Senior Software Developer - Azure

The Senior Software Developer is responsible for leading and overseeing the development configuration integration testing and deployment ofcomplex agency-wide information systems to address the business requirements of the state courts system. This position provides senior-level expertise to all software development functions.

Washington Courts Employment Opportunity

Administrative Office of the Courts

Senior Software Developer - Azure

Information Services Division

Our Mission: Advance the efficient and effective operation of the Washington Judicial System.

The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is looking for top-performing employees who embody its core valuesintegrity inclusion accountability and teamwork.It is committed to both employee growth and work-life balance.

Our diversity and inclusion efforts include embracing different cultures backgrounds and perspectives while fostering growth and advancement in the workplace.

POSITION DETAILS

Job #:2025-41

Status:Regular Full-Time - 2 vacant positions

Location:Olympia Washington

Salary:Range 72: $93804- $123084 per year (DOQ).

Opens: June 30 2025

Closes:July 18 2025. AOC reserves the right to close the recruitment at any time but no sooner than seven calendar days after posting.

WASHINGTON STATE RESIDENCY AND TELEWORK INFORMATION

AOC requires employees to reside in Washington State. Any exceptions must be approved. If you are invited to interview and currently reside outside of Washington State seek more information about residency requirements from the AOC hiring manager of this recruitment.

This position requires at least 1 day per week working onsite at AOC facilities

• Collaborates with project managers business analysts and other IT resources to develop IT applications/software using the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Serves as the technical leader on highly complex software or application development efforts.
• Develops and maintains functionality used by software applications including change management security and authentication application distribution support for data access search routines system wide configurations and reports.
• Defines and analyzes IT problems conducts in-depth research and provides recommendations on solutions based on business and technical requirements.
• Reviews and comments on functional and technical specifications written by AOC staff.
• Develops applications and software solutions using assigned languages platforms and frameworks.
• Conducts code reviews of other software developers work products.
• Creates and maintains technical documentation for research and reference.
• Performs initial unit and system testing using both manual and automated test processes with all assignments and work products being delivered to ensure they are working asexpected.
• Coordinates with business owners/analysts other developers and the test team to assist in testing as development progresses.
• Coordinates and performs in-depth tests including end-user reviews for modified and new systems.
• Creates documentation for ISD staff to deploy developed solutions to various environments. Provides technical mentorship and coaching to other system support staff.
• Maintains IT applications and associated components while coordinating with the application support team.
• Proactively monitors system performance to identify emerging issues.
• Evaluates new software development products and programming languages and makes recommendations to ensure consistency with industry best practices.
• Liaises with technical business and stakeholder groups communicating effectively between the two entities.
• Responds to customer service requests and provides senior-level troubleshooting problem resolution and consulting.
• Works collaboratively to enhance or improve business processes via integration or as necessary minimize the impact of integration on those processes.
• Evaluates results of integration efforts then reports and make recommendations based on findings.
• Communicates data problems and issues to key stakeholders including both technical and business end users.
• May perform lead duties for a workgroup. These duties may include resolving procedure or workflow conflicts providing input to the manager regarding managerial issues and informing the manager of needs issues and concerns.
• Performs other duties as required.

A combination of education and experience demonstrating a working knowledge of the duties responsibilities and competencies of the Senior Software Developer may substitute for the qualifications listed.

A Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science OR closely allied field AND:

• Eight (8) years of experience in a complex information technology environmentTO INCLUDE:

• Six (6) years of experience developing and enhancing applications using C# .NET MS Entity Framework Java Magic XPA COBOL Natural and ColdFusion. or other high-level languages and tools.

THE IDEAL APPLICANT WILL ALSO HAVE SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

1. Azure Integration Services Expertise
   • Deep hands-on experience with:
     • Azure Logic Apps (standard & consumption models)
     • Azure Functions (durable functions triggers bindings)
     • Azure Service Bus (queues topics dead-lettering retry policies)
     • Azure API Management (policies security versioning backends)
     • Azure Event Grid / Event Hubs
     • Azure SQL
   • Experience integrating cloud and on-premises systems using Hybrid Connections Data Gateways etc.
2. API Development & Management
   • Design implementation and maintenance of RESTful APIs
   • Knowledge of OpenAPI/Swagger for API specifications
   • Familiarity with OAuth 2.0 JWT and Azure AD B2C for securing APIs
   • Familiarity with API resilience patterns and strategies
3. Cloud Development Experience
   • Strong command of Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipelines and release management
   • Proficiency in Azure Monitor App Insights and Log Analytics for observability and support
4. Programming Languages
   • Advanced skills in C# (.NET Core/.NET 6)
   • Scripting with PowerShell or Azure CLI
   • JavaScript/TypeScript is a plus (especially for Azure Functions)
5. Data Integration & Storage
   • Experience integrating with SQL Server
   • Handling data formats: JSON JSONL XML CSV
   • Working with ETL/ELT pipelines
6. Messaging and Event-Driven Architecture
   • Design patterns around pub/sub event sourcing and event-driven workflows
   • Experience handling retries poison message queues and resilient message delivery
7. DevOps & Automation
   • Infrastructure as Code: ARM Bicep Terraform
   • Automated deployments and testing of integration workflows
   • Git-based branching strategies and version control
   • Experience with secure credential management using Azure Key Vault

Core Competencies

• Familiarity with microservices and serverless architecture
• Proven experience debugging integration issues
• Monitoring alerting and incident response expertise
• Working in an agile team environment including sprint planning backlog refinement estimation retrospectives and continuous improvement practices
• Ability to tune integration components for latency throughput and cost-efficiency
• Ability to explain complex technical topics to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong documentation practices for integration flows and APIs
• Influencing architectural decisions and setting coding standards
• Strong problem-solving skills to design integrations that are robust and fault-tolerant
• Strong traceability practices across distributed systems (e.g. correlation IDs)

• The workweek may fluctuate depending on workload or agency needs.
• Overnight travel may be required based on business needs.
• This position is notovertime eligible.

The AOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on gender pregnancy race color national origin ancestry religion creed physical mental or sensory disability (actual or perceived) use of a service animal marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran or military status age HIV or Hepatitis C status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. Persons of disability needing assistance in the application process or those needing this announcement in an alternative format please contact the AOC Human Resource Office at or fax or via email to.

In compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

SPECIAL NOTE: Before a new hire a background check including criminal history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicants suitability and competence to perform in the job.