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: Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals
Opening Date: 11/06/2026
Closing Date: 12/6/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
DescriptionThis is an anticipated opening.Reporting to the Application Development Supervisor, this position is a senior-level member of a five-person application development team. The position performs application development, design, coding, testing, and implementation, and will serve as the SQL Server Database Administrator and Salesforce application system administrator. Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Supporting and sharing advanced knowledge of Salesforce programming techniques with development team members to enhance their skills to support the agency's primary business application.
- Creating and maintaining reports and ad-hoc queries in SQL and Salesforce in response to user, management, and public disclosure requests.
- Supporting the agency's Intranet and Internet websites and assorted applications.
- Supporting the agency's Continuing Legal Education application using PowerBuilder.
- Supporting the agency's MS Word ribbon and templates.
Qualifications Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field. Relevant work experience may substitute, year for year, for the required education.
- At least seven (7) years of experience programming in Salesforce and as a system administrator.
- At least three (3) years of experience programming in MS SQL using Visual Studio and MS SQL Tools.
- At least three (3) years of experience programming in ASP.Net, C#.Net, VBScript, and JavaScript.
The experience may have been gained concurrently.
Desired Qualifications
- At least eight (8) years of experience programming in ASP.Net, C#.Net, VBScript, JavaScript, PowerBuilder, Salesforce, or other well-known system applications, developing business requirements and designing and architecting complex computing solutions.
- At least three (3) years of experience programming in DocuSign CLM application development.
- At least two (2) years of experience programming in MuleSoft.
Job-Specific Competencies
Demonstrated ability to:
- Serve as the database administrator for Microsoft SQL Server and database and system administrator for Salesforce.
- Program and develop applications using Salesforce, DocuSign CLM, MuleSoft, PowerBuilder, VBScript, VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, HTML, MS Word, and SharePoint.
- Develop and maintain queries and reports using Salesforce Report Writer, SOQL, Apex Scripting, and MS SQL.
- Develop, design, and architect complex programmatic solutions with limited oversight and assistance.
- Review and troubleshoot user and management inquiries quickly, efficiently, and politely, and know when to ask for assistance.
- Review and re-write previously-written code in compliance with specifications and standards.
- Create clear, concise user documentation.
BIIA Core Competencies
- Accountability: Takes responsibility for own actions and can be relied upon to achieve excellent results with little oversight.
- Adaptability to Changing Needs/Flexibility: Embraces changing business needs and adapts approach, goals, and methods to achieve success.
- Customer Focus: Builds and maintains internal and external customer satisfaction with the services offered by the organization.
- Diversity and Inclusion: Recognizes the value of cultural, ethnic, gender and other individual differences. Understands differences in and responds appropriately to others.
- Effective Respectful Communications: In a respectful manner, conveys clear messages that are effective in communicating information and ideas with others.
- Ethics and Integrity: Earns trust, respect, and confidence of coworkers and customers through honesty, candor, and professionalism in all interactions.
- Relationship Building: Builds constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of teamwork, cooperation and mutual regard.
- Safety Focus: Adheres to all workplace safety laws, regulations, standards and practices.
Statewide Equity Competencies
- The ability to take action to learn and grow: Takes responsibility for knowing their own strengths and weaknesses and uses their learning to make government programs and processes more efficient and effective to serve all in Washington.
- The ability to take action to meet the needs of others: Flexible, adaptable, customer-service focused, and willing and able to empathetically respond to the unique needs of the people they work with and serve.
Supplemental Information Notes: - This position requires in-person work in the Olympia Office five days a week during the initial training period. This will be reduced to three days per week and eventually to an optional full-time telework position.
- Extended hours and/or work on weekends/holidays may be required if the need arises.
- Travel is required on occasion to the eight BIIA facilities around the state, and to attend training and meetings.
- This position is included in the bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees.
Application Process:Interested candidates must apply online. Your online application must include at least three professional references. You must also
attachthe following:
- A cover letter specifying how you meet the qualifications listed above (no more than two pages).
- A current resume.
Please
attach the required documents in the "provide attachment" section of the online application. Only applicants who meet the required qualifications and submit all of the required documents by the closing date will be considered.
Questions? If you have any questions about the position or application process, please contact Christy Sterling, Human Resources Manager, at (360) 753-6823, ext. 1123 or christy.sterling@biia.wa.gov.
More than Just a Paycheck!
Employee benefits are not just about the kind of services you get, they are also about how much you may have to pay out of pocket. Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.
We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career. Like everyone, your first priority is ensuring that you and your family will maintain health and financial security. That's why choice is a key component of our benefits package. We have a selection of health and retirement plans, paid leave, staff training and other compensation benefits that you can mix and match to meet your current and future needs.
Read about our benefits:The following information describes typical benefits available for full-time employees who are expected to work more than six months. Actual benefits may vary by appointment type or be prorated for other than full-time work (e.g. part-time); view the job posting for benefits details for job types other than full-time.
Note: If the position offers benefits which differ from the following, the job posting should include the specific benefits.
Insurance BenefitsEmployees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance. There are multiple medical plans with affordable monthly premiums that offer coverage throughout the state.
Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses. Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.
To view premium rates, coverage choice in your area and how to enroll, please visit the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) website. The Washington Wellness program from the Health Care Authority works with PEBB to support our workplace wellness programs.
Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.
Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.
The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.
Retirement and Deferred CompensationState Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs. For additional information, check out the Department of Retirement Systems' web site.
Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP). This is a supplemental retirement savings program (similar to an IRA) that allows you control over the amount of pre-tax salary dollars you defer as well as the flexibility to choose between multiple investment options.
Social SecurityAll state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems. The state and the employee pay an equal amount into the system.
Public Service Loan ForgivenessIf you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Holidays Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.
Note: Employees who are members of certain Unions may be entitled to additional personal leave day(s), please refer to position specific Collective Bargaining Agreements for more information.
Full-time employees who work full monthly schedules qualify for holiday compensation if they are employed before the holiday and are in pay status for at least 80 nonovertime hours during the month of the holiday; or for the entire work shift preceding the holiday.
Part-time employees who are in pay status during the month of the holiday qualify for the holiday on a pro-rata basis. Compensation for holidays (including personal holiday) will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status in the month to that required for full-time employment, excluding all holiday hours. Pay status includes hours worked and time on paid leave.
Sick Leave Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month. Overtime eligible employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month, earn a monthly proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Overtime exempt employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month do not earn a monthly accrual of sick leave.
Sick leave accruals for part-time employees
