Lead Software Engineer (IT Application Development Senior/Specialist)

at  State of Washington Dept of Ecology

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Years of required experience indicated below are full-time equivalent years. Full-time equivalent experience means that any experience where working hours were less than 40 hours per week will be prorated in order to meet the equivalency of full-time. We would calculate this by looking at the total hours worked per week, divide this by 40, and then multiply by the total number of months worked. Examples of the proration calculations are:

• 30 hours worked per week for 20 months: (30/40) x 20 months = 15 months full-time equivalent
• 20 hours worked per week for 12 months: (20/40) x 12 months = 6 months full-time equivalent

Experience for both required and desired qualifications can be gained through various combinations of formal professional employment, education, and volunteer experience. See below for how you may qualify.

YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL LEVEL EXPERIENCE - AS LISTED ABOVE

Combination 1
No college credit hours or degree
7 years of experience
Combination 2
30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter credits
6 years of experience
Combination 3
60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter credits (AA degree), or completion of a two-year accredited vocational training program in IT or related program.
5 years of experience
Combination 5
90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter credits
4 years of experience
Combination 6
A Bachelor’s Degree
3 years of experience
Combination 7
A Master’s Degree or higher
2 years of experience

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS/CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• A background check will be conducted, which may include criminal record history, fingerprinting, and credit history. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment, but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

We highly encourage you to apply even if you do not have some (or all) of the desired experience below.

• A Bachelor’s degree with focus on programming/software 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 HTML5/JavaScript for mobile applications. At least three of the four years of experience should be within the last four years.
• Professional experience consulting, designing, programming, maintenance and/or support work for moderate risk software applications and databases.
• Familiarity with Washington’s Climate Commitment Act laws and rules.

Note: Having some (or all) of this desired experience may make your application more competitive in a highly competitive applicant pool.

WHAT MAKES THIS ROLE UNIQUE?

If you are a solutions-oriented, experienced IT professional, here is your opportunity to support Washington State’s bold new climate protection work. The Climate Pollution Reduction Program’s IT section works on highly visible projects to develop and maintain critical systems that will further climate work in Washington. As a Lead Software Engineer for the new Climate Pollution Reduction Program, you and your fellow IT professionals will be on the cutting edge of helping to reduce greenhouse gases and protect our climate, and support environmental work that will benefit Washington’s inhabitants for decades to come.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Design, develop, and implement applications and the technical architecture for all CPRP environmental information management systems.
• Develop and implement data management and data migration strategies.
• Evaluate new software development products and programming languages, and make recommendations to ensure we are keeping pace with industry best practices.
• Using your extensive knowledge of information technology, independently, code, test, and implement highly-complex application architecture, custom components and web services, and web services; write re-usable code.
• Conduct code reviews of other software engineers’ projects to ensure system integration.
• Gather end-user requirements and collaborate with project teams to design system architecture to meet business needs.
• Advise and mentor other software development staff in the areas of application architecture, database design, and programming to further staff professional development and assure consistent, maintainable applications.