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L&I IT App Development Journey (In-Training) Internal Only

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries · Greater Seattle Area · 1 mo ago
$80k–$107k/yrFull-time

This recruitment is only open to current employees of the Department of Labor and Industries. If you apply and are not a current employee, you will not be considered.

About the role

The incumbent in this position is trusted by management as an individual contributor for writing computer code for business applications and databases within their assigned area of responsibility and is accountable for meeting quality and security standards in their completed work assignments and peer reviews. This position reports to the supervisor of the Claims Applications development teams and contributes to the team’s success by supporting an Agile/Scrum framework using the software development lifecycle approach to do their daily work, using Azure Dev Ops.

This position supports a variety of applications for claims management, such as the Claims Mail application, Third Party application, Structured Settlement application and others for the Insurance Services Division of Labor and Industries. The output of this position supports the overall goals of the agency and directly supports the agency’s critical business functions and has a direct impact to the public’s Safety and Health. Communicates clearly and concisely with customers and team and delivers excellent customer service.

This position is considered in-training. Depending on the selected individual's skills, abilities and qualifications, this position may be hired at the Application Development-Entry or Journey level. If hired at the Application Development-Entry level, you will be required to successfully complete the training plan requirements to advance to the next level of the series until the goal class of Application Development-Journey is reached.

Pay

Application Development-Entry: $79,812 - $107,328 annually, depending on qualifications.

Application Development-Journey: $85,800 - $115,416 annually, depending on qualifications.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain software applications, application interfaces and webservices.
  • Understand business requirements and how they translate to application features.
  • Serve as a technical advisor who is responsible for assisting management in coordinating work items for a number of applications.
  • Develop prototypes that enable business functionality.
  • Lead staff or work independently to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve technology issues relating to applications, environment, platform, software, or hardware.
  • Participate on Incident Response and Problem Management Teams to identify solutions to issues.
  • Use the software development lifecycle (SDLC) process to plan, analyze, design, develop, and test applications and application interfaces.
  • Ensure the delivery of technology solutions using technology standards and procedures that are in alignment with the technology direction of LN.
  • Document technical specifications, network diagrams, application functionality, deployment plans, and software release notes to fully support applications.
  • Research complex technical issues related to application development, database structure, application platform, configuration, application performance, security and data integrity.
  • Research emergent technologies and make determination for use and implementation.

Qualifications

Required if hired at the Application Development-Journey level:

  • A bachelor’s degree or higher related to Computer Science, Computer Programming, or a closely aligned field AND four (4) 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, JSON.
    • Writing and accessing database code using T-SQL, stored procedures, and Entity Framework.
    • Performing unit testing.
    • Applying development standards in a managed environment.
  • OR an associate’s degree related to Computer Science, Computer Programming, or a closely aligned field AND six (6) 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, JSON.
    • Writing and accessing database code using T-SQL, stored procedures, and Entity Framework.
    • Performing unit testing.
    • Applying development standards in a managed environment.
  • OR eight (8) 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, JSON.
    • Writing and accessing database code using T-SQL, stored procedures, and Entity Framework.
    • Performing unit testing.
    • Applying development standards in a managed environment.

Information Technology practices, processes, and organizational structure, AND the following competencies:

  • The ability to take action to learn and grow.
  • The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Desired:

  • 1 year of experience within an agile scrum team.

Required if hired at the Application Development-Entry level:

  • A computer Science degree OR 4 years of demonstrated information technology experience in the following areas:
    • Analyzing, designing, consulting, developing, and/or supporting software products.
    • Utilizing Visual Studio and .NET programming.
    • Using MS SQL Server.
    • Utilizing JQuery, Bootstrap, JavaScript or other related JavaScript Framework.
    • Understanding complex application design patterns.
    • Using agile and scrum development methodologies.
    • Managing application source control processes and tools.

Benefits

  • Paid leave.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Infants at Work Program.
  • A generous retirement package for qualified employees at the end of their career.
  • Flexible custom work schedules (4/10’s, 9/80’s, 5/8’s, etc.) upon approval by management.
  • Hybrid work model with teleworking options up to full time, with occasional in-person meetings and training as needed.

The assigned duty station for this position is Tumwater, WA.

Other Information

  • This position is represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).
  • Candidates must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa now or in the future.
  • L&I complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements of the federal I-9 form. The selected candidate must provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States on the first day of employment.
  • L&I may use this announcement to fill multiple permanent and/or non-permanent positions.
  • Veterans Preference: Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference should attach a copy of their DD-214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22, or signed verification of service letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

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