IT Application Developer SeniorSpecialist (DevOps Supervisor)

WSLCB Vision
Safe communities for Washington State

Mission
Promote public safety public health and trust through fair administration and enforcement of liquor tobacco cannabis and vapor laws.

This recruitment is open until filled. First review of applications will be October 16th 2025please submit an application on or before October 15th 2025. The hiring authority reserves the right and may exercise the option to make a hiring decision at any time. We encourage all to apply as early as possible.

Who we are

The mission of theWashington State Liquor and Cannabis Board(WSLCB) is to promote public safety public health and trust through fair administration education and enforcement of liquor cannabis tobacco and vapor laws. We search for people who demonstrate a strong work ethic excellence in customer service partnering and teamwork and quality performance.

We want to create a culture that fosters excellence in customer service open and honest communication transparency and accountability data driven decisions and business-initiated process improvement.

Our commitment to DEIB

The WSLCB strives to promoteDiversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)in all aspects of our work. This includes a commitment to our workforce and external stakeholders.

It is our mission to build educate and inspire an inclusive environment that recognizes respects and celebrates diversity in the workplace and in the community we serve. We are committed to maintaining a thriving culture where employees and those we serve feel safe and accepted regardless of education background or beliefs. As a WSLCB team member you will have opportunity to join statewide business resource groups (BRGs) such as Rainbow Alliance and Inclusion NetworkVeteran Employee Resource GroupLatino Leadership NetworkBlacks United in Leadership and DiversityDisability Inclusion NetworkWashington Immigrant NetworkandHawaiians Asians and Pacific Islanders Promoting an Empowerment Network.

The WSLCB Information Technology Services Division is announcing an exciting opportunity for anIT Application Development - Senior/Specialist (DevOps Supervisor)atOlympia WA.This positionresides within IT Operations and reports directly to the IT Operations Manager who reports directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Information Technology Services Division (ITSD).

Development Operations (DevOps) is an emerging discipline at WSLCB. This position will be responsible for bringing strong DevOps experience to implement train and reinforce team understanding and participation. Cloud first development mindset cost optimization and automation-first thinking are primary focuses of this position.

This position provides leadership strategic direction and mentorship to all Tier 2 and Tier 3 software support personnel (not dedicated to the Salesforce environment). This position supervises and ensures staff work on the agencys highest priorities to analyze communicate design document develop deploy enhance and maintain and configure applications and all inter-system and inter-agency interactions. The supervisor must ensure communication and collaboration with business and technical staff to address the most pressing challenges with innovative solutions applied in a holistic approach. It is expected that development of processes and automation architecture and documentation of standards are a natural byproduct of the position providing expert level technical services and oversight to the team. This position works with highly visible systems that have agency-wide statewide and multi-agency impact providing integration solutions for internal and cross-enterprise systems.

If you have an interest in serving as agencys highest technical expert in establishing and maintaining the agencies application development methodologies and designing and developing system integration and custom solutions we encourage you to apply to be a part of the WLSCB team!

WSLCB provides a modern work environment and excellent benefits including:

• A comprehensive benefits package (including but not limited to Medical/Dental/Vision Long Term Disability Life Insurance etc.)
• Paid Vacation Leave and Holidays
• Tuition Waiver (enrollment in courses at state universities/colleges on a space availability basis - all or a portion of the tuition/fees may be waived for state employees)
• Tuition reimbursement (courses taken with prior approval in order to further employees career development with the WSLCB)
• Training and career development programs (including online courses and LinkedIn Learning)
• A healthy work/life balance (this may include flexible/alternative work schedules and telework/remote work opportunities when possible)
• Employee Assistance Program - confidential program created to promote the health safety and well-being of public service employees
• Generous wellness program (we offer reimbursements for certain fitness related activities)
• Onsite exercise facility (for employees working at WSLCB Headquarter Building in Olympia)
• Infants at Work Program to promote parent and infant bonding parental well-being and healthy infant development. Depending on your job duties work location and supervisor approval eligible employees who are new mothers fathers or legal guardians can bring their infant (six weeks to six months) when they return to work
• Free parking

