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: Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Division: Information Technology
Opening Date: 11/12/2026
Closing Date: 11/29/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
DescriptionGENERAL SERVICEJOB ANNOUNCEMENTIT Application Development Senior/Specialist
$99,300 - $133,608 annually
Closes November 29,2026The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) seeks to fill an IT Application Development Senior/Specialist. This full-time permanent position is based in Olympia, Washington. This position may be eligible for partial to near full-time telework. Telework is a combination of in-building and off-site days.
Position OverviewThe objective of this senior-level position is to independently design, develop, maintain, sustain and modernize the Child Nutrition Services application suite and related data transfer systems. The position applies advanced application development, architecture, data integration, security, and troubleshooting expertise to support accurate and timely service delivery and financial support for Child Nutrition Services applications. The systems enable Child Nutrition Services to:
- Administer 9 U.S. Department of Agriculture Child Nutrition Programs
- Collect and approve a program application from program operators
- Pay claims for reimbursement for meals served.
- Account for state and federal dollars paid to program operators over multiple overlapping state and federal fiscal years.
- Collect data for state and federal reporting efforts.
- Determine eligibility for local level program participants.
- Manage food inventory and food ordering.
- Washington Integrated Nutrition System (WINS): an application and claiming system for USDA Child Nutrition Programs. Child Nutrition Services administers seven programs in WINS and each of these programs pays reimbursement for meals served each month of the year. Additionally, WINS has a custom payment option to distribute other payment types like federal and state equipment grants. WINS supports claims for reimbursement totaling $554 million annually.
- Washington Allocation Commodity Entitlement System (W-ACES): Helps Child Nutrition Services administer the USDA Food Distribution Program by allocating entitlement dollars to participating programs, offering food for ordering and subsequent delivery to program operators while maintaining an inventory of foods received and ordered. W-ACES supports management of $40 million entitlement dollars annually.
- Direct Certification; an Education Data System (EDS) application; : A system that matches data from two Washington state agency sources and determines eligibility for free and reduced-price meals for 450,000 students annually.
This position reports to the Information Technology Application Development Supervisor and is a senior developer of the OSPI application development team. This position mentors staff, works closely with the development supervisor in setting policy and work process, and supports the agency's application architecture, standards, and industry practices. This position is responsible for the oversight of application development for the maintenance, operation, design, and development of highly specialized custom-developed applications utilized by over 295 Local Educational Agencies, 500 Child Care Centers and Community Based Organizations statewide.
This position is also responsible for coordinating work efforts with customers and other technical teams to meet or exceed customer expectations for data collections, security, and applications.
The application development team provides critical and complex software support and maintenance programming to state and federally mandated data processes for Washington State K-12 education.
This includes but is not limited to architecture, design, maintenance and operation, framework management, technology policy and process within the Agency.
Key ResponsibilitiesDuty: Serve as the lead developer responsible for the development and maintenance of the OSPI Child Nutrition Services (CNS) web applications code base to support the OSPI CNS processes that deliver services to school districts and other program operators statewide.
Outcome: Child Nutrition Services applications are reliable, secure, supportable, and responsive to program needs. CNS staff, agency leaders, school districts, and program operators receive accurate application services, data processing and financial information that support compliant program administration and timely delivery of services to students and families statewide.
Duty: Use advanced development skills to design and enhance Child Nutrition Services (CNS) application infrastructure
Outcome: CNS application infrastructure is secure, supportable, and adaptable to state and federal program requirements. Application design, integrations, documentation, audit support, risk management, and performance improvements enable accurate processing of CNS records, reliable financial reporting, and timely system changes that support program operations.
Required Qualifications:A post-secondary (four-year) degree in computer science, mathematics, or other closely aligned fields and five years of experience in a professional application development role for an employer.
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OR)
A two-year associate degree in computer science, mathematics, or other closely aligned field from a community college and seven (7) years of experience in a professional application development role for an employer.
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OR)
Nine (9) years of experience in a professional application development role for an employer.
At least four years of experience must include managing common functions and tools utilized by a suite of applications supported by a team of developers.
At least two years of experience must include each of the following:
- Developing with .NET and SQL technologies
- Object-oriented principles and methodologies, with a focus on maintainability and re-use of common code.
- Debugging, tracing, and otherwise troubleshooting existing code bases
- Developing financial components of applications.
Travel Requirements: Occasional travel Must reside of the state of Washington Desired Qualifications: Experience working within an Educational Agency or Cooperative that supports a State or Local Educational Agency (LEA).
Senior level professional experience in some or all of the following technologies:
- T-SQL Query Language for database development.
- Azure DevOps and GIT source code management
- Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
- Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) or other ETL processes
- Authentication and Authorization technologies. i.e. Entra ID
- ASP.NET MVC
- XML & XSLT
- Webforms
- Windows Services
- Web Services / SOA Messaging services
- Writing and executing Unit Tests and other Software Testing Methodologies.
- Source control management, tracking, reviews, and troubleshooting.
- DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployments
- Application troubleshooting, debugging, and performance analysis
- Unit testing, integration testing, automated testing, and quality assurance methodologies
- IIS administration and web application hosting
- Experience supporting large-scale enterprise applications
Professional experience in some or all of the following business processes:
- Lean principles and continuous process improvement
- Data Warehousing
- ITIL, DevOps, Agile
- Project Management
- Requirements gathering, business analysis, and stakeholder engagement
- Production support, incident management, and root cause analysis
- Change management and release management processes
- Technical documentation and knowledge transfer
CompensationThe annual compensation for the position is $99,300 - $130,344 per year and depends upon experience, educational background and qualifications. Geographic differentials may be applied based on work location of successful candidate. Washington State offers a generous benefit package including health, dental and life insurance, retirement and an optional deferred compensation program. Please visit Health Care Authority for information regarding health benefits and the Department of Retirement Systems for retirement plan information. This position serves at the pleasure of the Superintendent, and is Civil Service Exempt. This position is not represented by a bargaining unit.
Application ProcessThose interested in this position must apply through Careers.wa.gov. Applications must include the following documents in
MS Word and PDF format only:
- A letter of interest specifically addressing the qualifications listed in this announcement;
- A current résumé, and;
- A list of three or more professional references.
Please
address any questions to:
Sal Salazar, Human Resources
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
600 Washington Street Southeast
Olympia, Washington 98504-7200
360-725-6278
: sal.salazar@k12.wa.us
Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may contact the Human Resources Office at (360) 725-6270 or (360) 725-6066, or e-mail hroffice@k12.wa.us.
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