Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The State of Washington Department of Health is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Lead to design, develop, deploy, and maintain complex applications supporting public health programs and operations. The role provides technical architecture and leadership, database and integration development, troubleshooting, and guidance to developers while supporting secure, reliable systems.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop complex enterprise applications, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining secure, high-quality production code
- Lead technical architecture and implementation of application solutions, cloud-hosted services, and system integrations that meet business and security requirements
- Develop and maintain database solutions, data integrations, and reporting tools using SQL Server, Azure Synapse Analytics, and business intelligence platforms
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex application, database, performance, and security issues through technical analysis and root-cause investigation
- Lead technical quality practices through code reviews, automated testing, performance analysis, version control, and continuous integration and deployment
- Guide and mentor developers by assigning work, communicating technical standards, reviewing deliverables, and providing hands-on coaching
- Plan and implement system upgrades, technology transitions, and application improvements to maintain reliability and address changing business needs
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, implementation plans, and development standards that promote consistent, secure, and maintainable systems
Skills
- Eleven (11) years of professional experience in one or more of the following IT disciplines: consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications
- An associate's degree or higher in an Information Technology program or a closely related field AND Nine (9) years of professional experience in one or more of the following IT disciplines: consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications
- A bachelor's degree or higher in Information Technology program or a closely related field AND Seven (7) years of professional experience in one or more of the following IT disciplines: consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications
- Professional experience in software development, including designing, developing, testing, implementing, and maintaining applications
- Recent experience in coding and developing applications and solutions using current vendor supported version of tools such as SQL and .NET
- Experience developing and maintaining complex web-based applications using .NET/C#
- Experience developing and working with relational databases using SQL and T-SQL
- Experience developing or integrating RESTful APIs and web services
- Experience using modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue, or similar technologies
- Experience using Agile methodologies and practices throughout the software development lifecycle
- Knowledge of software development practices related to application architecture, testing, source control, security, and deployment
- Experience providing technical leadership to others, such as coordinating development work, mentoring developers, conducting code reviews, or providing technical guidance
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Management Information System, or closely allied field (Engineering/Mathematics)
- Experience with DevOps and Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices and tools such as Azure DevOps and GitHub
- Experience developing CaaS applications in technologies such as Azure Container Apps and Docker
- Experience with cloud computing via Azure Services such as Azure Portal, Azure App Services, Application Insights, Azure Storage, Azure SQL and Azure Functions
- Experience developing custom components, templates and web-based applications with the Dynamics 365 PaaS, Power Platform, and Dataverse
- Experience developing custom components, templates and web-based applications with the Salesforce PaaS
Benefits
- Remote-only, home-based position; open to Washington residents and those living in Oregon and Idaho only.
- Comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees expected to work more than six months, with benefits potentially varying by appointment type or prorated for less than full-time work.
- Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance; multiple medical plans with affordable monthly premiums offer coverage throughout the state.
- Medical flexible spending account using tax-deferred dollars for health care expenses; basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.
- Washington Wellness workplace wellness programs.
- Dependent care assistance allows employees to save pre-tax dollars toward child or elder care expenses.
- Auto, boat, home, and renter insurance available through payroll deduction.
- Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes employees’ health and well-being.
- Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS); new employees have the option of two employer-contributed retirement programs.
- Employees may participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP), a supplemental retirement savings program with pre-tax salary deferrals and multiple investment options.
- All state employees are covered by Social Security and Medicare; the state and employee pay an equal amount into the system.
- Eligible government or nonprofit employees may qualify for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
- Paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year for full-time and part-time employees; full-time holiday compensation is subject to the stated pay-status eligibility conditions, and part-time holiday compensation is prorated.
- Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month; accrual for part-time employees and certain employees with fewer than 80 hours in pay status is prorated or subject to the stated eligibility conditions.
- Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified by rule or applicable collective bargaining agreement; part-time accrual is prorated and accrual is subject to the stated pay-status conditions.
- 21 days of paid military leave per year.
- Most employees are entitled to five days of paid bereavement leave for a qualifying family or household member death or pregnancy loss; other available leave may also be approved for bereavement.
- Additional leave: leave sharing, parental leave, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and leave without pay.
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