Some of the duties you will perform are:

• Provide direct supervision of DevOps team establish position objectives and expectations.
• Establish short-term objectives and long-term DevOps team services roadmap; engage staff and colleagues in collaborate development of short and long-term objectives; obtain manager review and approval of long-term technical roadmap; ensure alignment with divisions approved technology roadmap.
• Effectively mentor train coach counsel and motivate staff to achieve consistently high performance.
• Ensure that supervised staff have the information resources and authority to complete assignments and meet documented expectations.
• Consistently analyze staff performance against position requirements applicable policies as well as section standards and practices imposing corrective or disciplinary action when required.
• Cultivate a learning environment to expand staff skills and abilities; design and support training and cross -training plans ensuring that WSLCB remains a center of excellence and that there are no single points of failure.
• Foster a culture of continuous process improvement that leverages problem -solving methodologies.
• Establish clear objectives for DevOps adoption aligning them with business needs and setting measurable success criteria.

• Promote a collaborative and communicative environment where teams share ownership and responsibility breaking down traditional silos.
• Select and implement appropriate DevOps tools for version control continuous integration testing deployment and monitoring.
• Maintain consistent and reproducible environments through automation and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Provide guidance and support to team members in adopting DevOps practices and leveraging relevant tools.
• Implement mechanisms for gathering feedback from users and stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.
• Design and configure networks implementing security measures monitoring performance and planning for scalability.
• Oversee data center operations including physical security access control and disaster recovery. Implement robust backup and recovery plans to minimize data loss and ensure business continuity.
• Forecast future infrastructure needs and ensure the infrastructure can scale to meet those needs.
• Contribute to roadmap planning and strategic technology initiatives that maximize the value of cloud investments.
• Implement monitoring systems to proactively identify potential issues before they impact users.
• Verify that the implemented resolution effectively addresses the incident and does not introduce new issues.
• Establish clear objectives for each release outlining the specific changes to be included.
• Stay current with new/emerging technologies and/or systems

Required Qualifications:

Option 1:

Seven (7) years of recent professional experience in computer application development and infrastructure management. Experience must include a minimum of one (1) year of leading or supervising IT professionals

AND

The above experience should include progressive experience and demonstrable knowledge in following areas:

• Extensive experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Strong hands-on experience with major cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.
• Knowledge SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) and Agile development methodology.
• Knowledge of DevOps tools in the Microsoft environment including but not limited to: GIT ADO Azure AWS TestComplete
• Understanding of enterprise GIT repositories including branching and forking
• Scripting skills in languages and technologies such as REST shell PowerShell Python JavaScript and NET.
• Using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for managing and provisioning infrastructure.
• Skilled in container technologies like Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.
• Expertise in using scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell and solid experience in automating repetitive tasks.
• Strong understanding of monitoring and logging tools such as Microsoft Azure Monitor or Amazon CloudWatch.
• Knowledge of integrating security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle (DevSecOps).
• Managing complex infrastructure and automation projects including planning and resource management.
• Managing organizational change navigating resistance and driving a culture of continuous improvement.

Option 2:

AND

Option 3:

Preferred/Desired Qualifications:

• Masters degree in computer science information technology or a related field AND five (5) years of experience in DevOps with three (3) years in a lead or supervisory position.
• Working-level knowledge and recent experience designing and building native and/or hybrid mobile applications for Windows Android and iOS. Demonstrable experience with architecting and integrating backend business systems such as email calendar and contacts with mobility solutions.
• Working-level knowledge and recent experience building web-based mapping applications using ESRIs ArcGIS API and Python scripting.

• Professional certification in one (1) or more of the following:

  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
  • Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer
  • Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer (Google Cloud)
  • Certified Kubernetes Administration (CKA)
  • Certified DevOps Professional (CDP)

1. Completed online application.
2. Current Resume.
3. Letter of Interest describing how you meet the specific qualifications for the position.
4. Three professional references to include a current or recent supervisor with email addresses and phone numbers.
5. Attachyour unofficialtranscripts if you meet the qualifications based on IT/Computer Science or related degree.