Lni It Application Developer - Journey

Salary: $79,296.00 - $106,644.00 Annually
Location : Thurston County - Tumwater, WA
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 2024-02444
Department: Dept. of Labor & Industries
Division: Information Technology
Opening Date: 02/23/2024
Closing Date: 3/8/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
Salary Information: The high end of the salary range, Step M is typically a longevity step
Description
Our Mission: Keep Washington Safe and Working!Our Values: Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability
Do you enjoy working with High Performance Computer Systems? Do you find working within an IBM Mainframe environment exciting? If, so, keep reading as this may be the position for you!
This position works collaboratively with a dedicated team, collectively striving to comprehend the customer's business needs and realities. By understanding the customer's needs, the team can suggest, develop, and maintain the best possible technology solutions. In addition, this position contributes specifically to the mission of the ITD by to providing IT based products and services in support of the IT Core Team and the Agency's business priorities. Furthermore, this position will proactively identify and resolves problems, identifies opportunities for process improvements, and/or system development in support of the team's or agency's business needs.
The incumbent in this position provides application and technical solutions and will influence the groups' by enhancing their effectiveness and efficiency by introducing new or improved work processes, products, and services. This position will have the responsibility of collaborating with various teams to bridge their IT needs. Additionally, this role works closely with the Mainframe Services team to effectively integrate IT services and lead the team to ensure technical readiness. Furthermore, this role will also collaborate with peers, supervisors, system leads and leadership to help agency systems and services meet quality standards necessary to safeguards L&I's critical applications.
Duties
Duty: Application Development and Programming
Tasks include:

• Support and enhance existing systems and applications using various technologies, languages and tools, Software Development Lifecycle Methodologies.
• Support and enhance existing systems and applications using the following: Natural, ADABAS, LCM, NatClipse, Trim, JCL, COBOL, Endevor, TSO, CICS, CA7, IOF, IBM Utilities, EntireX, MQSeries, Java, VB.NET, and Visual Studio.
• Design, develop, code and test on-line and batch IBM mainframe computer applications according to standards.
• Design, develop, code and test web applications both internal and external facing applications according to division architecture and standards.
• Works independently to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve technology issues relating to applications, environment, platform, software, or hardware.
• Participate on Incident Response and Problem Management teams to identify solutions to issues.
• Troubleshooting and debug production incidents. Identify long term fixes, create service request for long term fixes.
• Create technical estimate documents to be used by business partners to assist with prioritization efforts.
• Develop test plans and test scripts.
• Perform off-hours maintenance and updates for applications that this position supports.

Duty: Application Development-Process and Documentation
Tasks Include:

• Use the software development lifecycle (SDLC) process to plan, analyze, design, develop, and test applications and application interfaces.
• Ensure the delivery of technology solutions by using technology standards and procedures that are in alignment with the technology direction of LNI.
• Document technical specifications, network diagrams, application functionality, deployment plans, and software release notes to fully support applications.

Duty: Application Development Research
Tasks Includes:

• Research complex technical issues related to application development, database structure, application platform, configuration, application performance, security and data integrity.
• Stay abreast of technical trends and issues as technology evolves.
• Research emergent technologies and makes determination for use and implementation

Duty: Disaster Recovery
Tasks Include:

• Participate in formal disaster recovery exercises.
• Recover mission critical applications
• Submit formal evaluation report and take appropriate actions to correct items needing improvements. As well as document any lessons learned.
• Development of recovery procedures.

Qualifications
Required:

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, or a closely related field AND four (4) years' of IT experience working fulltime in a professional environment such as: consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications, and providing technical customer support in IT.

OR

• An Associate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field AND six (6) years' of IT experience working fulltime in a professional environment such as: consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications, and providing technical customer support in IT.

OR

• Eight (8) years' of recent progressive IT experience working fulltime in a professional environment such as: consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications, and providing technical customer support in IT and installing, implementing, maintaining and supporting mainframe applications with experience with ADABAS, COBOL, Natural, MQSQL.

