Application Developer

• Title- **Application Developer
• Classification- **IT Application Development Journey
• Job Status- **Full-Time -- Project
• Project Length- **Two (2) Years
• WDFW Program- **Information Technology Services (ITS)
• Duty Station-** Olympia, Washington -- Thurston County
• Hybrid/Telework- **The selected candidate may be able to telework up to 4 days per week at the discretion of the supervisor.
• Closing Date- **12/12/ :59 PM Pacific

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**Drive the development and enhancement of mission critical software, ensuring reliable and efficient operations while supporting a positive user experience.**

**Independently design, develop, and implement applications using .NET and related technologies, applying object-oriented principles to deliver solutions. **

**Troubleshoot complex technical issues, implement data solutions, and collaborate with stakeholders to optimize application performance. **

**Provide expert guidance on system improvements, testing, and documentation to support organizational goals and operational efficiency.**

• What to Expect-**

Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Application Developer will,

Support Ongoing Development And Maintenance Of Agency Systems

• Independently or as part of a team, troubleshoot organization wide production applications by analyzing the situation and chooses a solution based on best practices and team strategies.
• Identify issues submitted through trouble tickets and activity logs and communicate with customers regarding software problem resolutions, up to and including necessary user training.
• Evaluate support incidents and customer interactions and translate those into maintenance design and development plans.
• Develop requirements for enhancements to agency systems.
• Maintain and support agency wide application systems.
• Diagnose application server and database problems across all environments and implement solutions.
• Maintain and configure development and test application servers.

Design And Develop Software Applications

• Produce, design and develop complex software applications that meet agency and customer requirements, adhering to agency, state, and federal policies for security, accessibility, and open data requirements.
• Consult with customers, information technology staff, agency domain experts and commercial system developers to investigate and analyze agency business processes and data requirements.
• Work independently through all levels and stages of the Software Development Life Cycle. Contribute to solutions in the resolution of complex issues.
• Design and develop integration toolsets that interface with other systems, including both internal and cloud service providers.

Configure And Maintain Servers To Host Web Applications
Server configuration and maintenance to ensure web applications are hosted efficiently and securely, adhering to agency, state, and federal policies for security and accessibility.

Collaborate with information technology staff, agency domain experts, and commercial system developers to understand and implement server requirements for various web applications.

Assist in the setup, configuration, and maintenance of web servers, including both internal