Description

This position is part of a team that implements and manages various systems and the data that supports the Department of Health and Statewide activities related to Environmental Public Health as well as other Public Health systems.

The impact of these systems and the data supported is across the department, across the state and at the federal level. Impact is to the public, Local Health Jurisdictions, laboratories, hospitals, clinics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The team will be working with various vendors and other state agencies as necessary to support this work.

This position is a technical support development position and is responsible for managing applications on a platform of technologies that is used across the agency to support family & community health improvement, healthy & safe communities, immunizations, nutrition services and COVID-19 vaccine & care coordination. This platform can be used to develop additional applications as necessary to adequately ensure the needs of DOH are met.

In this position, you’ll perform technical level work related to Application services, including application development, data management and system administration. You’ll develop and support enterprise wide application solutions ensuring that the applications being supported meet applicable state/federal security standards and are secure and stable.

This is full-time permanent position.

The duty station for this position is in Tumwater, WA. Telework (mobile work) is currently expected. When approved, the incumbent is expected to report to the duty station for work activities. Partial telecommuting may be an option subject to supervisory approval. It is anticipated that the incumbent would be expected to at the Tumwater, WA duty station for work activities 5 days weekly.

About the Department of Health
The vision of the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is equity and optimal health for all. Our mission is to work with others to protect and improve the health of all people in Washington state.

Our Values
Good organizations know what they do and how they do it. Great organizations also understand why they do it. Our values are:

• Human-centered: We see others as people who matter like we do and take into account their needs, challenges, contributions, and objectives.
• Equity: We are committed to fairness and justice to ensure access to services, programs, opportunities, and information for all.
• Collaboration: We seek partnership and collaboration to maximize our collective impact. We cannot achieve our vision alone.
• Seven Generations: Inspired by Native American culture, we seek wisdom from those who came before us to ensure our current work protects those who will come after us.
• Excellence: We strive to demonstrate best practices, high performance, and compelling value in our work every day.

The Washington State Department of Health acknowledges that our locations statewide are on the homelands of Native people, who have lived in this region from time immemorial. Currently, within the boundaries of Washington State, there are 36 tribes, 29 of which are federally recognized, that share traditional homelands and waterways in what is now Washington State. Some of these are nations and confederacies that represent multiple tribes or bands. We express our most profound respect for and gratitude toward these original and current caretakers of the region. As a public health agency, we acknowledge our responsibility to establish and maintain relationships with these tribes and Native peoples, in support of tribal sovereignty and the inclusion of their voices in public health programs and policies. We pledge that these relationships will consist of mutual trust, respect, and reciprocity.

Benefits of Working for DOH
Washington is America's Top State, according to U.S. News (2021), and provides one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.

We also offer:

• A healthy life/work balance by offering flexible schedules and telework options for many positions.
• Growth and development opportunities.
• A wellness program that offers education, access to healthy food, and fitness classes.
• Opportunities to serve your community through meaningful work.
• A commitment to diversity and inclusion fosters an inclusive environment that encourages all employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
• An Infant at Work Program based on the long-term health values of breastfeeding newborns and infant-parent bonding.
• Employee resource groups that provide forums for employees to gather and share ideas about matters that affect their personal and professional lives and support career development.

Duties Include

• Developing, testing, and maintaining agency and business unit applications, based on application design documents and/or existing knowledge base, using various technologies**.
• Configuring Internet Information Services in hosting environments to enable use of web-enabled applications by external or internal users and to ensure DOH security standards are met.
• Ensuring DOH standards for Security are adhered to for all products developed.
• Using database management software (MS SQL Server, MS Access, MySql, MongoDB) to design, develop, & maintain databases & applications using simple to highly complex database queries and statements.
• Compiling simple to highly complex procedures, user defined functions, and queries using database querying syntax that are well-structured and re-usable.
• Planning and developing test plans, cases and scenarios for all products developed or supported by the unit or as directed by management.
• Conducting system and Unit Testing for all supported systems or as directed by management.
• Using commercial testing tools, such as Microsoft Visual Studio Unit Testing, and Open Source tools to ensure code developed meets coding, security and functional testing requirements.
• Designing small to enterprise level N-Tier agency and business unit web applications that interact with multiple data source types, web services or data warehouses, from software requirements specifications and other related business analysis artifacts.
• Participating in small to enterprise level development projects for DOH supported applications and systems.
• Designing, implementing, and supporting pre-production environments such as development, test and quality assurance for small to enterprise level systems as directed.
• Solving IT problems, including defining & analyzing the problem, identifying & testing solutions, choosing & implementing the best solution, documenting the changes in the agency configuration management tracking system, and evaluating the outcome.
• Developing system and user documentation for supported systems by properly documenting code, functions and system processes.

