Protecting Washington State’s environment for current and future generations is what we do every day at Ecology. We are a culture that is invested in making a difference. If you want to join a team that is highly effective, collaborative, has leadership that embraces the value of people, and believes in the fun factor, Ecology is a good fit.

The Waste 2 Resources (W2R) program is looking to fill an Application Developer (IT Specialist 4 – In-Training) position. This position will be located in our Headquarters Building in Lacey, WA.

This position is a senior level application developer responsible for medium to large scale, state-wide, highly-complex information systems that are relied upon by agency staff, management, and external stakeholders such as the regulated community and the public. This position uses advanced technical knowledge to develop and maintain program information systems (applications/databases), and support users in areas of assigned responsibility in response to statewide program needs. This position independently performs analysis, system design, installation, maintenance, programming, quality assurance, troubleshooting, problem resolution, and consulting tasks for Waste 2 Resources’ complex technical applications and databases.

In addition to possessing strong technical skills we are looking for applicants to have excellent people skills, strong written and verbal communication skills and excellent follow-up skills.

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To learn more about our agency, please visit our website at www.ecy.wa.gov.

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The position is located within our Waste 2 Resources (W2R) program. The program’s mission is to reduce wastes through prevention and reuse, keep toxics out of the environment, and safely manage what remains.

As a senior developer for the Program, this position is responsible for the design, development, maintenance and testing of multiple medium to large scale, mission critical, complex environmental data systems in the Waste 2 Resources Program.

This position:

• Designs, develops and implements custom information systems using Ecology’s standard software development platform which adhere to industry best practices and agency software development standards. Current development platform includes: C# programming language, Active Server Pages.Net (ASP.Net), HyperText Markup Language-5 (HTML5), JavaScript, Team Foundation Server and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Independently develops user-interfaces (UI), develops and implements specification packages from start to finish; codes, tests, and implements complex application components and web services; writes reusable code using the C#, programming language; documents information systems using the Unified Modeling Language (UML).
• Supports, maintains, and enhances existing information systems.
• Develops software test plans to include unit testing methods and end-user acceptance testing.
• Ensures data migration from older systems is successfully completed.
• Ensures adherence to industry standard Object Oriented Design constructs, recommended Microsoft software patterns and practices, and agency development standards.
• Participates in Agile Software Development projects following LEAN principles.
• Determines the causes of system failure; notifies system users of abnormal terminations.
• Formulates and executes resolutions to system problems.
• Recovers or recreates files for which data integrity has been compromised by system errors; prepares and presents alternatives to prevent system errors from reoccurring to system users, management, and other technical personnel.
• Gathers end-user requirements to best meet business need and translating to technical requirements.
• Conducts testing and resolves issues.

This recruitment will remain open until filled. The initial screening will be January 21, 2016.  In order to be considered for the initial screening, please submit an application on or before January 20, 2016. The agency reserves the right to make an appointment any time after the initial screening date.

To broaden the candidate pool, we will consider candidates that qualify at the IT Specialist 2, 3 and 4 levels. Please read the qualifications section below to learn more about this exciting career growth and in-training opportunity.

Required Qualifications:

At the IT Specialist 2 Level: Pay Range 54 – ($3838-$5035) Monthly

An Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field OR
Completion of a two year accredited vocational training program in information technology or related field;

AND

One year of recent professional experience in computer application development and maintenance.

OR

A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Science or related field.

OR

Three years of recent professional experience in computer application development and maintenance.  Experience includes but not limited to analyzing, designing, implementing, maintaining and programming computer software applications.

At the IT Specialist 3 Level: Pay Range 58 – ($4327-$5557) Monthly

An Associate’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field OR Completion of a two year accredited vocational training program in information technology or related program;

AND

Two years of recent professional experience in computer application development and maintenance of small to medium scale web-based applications.

OR

A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field may substitute for all of the above except one year of the required experience.

OR

Four years of recent professional experience in computer application development and maintenance.  Experience includes but not limited to independently analyzing, designing, implementing, maintaining and/or programming small to medium scale web-based applications.

At the IT Specialist 4 Level: Pay Range 62 – ($4678-$6137) Monthly

An Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field OR
Completion of a two year accredited vocational training program in information technology or related field;

AND

Two years of recent professional experience in computer application development and maintenance of medium to large scale systems.

OR

Four years of recent professional experience in computer application development and maintenance.  Experience includes but not limited to analyzing, designing, implementing, maintaining and programming computer software applications.

Desirable Qualifications for the IT Specialist 4 Level:

• A Bachelor’s degree with a focus on programming/software development and/or engineering.
• Four years of information technology experience programming web-based software applications or developing information systems architecture using Microsoft development technologies such as C#/ASP.NET, SQL Server, and HMTL5/Javascript for mobile applications. At least two of the four years of experience should be within the last 4 years.
• Professional experience programming, maintenance and/or support work for moderate risk software applications and databases.

For immediate consideration, please apply online:  https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/1317877/application-developer-it-specialist-4-in-training