Values: Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability

The Information Technology (IT) Division is an internal service organization responsible for providing information technology-based products and services in support of the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) agency business priorities so that L&I can keep Washington Safe and Working.

The mainframe program is responsible for managing L&l's Industrial Insurance applications, which are the agencies priority one systems. These applications are crucial for effectively managing the worker compensation program and are used by over 3,000 staff. These applications include both internal and external-facing applications that support Health Services Analysis (HSA) business processes. The Medical Information Payment System (MIPS) is L&I’s Industrial Insurance billing system.

MIPS has over four (4) million lines of code and processes a minimum of 20,000 bills per day which equate to over 500 million dollars each year MIPS has both an online and batch component and contains more than 600 modules. MIPS has 1,200 users across 16 teams, and supports 100 thousand credentialed providers, making it one of the agencies’ most critical applications and databases.

The Mainframe program is made up of four (4) units that support critical operations of the domain. The Claims, Employer Systems, MIPS, and Operational functions are critical to balancing the support of aging systems. This position reports to the Director of Mainframe Operations and Strategy and serves as the supervisor of the MIPS Mainframe team, supervising entry, journey and senior level staff.

As the IT Application Development – Senior/Specialist
, you will serve as the Senior Application Development and supervisor for the MIPS Mainframe and .NET product teams and will provide expert technical leadership, system design authority, and supervisory oversight for an application that supports statewide medical billing, provider payments, and industrial insurance operations. These are services injured workers and medical providers across Washington depend on every day.

In this role, you’ll lead the design, architecture, and modernization of MIPS. You will make sure it stays reliable, high-performing, and continues to meet legislative and policy requirements. You’ll direct a multidisciplinary team of IT professionals and give advanced consultation and architectural guidance on high-risk system components. You will also manage projects that deliver agency-wide infrastructure upgrades and enhancements to Insurance Services applications.

This is an advanced-level programmer/analyst position with a high degree of autonomy. You’ll independently develop, enhance, and maintain multiple complex applications across several programming languages and technologies, often leading those efforts and balancing several projects r deep understanding of the mainframe will be key to solving difficult problems and guiding sound technical decisions.

* This position is primarily seeking candidates who reside in Washington State or are willing to relocate.*

• Mainframe MIPS Programming
  • Serve as the technical authority for MIPS mainframe and .NET components, providing expert level design, architecture, and development leadership. Lead the design and implementation of new system logic, data flows, and application components where no existing precedent exists. Architect modernization strategies for legacy MIPS components and establish coding standards, development patterns, and technical best practices. Direct cross system integration design with Provider One,…