Salary: $99,300.00 - $133,608.00 Annually
Location : Thurston County - Olympia, WA
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number:Department: Dept. of Social and Health Services
Division: FTAA
Opening Date: 11/13/2026
Closing Date: 11/26/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Salary Information: The high end of the salary range, Step M is typically a longevity step
Description Keeping a financial system reliable takes more than fixing what breaks.
As a Senior IT Application Developer with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), you'll maintain and improve the Debt Management System (DMS). You'll help keep daily operations running while developing solutions for business driven initiatives, including One Washington remediation and the State Matching Funds project.
You'll have a small team behind you and room to contribute your ideas.
You'll work with a business analyst, a tester, and three developers who share knowledge and make technical decisions together. Your week will include production support, development work, and solving problems with business partners. The team uses documented requirements, DevOps, and Visual Studio to manage changes and track progress.
We encourage you to apply if you enjoy understanding how systems work and finding ways to improve them.
You're an experienced application developer who can troubleshoot production issues, design solutions, and explain technical choices. Experience with data integration tools such as SSIS will help, but you don't need to know Pentaho on day one. The team provides training, examples, and documentation to help you learn.
Your first 90 days are about learning the system, building relationships, and beginning to contribute.
You'll get familiar with the DMS architecture, Pentaho software, and DMS configuration while learning how the team works. With support from your colleagues, you'll begin handling production needs and completing project tasks. Within six months, success means you're contributing solutions, working well with business partners, and helping the team meet project commitments. Over your first year, you'll help deliver the One Washington remediation and State Matching Funds projects.
The work arrangement offers flexibility, with real responsibilities attached.
This permanent position is primarily telework, with flexible scheduling and regular Microsoft Teams meetings. You'll collaborate with business partners every other week and meet with developers weekly to share ideas and troubleshoot. Production support and project deadlines will require coordination, but the remote-first arrangement can reduce commuting and give you more flexibility outside work.
Still reading? Here's what you'll do.
Some of What You'll Do- Maintain and support the Debt Management System.
- Develop solutions for One Washington remediation and the State Matching Funds project.
- Design, build, test, and troubleshoot application changes.
- Configure the DMS commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) application.
- Develop and maintain interfaces using Pentaho.
- Analyze requirements and work with business partners on solutions.
- Investigate production issues and resolve system defects.
- Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and team planning.
- Document changes and track work in DevOps.
Who Should Apply You can qualify through one of the following pathways:
- Eleven years of professional experience in computer application development and maintenance; or
- Associate degree in Information Technology or related field and nine years of professional experience in computer application development and maintenance.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field and seven years of professional experience in computer application development and maintenance.
And
Concurrently: at least five years of experience with Microsoft SQL Database, Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
And
Two years of experience leading team(s) on medium to large scale development effort.
You should be able to demonstrate experience with:
- Developing, maintaining, and troubleshooting business applications.
- Analyzing requirements and designing technical solutions.
- Supporting production systems while meeting project deadlines.
- Collaborating with developers, testers, and business partners.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, & Experience- Experience with Pentaho or comparable data integration tools such as SSIS.
- Experience configuring and supporting COTS applications.
- Familiarity with DevOps, Visual Studio, and software development life cycle practices.
- Experience supporting financial or debt management systems.
- Ability to learn specialized tools using documentation and team guidance.
How to ApplySubmit:
- Your resume.
- Your cover letter.
- Three professional references.
Questions?Email recruiter Kris George at and reference job number 09134.
Supplemental InformationPrior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. 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 job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.
