L&I IT Application Development - Senior​/Specialist

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The Information Technology 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.

The Maintenance and Operations Program (M&O), under the Deputy Chief Information Officer, is responsible for the implementation and delivery of the products and services within IT and sustaining operations so that L&I can complete business as usual with minimal delay or downtime. Within M&O, the Applications & Data Management (A&DM) program is comprised of six development teams organized into multiple Agile teams that deliver advanced web capabilities to citizens and businesses within Washington State.

As the IT Application Development Senior/Specialist, you will serve as the technical lead for development of Agile product teams, supporting highly visible systems with agency-wide, state-wide and multi-agency impact. If selected for this role, you will use your expertise to mentor and lead staff in the area of .NET technologies, coding standards, and best practices. This position provides strategic planning for custom developed applications and Software as a Service (SaaS) solution to support the programs business functions.

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

• Technical Lead
  • Develop technology roadmaps for highly complex systems that have significant statewide or multi-agency impact and ensure they align to the agency’s technical architecture.
  • Design, develop, and implement solutions using Microsoft .NET technologies, Transact SQL, SQL Server databases, Java, Software as a Service (SaaS), and/or Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) so that systems are compliant with agency and industry standards.
  • Align application architecture, development teams, and technology solutions for the development team.
  • Lead development efforts to resolve technical issues and production issues quickly.
  • Coordinate between multiple technical teams to implement and resolve technology issues.
  • Serve as a technical mentor to other systems developers in resolving highly complex technical issues.
  • Resolve issues related to environment, platform, software and hardware to ensure timely delivery of software products.
• Application Development
  • Develop and maintain software applications, application interfaces and web services.
  • Serve as technical advisor who is responsible for assisting management in coordinating work items for a number of applications.
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance applications.
  • Develop prototypes that enable business functionality.
  • Lead staff and work independently to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve technology issues relating to applications, environment, platform, software, or hardware.
  • Participate in Incident Response and Problem Management teams to identify solutions.
• Application Development - Process Documentation
  • Use the software development lifecycle (SDLC) process to plan, analyze, design, develop, and test applications and application interfaces.
  • Ensure the delivery of technology solutions by using technology standards and procedures that are in alignment with the technology direction of L&I.
• Application Development Research
  • Research emergent technologies and make determination for use and implementation.

And much more.

• Ten (10) years
  of recent professional experience:
  • Developing and enhancing applications using languages and tools such as Visual Studio, C#, , ASP.Net, HTML, CSS, JavaScript…