**Technologies used include but are not limited to: MS Power Applications, NET Framework (C#, VB.NET, VB Script), .NET Core, JavaScript (JQuery, Ajax, Bootstrap, Angular), SalesForce, K2, ServiceNow, SQL Anywhere, MS SQL Server, HTML, CSS, XML, PowerShell and MS-Office.

What we're looking for
Our ideal candidate has a driving passion for the work, brings humility to their job and interactions, and understands how their actions affect others. They see the needs and objectives of others and take them into account while achieving their objectives, and they adapt their approach and expectations accordingly. Our ideal candidate demonstrates resilience to model outward behaviors including seeing people like ourselves whose goals, objectives, needs, and challenges matter.

Required Qualifications

• Option 1: Eight (8) or more years of professional experience in one or more of the following IT disciplines: consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications.

Or

• Option 2: An Associate’s degree or higher in Information Technology program or a closely related field; and six (6) or more years of professional experience in one or more of the following IT disciplines: consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications.

Or

• Option 3: A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Information Technology program or a closely related field; and four (4) or more years of professional experience in one or more of the following IT disciplines: consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications.

And

• Three (3) or more years, of experience in the software development field.

• Experience in the following

• Using Microsoft Visual Studio and other Software Development tools to develop and maintain division or agency level systems.
• Evaluating requirements, estimating development times, designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining .NET applications and web services, WCF, C#, .NET Framework, ASP.NET, MVC, Web Forms, JavaScript, JQuery, AngularJS, T-SQL using Software Management tools such as Team Foundation Server (TFS).
• Using Microsoft SQL Management tools to develop and maintain back-end codes and database objects.

Application Process
Intrigued? Click "Apply" to submit your detailed application profile along with the following:

• A cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications and why you are interested in this position.
• A current resume.
• Three (3) or more professional references included in your profile. Please include at least one supervisor, peer, and (if you have supervised staff) someone you have managed or led.

Important Note: Do not attach documents that are not requested in the Application Process. Please ensure that the documents that are attached are not password protected or contain a photo or private information (social security number, year of birth, transcripts, etc.). Documents not requested will not be reviewed.

Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference should attach 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 to their application. Please remove or cover any personally identifiable data such as social security numbers and year of birth.

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is an equal opportunity employer. DOH strives to create a working environment that is inclusive and respectful. We prohibit discrimination based on race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, genetics, or disability.

This position is covered by a bargaining unit for which the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) is the exclusive representative.

Conditions of Employment/Working Conditions
All employees engaging in work for the Department of Health are required to be fully vaccinated before their hire date. Proof of vaccination will be verified by the Office of Human Resources after an employment offer has been extended.

Please reach out to the Office of Human Resources at HR@doh.wa.gov if you need information on medical or religious accommodation.

With or without an accommodation, I am willing and able to:

• Legally operate a state or privately-owned vehicle or provide alternative transportation.
• Occasionally work more than 40 hours per week and/or adjust typically scheduled hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Occasionally travel locally or regionally, to meet with clients, conduct business, or attend or provide training.

If you have questions, need alternative formats or other assistance please contact Zach.Covington@doh.wa.gov, 360-236-2406 or TDD Relay at 1-800-833-6384 or 711 (Washington Relay). Technical support is provided by neogov, 855-524-5627 (can’t log in, password or email issues, error messages).

Supplemental Information

This recruitment may be used to fill other positions of the same job classification across the agency. Once all the position(s) from the recruitment are filled, the recruitment may only be used to fill additional open positions for the next sixty (60) days.

Only applicants who follow the directions and complete the Application Process in-full will have their responses reviewed for consideration.

Education and experience selected, listed, and detailed in the Supplemental Questions must be verifiable on the detailed applicant profile submitted.