Required Experience:

• Qualifying professional IT experience is defined as experience in one or more of the following IT disciplines: Application Development Designing Computer Systems or Databases, and analyzing systems problems.
• Six (6) years' of experience working with large mainframe IT systems.
• Six (6) years' of advanced system level analytical and problem solving skills on an IBM mainframe platform.
• Six (6) years' providing technical consultation services for IBM's database management system, and associate mainframe products, conducting system programming of database systems, providing technical consultation
  services, as well as configuration, and administrative experience.
• Six (6) years' experience with JCL, TSO, TPX, CA7, ICETOOL, REXX and working with auditors to identify and resolve audit exceptions.
• Working with auditors to identify and resolve audit exceptions.

Desired:

• Experience in administrating IBM mainframe systems.
• Six (6) years of expert level experience with JCL, TSO, TPX, CA7, ASSEMBLER, SQL, and Natural
  programming.

Supplemental Information
Things You Need To Know
To help you maintain a proper work-life balance, teleworking is one of the work schedule options for this position. L&I also offers flexible custom work schedules.
State employee who meet the qualifications will become eligible for a generous retirement package at the end of the employee's career. Click on the "Benefits" tab to learn more.
At L&I, your voice matters. In addition, L&I is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety and health and security of Washington's 3.3 million workers. Take a look at this and learn more about why L&I is an employer of choice.
We offer hybrid and remote work options. Remote work from a state outside of WA, requires approval.
The assigned duty station for this position is Tumwater, Washington.
Application process
We will contact the top candidates directly to interview for this position. Because we base the selection on information provided by you, it is in your best interest to identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities that address the mandatory and desirable qualifications described in the announcement.
Please include the following documents with your application:

1. A cover letter listing each required qualification with supporting detail on how each requirement is met through your experience and/or training.
2. A current resume detailing applicable experience and education.
3. A list of at least three professional references with current telephone numbers.

Please do not attach or place any medical information (vaccination status included) within the application, resume, or cover letter. If you do, we will have to reject your application to safeguard others from receiving your confidential information. You will have to remove the confidential information before you can apply again.
Other information

• A job offer is contingent upon completion of a background check that includes a criminal record review.
• For positions requiring travel, you must have a valid unrestricted driver's license and have insurance if driving a privately owned vehicle on state business.
• This position is represented bytheWashington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).
• Candidates who are offered a job with L&I must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa now or in the future.
• The Department of Labor & Industries complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements of the federal employment eligibility verification form, I-9. The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States consistent with the requirements of that form on the first day of employment.
• Please note: L&I may use this announcement to fill multiple permanent and/or non-permanent positions.
• IT position applicants selected to move forward in this hiring process will receive an email skills assessment invitation within 3 weeks of your application being accepted. An applicant may complete the assessment when ready, but the invitation to complete the assessment will expire 5 days after the invitation was sent. Once you start the assessment, you will be required to complete it. You cannot start your assessment and then come back to it later. Please look in your email inbox or spam as these invitations are sent by CodeSignal.

Did You Know?
Washington is to live, play, and work, according to U.S. News (2021). Join the L&I team and enjoy all the Evergreen State has to offer.
In addition to offering a positive balance between life and work, L&I provides one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation. We also believe your voice matters. We value our employees and their work-life balance by encouraging flexible schedules. L&I is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety and health and security of Washington's 3 million workers.
Veterans Preference
Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference should attach to their application a copy of their DD-214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22, or signed verification of service letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Please blackout any personally identifiable data such as Social Security numbers. For further information, contact L&I's
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L&I employees come from all walks of life. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
We believe in the importance of recognizing the value each of us contribute to the success of the agency mission. Having a diverse workforce is this agency's greatest resource of strength and knowledge. It is through the combination of talents and abilities that we can pursue finding effective measures to provide the best customer service. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone and we strongly mean everyone.
The State of Washington is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with a disability who need accommodation in the application process or testing process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, may call 360-902-5700. TTY users should first call 711 to access the Washington Relay Service.
You are welcome to include the name and pronoun you would like to be referred to in your materials and we will honor this as you interact with our award-winning diverse and inclusive organization.
For more Information
If you have any questions regarding this announcement, program, or the agency please contact Steve Camerer at steve.camerer@lni.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.
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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.
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