Salary: $80,705.00 - $122,583.00 Annually
Location : Dauphin County, PA
Job Type: Civil Service Permanent Full-Time
Job Number:Department: Public Utility Commission
Division: PU Mis
Opening Date: 10/06/2026
Closing Date: 10/20/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Job Code: G0152
Position Number: 503221321
Union: Non Union
Bargaining Unit: A3
Pay Group: UT09
Bureau / Division Code: 00171803
Bureau / Division: Bureau of MIS
Worksite Address: 400 North Street
City: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Zip Code: 17120
Contact Name: Illy Tobin
Contact Phone: 717.787.8714
Contact Email: ra-puchr@pa.gov
THE POSITIONPennsylvania 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 WORKThe 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 ra-puchr@pa.gov 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 & ELIGIBILITYQUALIFICATIONSMinimum 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.
How to Apply:- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
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.
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.
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*Eligibility rules apply.
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Have you been employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as an Applications Developer 2 or Computer Programmer 4 for one or more years full-time?
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If you are claiming experience in the above question, please list the employer(s) where you gained this experience in the text box below. The employer(s) and a description of the experience must also be included in the appropriate sections of your application if you would like the experience to be considered in the eligibility decision. If you claimed you do not have experience, type N/A in the text box below.
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How many years of full-time information technology experience in applications development or applications maintenance do you possess?
- 1 year or more
- 6 months but less than 1 year
- Less than 6 months
- None
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If you are claiming experience in the above question, please list the employer(s) where you gained this experience in the text box below. The employer(s) and a description of the experience must also be included in the appropriate sections of your application if you would like the experience to be considered in the eligibility decision. If you claimed you do not have experience, type N/A in the text box below.
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How much graduate coursework have you completed in an information technology field?If you are claiming credits/degree, you must upload a copy of your college transcript(s) for this education to be considered in the eligibility decision. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. You must attach your transcript(s) prior to the submission of your application by using the "Attachments" tab on the left. You will not be able to add a transcript(s) to the application after it has been submitted.
If your education was acquired outside of the United States, you must upload a copy of your foreign credential evaluation report. We can only accept foreign credential evaluations from organizations that are members of the National Association of Credential Services (NACES). A list of current NACES members can be found by visiting and clicking the Evaluation Services Link.
You must attach your documentation prior to the submission of your application by using the "Attachments" tab on the left. You will not be able to add a document to the application after it has been submitted.
- 30 credits or more
- 15 but less than 30 credits
- Less than 15 credits
- None
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You must complete the supplemental questions below. These supplemental questions are the exam and will be sco
