Job description

AGRICULTURE - A Cornerstone of Washington's Economy

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has been serving the state for more than 100 years. Through service, regulation, and advocacy, we keep agriculture viable and vital in Washington State, while protecting consumers, public health, and the environment. We work extensively with farmers and ranchers, but our responsibilities – from ensuring food safety to environmental protection – touch the lives of millions of people locally, nationally, and abroad.

The agency includes 780 employees approximately and grows close to 1,000 employees at the peak of seasonal work. To learn more and view additional openings, please visit our Employment Page.

The Information Technology Program's mission is to continually enhance our services to agency divisions, WSDA employees, and ultimately the stakeholders of Washington while providing core IT services, network connectivity and software solutions in the most efficient and effective manner possible. We achieve our mission by identifying and resolving business challenges through the deployment of efficient software solutions, a secure and reliable network, and a Centralized Service Desk focusing on always delivering excellent customer service.

The IT Application Development Manager is responsible for day-to-day management of WSDA's technology application portfolio and application developer staff. A key objective for this position is the development of innovative solutions in continuation to modernize WSDA's existing application portfolio environment. This position provides technical management to staff by utilizing software development skills and experience, using the latest techniques and business best practices, to establish software development standards for the organization defining the software development architecture, and assist the application developers with the technical challenges and issues this team faces.

Position and Salary Information

WSDA is recruiting for a full-time permanent IT Application Development Manager position within the Administrative Services Division. This position is located in Olympia, Washington. This is a non-represented position.

The base pay offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the preferred candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The typical starting salary range for this position is: $ 97,308.00 - $ 127,656.00 annually.

In addition to the salary listed above, incumbents assigned to our Seattle office location receive an additional 5% King County Location Pay stipend. If a position is designated as requiring dual language skills, incumbents will also receive a 5% Dual Language Requirement Pay stipend.

Employee Benefits

• A healthy work/life balance, which may include flexible work schedules, and teleworking.
• WSDA provides an excellent benefits package beyond traditional benefits. State employment offers Dependent Care Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Tuition Waiver, Deferred Compensation, Employee Recognition Leave; click herefor more information.
• 12 paid Holidays & Vacation and Leave Accruals.
• All Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required will be provided by the agency.
• Commute Trip Reduction Program.

For more information about the Washington State Department of Agriculture, visit us at www.agr.wa.gov.

Duties

Some of what you will do:

• Develops and manages all IT application functions in collaboration with all IT teams, and business customers in the agency.
• Creates, establishes, and implements agency-wide application policy standards following local, state, and federal regulations and controls including OCIO and OCS policies.
• Defines and recommends IT strategies, and procedures by evaluating customer and business needs across the agency.
• Researches industry trends and emerging technologies for evolving business processes, and system alterations.
• Provides high-level technical guidance on complex IT projects.
• Implements, and monitors strategic plans that tie to the agency business plans to achieve goals, objectives, work standards by developing guidelines and measures for accountability.
• Uses broad and deep understanding of numerous IT disciplines to advance best practices to lead advice, and mentor team members on complex topics.
• Assigns and manages develops in maintaining functionality used by software applications, including change management, security and authentication, application distribution, disaster recovery planning, support for data access, establishing email connections, search routines, and system wide configurations and reports.
• Manages and directs developers in design and development of business applications for the agency.
• Plans, consults, coordinates, and assists or co-facilitates the installation and maintenances of systems, hardware, software, application interfaces, or applications to include the agency standard change management process.

Qualifications

Who should apply?
Professionals with:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related field of study.
• Five (5) years of lT work experience including three (3) years as an lTS5 or equivalent (private sector) with progressive responsibility within information technology to include two (2) years of experience in business requirements or high-level designs for business software applications.
• Five (5) years of progressive experience in managing lT functions and systems.
• Knowledge and application of techniques for requirements gathering and writing high-level designs.
• Understanding of user interface design.
• Excellent understanding of programming logic and database structure/processing.
• Technical knowledge of and three (3) years' experience in application design.

In addition to the above qualifications, the following desired knowledge, skills, and abilities will make your application more competitive:

• Three (3) or more years of direct management of a major lT operation.
• Two (2) years or more experience in lT planning to support strategic business goals.
• Working knowledge and understanding of the systems supported by the agency.
• Effective oral communication skills and presentation skills, ability to conduct effective interviews, applies effective listening skills, ability resolve issues, effective written material, logical organization, concise and readable.

Supplemental Information

How to apply:

You must complete your careers.wa.gov profile and answer the supplemental questions. In addition to completing the online application, and supplemental questions applicants must attach the following documents to their profile to be considered for this position:

· Current resume detailing experience and education

· A cover letter describing how you meet the specific qualifications for this position

· Three professional references

By submitting these materials, you are indicating that all information is true and correct. The state may verify information. Any untruthful or misleading information is cause for removal from the applicant pool or dismissal if employed.

Applications with comments "see attachments" will be considered incomplete.

If you are having technical difficulties creating, accessing, or completing your application, please call NEOGOV toll-free at (855) 524-5627.

The initial screening will be solely based on the contents and completeness of your application and the materials submitted. All information may be verified, and documentation may be required. Applications received via e-mail will not be accepted in lieu of applying through the state's on-line recruitment system.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Department of Agriculture celebrates our differences. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. We are committed to a workplace that supports equal opportunity employment and inclusion regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, status as a protected veteran, genetics, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $97,308.00 - $130,860.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Olympia, WA 98501: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Front-end development: 1 year (Preferred)
• CSS: 1 year (Preferred)
• Angular: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Olympia, WA 98501

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