DSHS FTAA IT App Development Journey

We are hiring a JourneyIT App Developer supporting the Finance Technology and Analytics Administration (FTAA).

This position serves as a developer at expert level in application development efforts responsible for providing expert consultation design development and coding of large applications to meet the critical business needs as well as supporting ongoing maintenance activity for administrations applications.
This position is also responsible for evaluating new development tools products frameworks and provide expert recommendations on design/programming systems solutions to management.

This position functions within the construct of a technical development team works independently as senior developer collaborating and consulting with other team members and technical staffs to design develop applications and system interfaces.

Why should you apply
You will join a team of high performing professionals dedicated to the success of state employees and vulnerable citizens. We pride ourselves on the adaptability of our software and our ability to quickly respond to the needs of our customers. We are looking for a like-minded developer who is flexible thrives on variety and is comfortable with working both independently and as a member of a close-knit team. If you are looking for rewarding and meaningful work with the goal of improving the lives of our fellow Washingtonians come join our team!

We support a healthy work/life balance by offering flexible schedules and telework options.

Some of what youll enjoy doing:

• Analyze system at an expert level: collecting and reviewing information to determine the nature and scope of effect of proposed changes to system aiding the executive management team in decision making.
• Provide feasibility and level of effort estimates on requested work.
• Develop work breakdown structure.
• Plan/Assign developments tasks.
• Design Develop code and test systems to meet the requested work in Java Technology at an expert level.
• Lead Design develop and modify system interfaces with internal and external agencies using web services.
• Perform threat modeling and code scanning using tools and fix any identified vulnerabilities.
• Facilitate peer code review process.
• Create and support multiple application environments.
• Record work progress in Issue tracking tools.
• Review/prepare release checklist to coordinate application release activities.
• Release application to Java application server.
• Identify documentation needs and ensure system documentation and program specifications are up to date.

• Six years of information technology experience such as consulting analyzing designing programming installing and/or maintaining computer software applications hardware telecommunications or network infrastructure equipment directing projects providing customer or technical support in information technology; or administering or supervising staff who performed work in any of these information technology disciplines. (A bachelors degree closely aligned with Information Technology may substitute year-for-year for the above experience up to four years).
• Four or more Years of hands on Java programming experience building web application (with Servlets/Java Server Pages / Tag Libraries/ Java Script
  HTML CSS etc and frameworks like Spring struts Hibernate Angular) and Desktop applications (using Swing Reflections JDBC Web Services).
• Three or more Years of TSQL programming including the Stored Procedure.

• Experience with Java Application server (such as Tomcat Jboss Weblogic) configuration and deployment tasks.
• Three or more years of Experience in Java Web Application development with Frameworks like Angular Struts Spring Hibernate Ibatis etc

• Current chronological resume
• Cover letter explaining why you are interested in the job and your skills and experience that makes you the best person for the job
• Three professional references with current contact information

The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging common purpose shared values and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agencys vision that you bring a fairness access and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to support all Washingtonians including Black Indigenous and People of Color people with physical behavioral health and intellectual disabilities elders LGBTQIA individuals immigrants and refugees and families building financial security.

Questions about this opportunityPlease contact Grant Grady at and reference project number 08943

Prior to a new hire a background check including criminal record history may 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. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid drivers license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment its programs or services on the basis of age sex sexual orientation gender gender identity/expression marital status race creed color national origin religion or beliefs political affiliation military status honorably discharged veteran Vietnam Era recently separated or other protected veteran status the presence of any sensory mental physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at . Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-.



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