IT Application Development Supervisor

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) seeks to fill the role of IT Application Development Supervisor within the Information Services section of the Administrative Services Division to provide technical expertise and development support for the commission’s digital services, including enterprise application modernization, system maintenance, database integration, and the implementation of new software features. The position is responsible for designing, coding, testing, and deploying software components that align with the agency’s mission and statewide technical standards. This position has direct responsibility for managing the IT development and business analyst staff, and the section’s budget applicable to agency IT development and maintenance for all business applications. In addition, this position is a member of the agency’s extended leadership team. Hybrid:

Although this is a hybrid opportunity, the successful incumbent must reside within Washington state and must be available to report to the Lacey, Washington headquarters building when needed. Travel:

Local travel, mostly within Thurston County, may be required to attend training and meetings. Our Mission: To protect the people of Washington by ensuring that investor-owned utility and transportation services are safe, equitable, available, reliable, and fairly priced. Vision:

We strive to achieve equitable and fair outcomes for both consumers and regulated companies. We prioritize inclusion and belonging in the workplace., Some of What You’ll Do:The main purpose of this position is to provide professional-level software development, systems analysis, and technical support for the agency’s business applications and digital services. This role is responsible for designing, coding, testing, and implementing software solutions that adhere to enterprise-wide policies, security standards, and architectural frameworks. This position contributes to the modernization of legacy systems, supports the integration of new technologies, and ensures the continuous functionality of critical applications that align with agency and statewide operational goals. Additional tasks include:

• Define the tools, practices, patterns, procedures, policies, and methods used by the application development staff to build and maintain applications, including mission-critical, high-risk applications.

• Interview, hire, assign, direct work, coach, evaluate, and discipline IS staff engaged in application development and maintenance.

• Manage the maintenance of application development tools and environments, and the transition of applications from legacy to modern environments.

• Provide high-level and long-term designs for applications and their interfaces with internal and external services.
• As an expert application developer, apply advanced knowledge and discretion to develop and update applications; create web pages and forms; create data connections and queries; design and build object classes, methods, and properties; compose report definitions; design code solutions and database tables; build stored procedures; and create or modify other computer code using Visual Studio, SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services, ASP.NET, C#, JavaScript, and other tools and languages in a mixed Dynamics, SharePoint, .NET, and SQL environment to create and maintain custom applications needed by the agency.
• Manage the section’s source code, product backlogs, and sprint planning in Azure DevOps.

• Seven (7) years of consultative, administrative, or supervisory experience in application development and maintenance, application architecture, development tools and practices, database design and programming, and project management.
• Advanced experience in Visual Studio, C#, ASP.NET, SQL, and JavaScript.
• Experience or training in Agile development theory and practice.

Note: A master’s degree in information services, business or a related field, including a minimum of nine (9) semester or 15 quarter hours of computer science courses will substitute for three (3) years of required experience. A bachelor’s degree in information services, business or a related field, including a minimum of nine (9) semester or 15 quarter hours of computer science courses will substitute for two (2) years of required experience. An associate’s degree or completion of an accredited vocational training program in an information technology or a related program will substitute for one (1) year of required experience. Demonstration of 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.

UTC Core Competencies (expected of all employees):

• Accountability
• Measuring Success and Improvement
• Customer Focus
• Results Focus
• Communication Skills
• Adaptability/Flexibility
• Self-Development
• Continuous Process Improvement

Desired Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Intermediate experience in developing custom SharePoint 2016 (or later) applications., * I have Seven (7) or more years of consultative, administrative, or supervisory experience in application development and maintenance, application architecture, development tools and practices, database design and programming, and project management.
• I have a master’s degree in information services, business or a related field, including a minimum of 9 semester or 15 quarter hours of computer science courses, and four (4) or more years of consultative, administrative, or supervisory experience in application development and maintenance, application architecture, development tools and practices, database design and programming, and project management.
• I have a bachelor’s degree and five (5) or more years of experience as outlined above.
• I have an associate’s degree, or completion of an accredited vocational training program in information technology and six (6) years of experience as outlined above.
• I do not possess the required experience as outlined above.

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Please briefly describe your experience related to question number two (2). If you do not have experience, please note ‘N/A’. 04

Which of the following best describes your experience with Visual Studio, C#, ASP.NET, SQL, and JavaScript?

• I do not have experience with the listed applications/programs.
• I am a beginner. I have less than one (1) years’ experience.
• I am an intermediate user. I have between one (1) year and three (3) years’ experience.
• I am an experienced user. I have between four (4) years to six (6) years’ experience.
• I am an advanced user. I have seven (7) or more years’ experience.

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Please briefly describe how you gained your experience related to question number four (4). Include dates, agency/company, and position held. If you do not have this experience, please N/A. 06

Which of the following best describes your experience supervising or leading a team?

• I do not have experience supervising employees.
• I have less than one (1) years’ experience.
• I have between one (1) year and three (3) years’ experience.
• I have between four (4) years to six (6) years’ experience.
• I have seven (7) or more years’ experience.

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Do you have experience or training in Agile development theory and practice?

Range 08IT, Step A is $97,356 per year and Step L is $127,788. The high end of the salary range, Step M, is $130,992, and is typically a longevity step. All employees progress to Step M six (6) years after being assigned to Step L in their permanent salary range., * UTC fosters an environment of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, while striving to hire and retain a workforce from the communities we serve.

• We place importance on a healthy balance between personal and professional lives; offering flexible work schedules, wellness programs, and mobile/telework opportunities.
• Through the state, our employees (and their families) are offered options for medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance.
• We offer enrollment into the state retirement programs and a deferred compensation plan.
• Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year., The State of Washington: ;br>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 Benefits Employees 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 Compensation State 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 Security All 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 Forgiveness If 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 will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.

Vacation (Annual Leave) Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in (1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Full-time employees who are in pay status for less than 80 nonovertime hours in a month do not earn a monthly accrual of vacation leave.

Part-time employees accrue vacation leave hours in accordance with (1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on a pro rata basis. Vacation leave accrual will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment.

Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.

As provided in , an employer may authorize a lump-sum accrual of vacation leave or accelerate the vacation leave accrual rate to support the recruitment and/or retention of a candidate or employee for a Washington Management Service position. Vacation leave accrual rates may only be accelerated using the rates established WAC 357-31-165.

Note: Most agencies follow the civil service rules covering leave and holidays for exempt employees even though there is no requirement for them to do so. However, agencies are required to adhere to the applicable RCWs pertaining holidays and leave.

Military Leave Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.

Bereavement Leave Most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, are entitled to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave. In addition, the employer may approve other available leave types for the purpose of bereavement leave.