IT Application Development Senior Specialist

Washington State Department of Transportation; Washington; Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington State Department of Transportation seeks an IT Application Development Senior Specialist to design, develop, and maintain software solutions addressing business needs. The role involves evaluating feasibility, debugging enterprise applications, and leveraging modern technologies for reliable systems.

You will mentor teammates, promote best practices, and support testing, documentation, and automation for successful implementation and long-term sustainability. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and developing software solutions using .NET or other languages.
• Mentor and train colleagues and promote best practices in software development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software solutions addressing customer and business requirements.
• Create or update existing complex queries to extract and manipulate data.
• Support project planning with estimates of complexity and duration for planned work.
• Mentor teammates and perform code reviews to ensure quality and maintainability.

Skills

C#

.NET

ETL

Unit testing

Job description

Salary: $99,300.00 - $133,608.00 Annually
Location : Multiple Locations Statewide, WA
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Job Number: 2026-08815
Department: Dept. of Corrections
Division: BEST - Information Technology
Opening Date: 10/28/2026
Closing Date: 11/18/2026 10:00 AM Pacific
Salary Information: The high end of the salary range, Step M is typically a longevity step

IT Application Development Senior Specialist

Full Time | Permanent
Salary Range: $99,300 - $133,608 Annually
This is a telework/hybrid position. The candidate of choice may work from anywhere within the state of Washington with a reliable internet connection. Travel may be required.

Are you a seasoned application developer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and building solutions that make a meaningful difference? Join our team as an IT Application Development Senior Specialist and bring your expertise to an environment where we build Dynamics 365 functionality, combining innovative technology, collaboration, and the Department of Corrections' mission.

In this role, you will apply advanced technical knowledge and expertise to design, develop, and maintain software solutions that address customer and business requirements. You will evaluate the technical feasibility of proposed business needs, troubleshoot and resolve defects in enterprise mission-critical applications, and leverage modern technologies to build reliable, high-quality systems. Your expertise will also support project planning through thoughtful technical estimates, recommendations, and insights that help teams make informed decisions and deliver effective solutions.

As a senior member of the team, you will mentor and train colleagues, share technical knowledge, and promote best practices in software development. You will validate system quality and performance through unit, system, and performance testing while developing the documentation and automation needed for successful implementation, ongoing maintenance, and long-term system sustainability.

If you're ready to put your technical expertise to work on meaningful challenges, collaborate with talented professionals, and help shape reliable technology solutions, we invite you to bring your skills and innovative thinking to our team.

Duties

We are looking for teammates who share our vision of public service and are committed to an equitable and inclusive culture that fosters and inspires excellence, while promoting innovation, engagement, and safety, leading to better outcomes for our incarcerated population, our agency, and our community.

As an IT Application Development Senior Specialist, some of your duties will include:

• Designing, building, customizing, and configuring custom and vendor provided software solutions using .Net or other languages to include:
  • Leading through interaction with business analysts, software developers, software testers, project managers, and end users to elicit requirements
  • Collaborating with business analysts, software testers, and other developers to plan, analyze, and write technical requirements for new solutions or enhancement of existing applications
  • Preparing required documentation for the effective maintenance of software applications
  • Performing data modelling, designs normalized databases, and develops database objects
  • Writing well-structured, extensible, and maintainable solutions in C# and other languages that efficiently deliver business value
  • Reading documentation, consults with vendors, and creates example solutions to identify needed customizations or configuration for vendor provided cloud or self-hosted solutions
  • Creating systems and processes to support data cleansing and extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL) of data between existing systems and new solutions
  • Providing educated and reliable estimates for complexity and duration for planned work.
  • Creating or updating existing complex queries to add, update, or delete datasets from data repositories
  • Maintaining high-quality standards in delivered solutions through unit testing, pair programming, frequent code reviews
• Maintaining technical systems to ensure alignment with operational needs and business value
• Conducting research, attends training, and provides thought leadership to foster a culture of innovation and continual improvement
• Other tasks