Data Systems Developer IT Data Management Journey Permanent

Working Title-Data Systems Developer

Classification- IT Data Management - Journey

Job Status- Full-Time/Permanent

WDFW Program- Information Technology Services Biological Data Systems (BDS)

Duty Station- *Olympia Washington Thurston County

*Hybrid/Telework- This position offers a hybrid work schedule with at least 1 day per week onsite at the Olympia WA duty station and up to 4 days of telework. The selected candidate must be available to work onsite for in-person meetings and to meet business needs.

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Are you experienced with improving business and science with enterprise-class information technology

This is an opportunity to work throughout the software development lifecycle including requirements analysis system and database design development testing code review deployment maintenance and technical support.

With your experience you will develop and manage data systems that are used to inform primary monitoring metrics and as such are the foundation for much of the work accomplished by the WDFW Fish Program.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role this position will:

Develop and maintain Marine Fish biological data systems.

• Develop maintain test and support web applications APIs database components and data integrations supporting the Marine Fish Science Unit.
• Analyze business and scientific requirements and translate them into maintainable application and data solutions.
• Maintain and enhance systems supporting marine biological survey fisheries species composition logbook and other related data.
• Troubleshoot application database and data integration issues and implement appropriate solutions.
• Participate in code reviews testing release management and deployment using BDS standard development practices.
• Evaluate application and database changes for impacts to dependent systems and internal and external data streams.

Develop and maintain BDS applications and web services.

• Design develop test deploy and maintain web applications APIs services and system integrations supporting BDS and agency business needs.
• Develop software using modern application development technologies and BDS-established architectural patterns and coding standards.
• Participate throughout the software development lifecycle including requirements analysis design development testing code review deployment maintenance and modernization.
• Develop reusable extensible secure and testable application components.
• Maintain and modernize existing applications and legacy systems as assigned.
• Collaborate with developers analysts subject matter experts and customers to develop solutions that meet business requirements.

Develop and maintain database and data integration solutions.

• Design develop test and maintain relational database objects including tables views functions procedures and other database components.
• Develop and maintain application integrations with PostgreSQL and other agency data systems.
• Develop data conversion migration and integration processes for moving data from legacy and external systems into supported BDS data systems.
• Assist with database performance analysis data quality troubleshooting and optimization.
• Evaluate database and application changes for impacts to dependent applications reporting processes and internal and external data exchanges.
• Apply BDS database design security and data management standards.

Develop and support applications within the AWS cloud environment.

• Develop and deploy applications and services using AWS technologies and BDS cloud architecture and development practices.
• Integrate applications with AWS services for compute containers relational databases storage identity and access management logging monitoring and other application needs.
• Participate in automated build testing and deployment processes using source control and CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot application and integration issues within AWS environments.

Working Conditions:

Work setting: Duties are performed primarily in an office setting. This position requires extensive computer use. This position also requires the ability to work with remote facility and field-based users to accurately identify hardware software and workflow needs. As such occasional work in field settings (hatcheries remote terrestrial and aquatic field settings vessels and aircraft) is required

Schedule: Typically 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday - Friday. However a varied schedule may be required including working Saturday or Sunday and overtime during peak periods system implementations maintenance and outages.

Travel requirements: Some travel is required throughout the State to build and support software and hardware solutions for hatchery and field staff. Occasional travel throughout the US and Canada to attend training meetings and conferences is also required.

Customer Interactions: Customer service and Customer interaction is integral to department success. Development Team: Collaborates with fellow developers senior developers and technical leads on coding debugging code reviews and application enhancements. Department Managers/Leadership: Provides project updates technical recommendations and status reports. Product Owners/Product Managers: Discusses product features enhancements priorities and release requirements. External Data Consumers/Contracted Organizations: Interacts with organizations such as PSMFC (Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission) that receive access or consume organizational data under contractual or partnership agreements.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Qualifications:

Option 1:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science Information Technology Information Systems Software Engineering Data Management or a closely related field.

And ALL of the following:

• Four (4) years of professional information technology experience performing application development database development systems analysis or closely related work. Please note: Qualifying experience must include demonstrated experience in software development and/or database development including requirements analysis design development testing implementation troubleshooting and ongoing support.
• Experience developing deploying or supporting applications in a cloud-hosted environment.

Option 2:

Eight (8) years of professional information technology experience performing application development database development systems analysis or closely related work. Please note: Qualifying experience must include demonstrated experience in software development and/or database development including requirements analysis design development testing implementation troubleshooting and ongoing support.

And

Experience developing deploying or supporting applications in a cloud-hosted environment.

Special Requirement/Condition of Employment:

The person selected for this position will be required to pass a Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) background check to be considered for the position.

Preferred Qualifications:

In addition to the required qualifications our ideal applicant will possess one or more of the following:

• Experience developing or integrating applications with artificial intelligence (AI) services including generative AI large language models or machine learning services.
• Experience developing and deploying applications within Amazon Web Services (AWS) including application integration with services such as ECS/Fargate RDS/Aurora S3 Lambda IAM CloudWatch load balancing or comparable AWS services.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications databases or business processes.
• Experience with modern JavaScript application development frameworks such as Angular/React.

• A COMPLETED online application showcasing how your qualifications align with the job requirements.
• An up-to-date resume.
• A cover letter detailing your interest in the position your relevant skills and experience and why you are the ideal candidate.
• At least three (3) professional references with current contact information.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

In addition to pay and other special employee programs there are other benefits that WDFW employees may be eligible for. Click the Benefits tab at the top of this announcement to learn more.

Important Note:

All new employees must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9 Form) on their first day of work. If hired for this or any position at WDFW you will be required to provide documentation proving you are eligible to work in the United States. For a list of acceptable documents please use the following link: - WAFWP:

This position is in the bargaining unit represented by the Washington Association of Fish & Wildlife Professionals and is subject to the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the State of Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife and the Washington Association of Fish & Wildlife Professionals.

Veteran and Military Spouse Preference Notice:

Per RCW 73.16.010 Veterans and qualifying spouses who meet the minimum qualifications of a position are eligible for preference during the initial application review stage. To receive this benefit please do the following:

• Notify us of your veteran or military spouse status by email at.
• Veterans only Attach a copy of your DD214 (Member 4 copy) NGB 22 or USDVA signed verification of service letter.
  • Please redact any PII (personally identifiable information) data such as social security numbers.
• Subject line must include recruitment number position and spouse/veteran (example: 2024-1234 Biologist 1 Veteran).
• Include your name as it appears on your application in .

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Employer

As part of WDFWs efforts to advance respectful and inclusive work environments the Agency expects inclusivity as part of our professional interactions and communications. Therefore we want to ensure that all individuals feel welcome are treated fairlyand respectfully. All staff are empowered to fully contribute to serving their work unit Agency and the citizens of Washington.

The Department of Fish and Wildlife is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural racial ethnic sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women racial and ethnic minorities persons of disability persons over 40 years of age disabled and Vietnam era veterans and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply.

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