Senior Applications Developer, PUC

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework: Part-time

Job summary

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is seeking a Senior Application Developer in Harrisburg. The role focuses on .NET, JavaScript, SQL, FileNet, and Kofax to support InfoMAP and related enterprise systems.

You will lead technical efforts, manage scanning workflows, and mentor junior developers. The position offers full-time hours, potential telework, and collaboration with business units, vendors, and IT teams to ensure uptime and performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum experience in applications development and IT with progression to senior roles.
• Experience leading projects, troubleshooting, and maintaining enterprise systems.
• Familiarity with imaging/workflow tools and vendor coordination.

Responsibilities

• Develop, troubleshoot, and maintain InfoMAP, Kofax Scanning, FileNet, and .NET tools.
• Lead technical efforts across departments and mentor junior developers.
• Coordinate deployments, testing, and upgrades with vendors and IT teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver custom solutions.
• Oversee source control (TFS/Azure DevOps) and QA planning.

Skills

.NET

JavaScript

SQL

FileNet

Kofax

Client/Server

Workflow automation

Mentoring

Tools

TFS/Azure DevOps

Job description

$80,705.00 - $122,583.00 Annually

Dauphin County, PA

Civil Service Permanent Full-Time

CS-2026-57262-G0152

Public Utility Commission

PU Mis

10/06/2026

10/20/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

G0152

503221321

Non Union

A3

UT09

00171803

Bureau of MIS

400 North Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

17120

Illy Tobin

717.787.8714

[e-mail]

THE POSITION

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is looking for a Senior Application Developer with strong experience in .NET, JavaScript, SQL, and enterprise document management systems like FileNet and Kofax. This role plays a key part in supporting, enhancing, and troubleshooting InfoMAP and other mission-critical applications that power PUC operations. You'll lead technical efforts in application customization, integration, and performance optimization across departments. You will also manage scanning workflows, software upgrades, and enterprise user support for regional offices.

Ideal candidates are confident in client/server architecture, workflow automation, and mentoring junior developers. You'll work closely with business units, network teams, and external vendors to ensure uptime, stability, and effective system enhancements. If you thrive in a complex technical environment and are passionate about delivering enterprise-grade solutions, we want to hear from you.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The Senior Application Developer supports and advances InfoMAP, Kofax Scanning, .NET, and FileNet systems that are essential to daily business operations. Reporting to the Supervisor of Product Development, this role drives the development, troubleshooting, and maintenance of high-impact applications in a client/server environment. The role includes project leadership responsibilities, system integrations, application upgrades, and end-user support, while collaborating with IT infrastructure teams and business users.

This position serves as the technical lead on imaging workflows and is accountable for maintaining scanning operations across the organization's regional offices. It also includes mentoring junior developers, managing source control and deployment through TFS/Azure DevOps, and participating in testing, documentation, and quality assurance processes.

This position offers a unique opportunity to support critical citizen services while collaborating with internal and external teams in a dynamic, mission-oriented environment with responsibilities that include, but are not limited to:

• Application Development: Develop, maintain, and enhance complex applications including Kofax Scanning, FileNet, and .NET-based tools
• Issue Resolution: Troubleshoot software issues and resolve performance problems with enterprise systems and upgrades
• Technical Leadership: Lead and support a wide variety of applications in a client or server environment
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Meet with stakeholders to gather requirements, improve business processes, and deliver custom solutions
• Programming Tools: Use programming languages and tools including JavaScript, Java, .NET, SQL, ADO, and FileNet APIs
• Vendor Coordination: Serve as technical liaison for vendors and coordinate software updates, testing, and deployment
• Programming Tools: Use programming languages and tools including JavaScript, Java, .NET, SQL, ADO, and FileNet APIs
• Source Control: Administer source control systems TFS or Azure DevOps and maintain secure versioning and build processes
• Testing and Planning: Participate in QA, integration testing, UAT, and deployment planning to ensure system stability and compliance

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: Part-time work from home (telework) may be a potential feature of this position. The successful candidate is required to report to the headquarters worksite daily, unless the employee meets eligibility requirements and telework has been approved. Management may discontinue any telework arrangement at any time, for any reason. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office.
  • To be eligible to participate in telework, the employee's alternate (telework) worksite must meet the following requirements:
    • Within a reasonable travel distance of headquarters; and
    • Within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  • Please direct all questions regarding reasonable distance and the type of available telework to the PUC Human Resource Office at [e-mail] or 717.787.8714.
• Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as an Applications Developer 2 or Computer Programmer 4 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Five years of information technology experience that includes three years of experience in applications development or applications maintenance; or
• Three years of information technology experience in applications development or applications maintenance, and an associate's degree in any information technology field; or
• One year of information technology experience in applications development or applications maintenance, and a bachelor's degree in any information technology field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.