NEOGOV · 16 hours ago
IT App Development - Expert
Thurston County – Olympia, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$107K/yr - $144K/yr
11+ years expThe Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) seeks to fill an IT Application Development - Expert. This role focuses on ensuring the efficiency and accuracy of the Schools Accounting and Financial System (SAFS), while enhancing financial operations and supporting decision-making processes.
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Responsibilities
Serve as the highest-level developer responsible for the development and maintenance of the SAFS application code base to support the OSPI financial processes that support school districts
Use advanced concepts and skills in software architectural principles, development patterns, tools, and techniques like SOLID, Microsoft Visual Studio, and component builders to create and maintain custom application code that will perform well for production use of the Schools Accounting and Financial System (SAFS)
Research and develop creative and innovative solutions to emergent problems that may require new methods, procedures and approaches. Develop secure, scalable, and maintainable code for a multifaceted application suite that automates complex financial rules, processing $12B of state funds with SAFS. Coordinate code deployments with other developers
Use a deep understanding of complex financial rules and creative solutions to resolve highly complex technical issues that impact business processes, and application infrastructure issues that result in functioning software
Provide technical consulting and oversight for the most complex and precedent setting issues. Leads technical initiatives and mentors lower-level staff, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
Communicate with decision makers, customers and users about processes and issues, link efforts with strategic guidance, reach an understanding, define fine goals and outline a plan or roadmap for SAFS
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements. Ensure the application is working according to the requirements obtained from the finance staff
Document the application configurations to assist with troubleshooting and maintenance of the SAFS
Negotiate priorities and schedule work with program staff. Schedule deployments with technical deployment teams and respond to any issues that arise during deployment. Make work assignments for contractors and provide direction regarding software development practices
Work with the Application Development Supervisor to bring practices in alignment with Application Development Standards
Make work assignments for contract developers and direct them on OSPI processes
Analyze legislative laws and agency regulation and determine development requirements
Enhance the SAFS application infrastructure using advanced code and tools such as EntraID, NuGet, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and message queues. Ensure the accurate and timely processing of financial records
Integrate SAFS with external applications such as Workday and WINS to create secure transactions and efficiently send and receive application data that facilitates financial reporting
Interpret and code the SAFS application requirements to meet federal and state regulatory compliance
Document the application architecture to assist with business processes
Assist the finance team and auditors in conducting and completing annual audits of the SAFS
Assess system and process risks to identify potential failures and update critical components
Develop and use a network of developers and learning opportunities to understand relevant development practices in the industry and continuously learn advanced development techniques to improve personal performance
Apply new learnings to the SAFS application suite and enhance performance for the finance team to meet their objectives
Provide guidance to the OSPI development teams. Strengthen unity and coordination amongst the developers
Qualification
Required
Eleven years of progressive professional IT experience, including two years developing financial applications with a focus on complex application development and financial transactions that flow through the system and concepts such as accounting, budgets and budget codes, general ledger accounts, and weighted averages
A post-secondary (four year) degree in computer science, mathematics, or other closely aligned software development field can be used year-for-year for experience. Doctorate – up to 7 years, Masters – up to 5 years, Bachelors – up to 4 years, and community college up to 2 years
At least four years of experience that includes each of the following that can occur concurrently: Developing with .NET and SQL technologies using object-oriented practices or common code with a focus on maintainability and re-use of common code
Debugging, tracing, and otherwise troubleshooting existing code bases
Managing common functions and tools utilized by a suite of applications supported by a team of developers
This role requires spending at least two days in the office each month, along with participating in scheduled trainings and team or all-staff meetings
Preferred
At least two years of experience that includes each of the following: Senior level professional experience in some or all of the following technologies: Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) or other reporting processes
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) or other
Writing and executing Unit Tests and other Software Testing Methodologies
XML & XSLT
Webforms
Windows Services
Web Services / SOA Messaging services
Writing and executing Unit Tests and other Software Testing Methodologies
Source control management, tracking, reviews, and troubleshooting
Professional experience in continuous improvement business processes: Lean principles and continuous process improvement, Data Warehousing, ITIL, DevOps, Agile, Project Management
Experience working within an Educational Agency at the State or Local level
Benefits
Health, dental and life insurance
Medical flexible spending account
Basic life and long-term disability insurance
Dependent care assistance
Washington State Employee Assistance Program
Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS)
Deferred Compensation Program
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year
Sick leave
Vacation leave
Military leave
Bereavement leave
Leave Sharing
Parental Leave
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Leave Without Pay
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
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