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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT App Development - Senior/Specialist - **Company:** Inc Washington - **Location:** Lacey, WA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $99,300.0 - $133,608.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Software Applications, Information Systems, Computer Programming, Databases, Programming Tools, IT Management, Scrum Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Information Technology - **Published:** October 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8d24d839f826d6c7 ## About the Role For detailed information on how we calculate experience and responses to other frequently asked questions, please visit our Recruitment website., Seven (7) years of experience and/or education related to the duties of the position, which includes the following: Computer application development and maintenance, analyzing, designing, implementing, maintaining and/or programming software applications. Skills must include: * Conflict Resolution - Ability to mediate technical or operational disagreements to maintain positive relationships and keep projects moving forward. * Risk Management - Ability to identify and assess technology risks to ensure system designs appropriately balance innovation, reliability, and security. * Data Driven Decision Making - Ability to collect, review and interpret data to support transparent decisions about IT projects and resources. * Collaborative Planning - Proven capability to work effectively with leaders, technical teams, statewide partners and program staff to support coordinated planning and problem solving. * IT Governance - Ability to apply governance frameworks to ensure technology decisions, standards, and investments align with agency priorities and compliance requirements. * Prioritization & Sequencing - Ability to analyze competing initiatives and schedule work effectively to ensure resources are focused on the highest-value outcomes. Education: in Computer Science, Information Technology (IT), Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), or closely related field. Examples of how to qualify: * 7 years of experience. * 6 years of experience AND 30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter college credits. * 5 years of experience AND 60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter college credits (Associate's degree). * 4 years of experience AND 90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter college credits. * 3 years of experience AND a Bachelor's degree or higher. Desired Qualifications: * Education - with focus on programming/software engineering. * Programming Experience - computer application development and maintenance. * Leadership Experience - in leading IT professionals or consulting as a technical lead. * Database Management - Professional experience consulting, designing, programming, maintenance and/or support work for moderate risk applications and databases. * Familiarity - with Washington's air quality laws and codes. ## Description As the Information Technology and Telemetry Unit (ITTU) Application Development Senior/Specialist you will provide thoughtful, strategic, and compassionate technical and programming expertise for a highly collaborative 8-person team of IT professionals in the development, implementation, and maintenance of information technology systems critical to the Air Quality Program's efforts to equitably protect and improve air quality in Washington. The information technology systems developed and maintained by the ITTU support the secure collection, storage, and reporting of vital information on air pollution levels, sources, and emissions as well as information regarding air quality permitting. In this role, you will be responsible for leading and providing the highest level of programming expertise in information technology services to the Air Quality Program (AQP) by developing applications and systems used by AQP staff and the regulated public. You will provide independent, expert, professional-level IT services to the program and agency. You will also be responsible for leading the application development efforts and developing architecture plans to implement the IT programs and systems for the AQP. Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment full of supportive colleagues all with a common goal? If so, this may be the perfect job for you. Our IT & Telemetry Unit Application Development Senior will work with a team of eight IT professionals as they develop information technology solutions to help the Air Quality Program equitably protect and improve air quality in Washington. We are an Agile/Scrum team and have an unbroken record of successfully completing IT projects in scope, on time, and within budget for the last 10+ years. This will be the perfect fit for anyone wanting to use their application development and Agile project management expertise in a vital development role on a highly cohesive and successful team! What you will do: * Serve as the highest authority on application/systems development and provide technical and architectural leadership in the area of information systems integration supporting the agency's information technology initiative of integrating AQP information systems with agency systems to facilitate cross-media solutions. * Coordinate IT activities with the Unit Manager and work with other Ecology program's development teams, Information Technology Services Office (ITSO), and participate and is highly active in agency wide technology initiatives. * Serve as the highest-level development authority and provides technical leadership in planning, designing, and implementing highly complex, large- and medium- scale, environmental systems that provide tools to assess air quality in Washington State. * Conduct research and assess Information Technology industry direction related to software development methodologies and collaborates with other senior agency application development leads to make recommendations to advance software development best practices within the agency. * Conduct business analysis to capture application business requirements as needed when working with BA/PM on team to ensure applications that are developed align with business needs and provide the services that are required. 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