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L&I IT Application Development Entry

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries · Greater Seattle Area · 3 wk ago
Full-time

About the role

Be part of a team that powers the technology behind critical public services. The Information Technology Division serves as the backbone of innovation for the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), delivering impactful technology solutions that directly support the agency’s mission and business priorities. As a member of this team, you’ll develop, enhance, and maintain high-visibility, mission-critical enterprise applications that support the BOSS development teams and influence systems used by the Office of Human Resources, Budget Office, Internal Audit, and Information Technology Security Office.

A significant focus of this position will be using Microsoft's Power Platform, including Power Apps (canvas and model-driven), Power Automate, and Dataverse, to build and modernize applications, automate workflows, and streamline how L&I employees interact with agency data. You’ll apply Power Fx, JavaScript, and REST API integration skills to connect Power Platform solutions to enterprise data sources and extend low-code development into production-ready, enterprise-grade tools.

Working in a collaborative, agile environment, you’ll contribute to a high-performing team that values innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. Using modern tools like Azure DevOps and a structured software development lifecycle (SDLC) approach, you’ll help deliver high-quality solutions while continuously refining processes and practices.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain software applications, application interfaces, and web services.
  • Translate business requirements into application features and understand dependencies across multiple applications.
  • Perform unit and integration testing, including functional and non-functional testing.
  • Resolve technology issues related to server environment, platform, software, and hardware requirements.
  • Troubleshoot and debug applications, interfaces, and web services.
  • Use the software development lifecycle process to plan, analyze, design, develop, and test applications and interfaces.
  • Use Azure DevOps to manage source code, track work efforts, manage requirements, track bugs, manage software releases, track development tasks, and manage product backlogs.
  • Research complex technical issues related to application development, database structure, application platform, configuration, application performance, security, and data integrity.
  • Stay current on trends in .NET, SQL, Java, Windows server, networking, security, database modeling, cloud computing, and integrating applications.

Requirements

Required 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 frameworks.
  • Understanding complex application design patterns.
  • Using agile and scrum development methodologies.
  • Managing application source control processes and tools.

OR a bachelor’s degree in computer science AND:

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

Benefits

  • Paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and an Infants at Work Program.
  • Generous retirement package for qualified employees.
  • Hybrid work model with flexible custom work schedules (e.g., 4/10’s, 9/80’s, 5/8’s).
  • Teleworking may be up to full time with occasional in-person meetings or training as needed.

This position is represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).

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