Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
DSHS FTAA Senior IT Application Development Specialist
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Olympia, Washington, United States, 98502
DSHS FTAA Senior IT Application Development Specialist
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DSHS FTAA Senior IT Application Development Specialist
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Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Working in the Financial Applications Unit (FAU) within DSHS’s Finance, Technology, & Analytics Administration (FTAA) is seeking an IT Application Developer – Senior/Specialist who will provide support for centralized services in areas such as collections, account receivables, cash receipting and processing, budget reporting, grants management, tax reporting, garnishments, and other mission‑critical financial applications.
This role has a statewide scope and follows a hybrid telework schedule within Washington State. As a senior technical expert, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining complex financial applications that directly support the safe and efficient delivery of services to vulnerable populations across Washington.
Some Of What You Will Do
Lead technical solution efforts for financial applications, including design, development, testing, implementation, and support.
Architect scalable, high‑impact solutions that align technology strategies with business needs.
Analyze, diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex application and integration issues.
Ensure compliance with IT policies, security standards, and quality benchmarks throughout the application lifecycle.
Serve as a lead for technology solution implementation and application integration efforts.
Collaborate with customers, database administrators, network engineers, business analysts, and security analysts to build and deliver high‑quality, secure solutions.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and promote best practices across the team.
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to other developers, helping shape the architecture and future direction of enterprise financial systems.
Who Should Apply IT professionals with 12+ years of professional experience in computer application development and maintenance. Your knowledge and experience base includes analyzing, designing, implementing, or programming medium to large scale software application using modern technology platforms and languages such as Microsoft.NET Framework with ASP.Net, C#, MVC, WinForms, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and MS SQL, SSRS, SSIS or other ETL processes. Additional college degrees may substitute year for year of the described work experience. I.E., an associate degree in relevant IT fields with 10 years of described experience or a bachelor’s degree in relevant IT fields with 8 years of described experience will also be considered.
As a substitution, eligible professionals are those with a computer science master’s degree and 6 years of professional experience in computer application development and maintenance consisting of:
Analyzing, designing, implementing, or programming medium to large scale software application using modern technology platforms and languages.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Working across expansive, multiple areas of software, hardware, networking and integration of diverse technology areas for architecting front‑end, back‑end, data analytic using a variety of appropriate technologies; experience with Agile, SCRUMS, Iterative or Waterfall development/project methodologies.
Adjust priorities in rapidly changing environments, work well under pressure and provide technical leadership in multiple projects; experience with Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Azure DevOps.
Proficient in all aspects of professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operations.
Who We Are Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, 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.
Contact Please contact the Recruiter at
vincent.hamilton@dshs.wa.gov
and reference #06258. To learn more about DSHS, go to
www.dshs.wa.gov .
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 (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.
E-Verify® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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DSHS FTAA Senior IT Application Development Specialist
role at
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Working in the Financial Applications Unit (FAU) within DSHS’s Finance, Technology, & Analytics Administration (FTAA) is seeking an IT Application Developer – Senior/Specialist who will provide support for centralized services in areas such as collections, account receivables, cash receipting and processing, budget reporting, grants management, tax reporting, garnishments, and other mission‑critical financial applications.
This role has a statewide scope and follows a hybrid telework schedule within Washington State. As a senior technical expert, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining complex financial applications that directly support the safe and efficient delivery of services to vulnerable populations across Washington.
Some Of What You Will Do
Lead technical solution efforts for financial applications, including design, development, testing, implementation, and support.
Architect scalable, high‑impact solutions that align technology strategies with business needs.
Analyze, diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex application and integration issues.
Ensure compliance with IT policies, security standards, and quality benchmarks throughout the application lifecycle.
Serve as a lead for technology solution implementation and application integration efforts.
Collaborate with customers, database administrators, network engineers, business analysts, and security analysts to build and deliver high‑quality, secure solutions.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and promote best practices across the team.
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to other developers, helping shape the architecture and future direction of enterprise financial systems.
Who Should Apply IT professionals with 12+ years of professional experience in computer application development and maintenance. Your knowledge and experience base includes analyzing, designing, implementing, or programming medium to large scale software application using modern technology platforms and languages such as Microsoft.NET Framework with ASP.Net, C#, MVC, WinForms, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and MS SQL, SSRS, SSIS or other ETL processes. Additional college degrees may substitute year for year of the described work experience. I.E., an associate degree in relevant IT fields with 10 years of described experience or a bachelor’s degree in relevant IT fields with 8 years of described experience will also be considered.
As a substitution, eligible professionals are those with a computer science master’s degree and 6 years of professional experience in computer application development and maintenance consisting of:
Analyzing, designing, implementing, or programming medium to large scale software application using modern technology platforms and languages.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Working across expansive, multiple areas of software, hardware, networking and integration of diverse technology areas for architecting front‑end, back‑end, data analytic using a variety of appropriate technologies; experience with Agile, SCRUMS, Iterative or Waterfall development/project methodologies.
Adjust priorities in rapidly changing environments, work well under pressure and provide technical leadership in multiple projects; experience with Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Azure DevOps.
Proficient in all aspects of professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operations.
Who We Are Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, 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.
Contact Please contact the Recruiter at
vincent.hamilton@dshs.wa.gov
and reference #06258. To learn more about DSHS, go to
www.dshs.wa.gov .
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 (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.
E-Verify® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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