The Environmental Lab (KCEL) is a Section of the Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) Water and Land Division (WLRD). DNRP's mission is to provide regional parks and trails; protect the region's water, air, land, natural habitats, and historic properties; and reduce, safely dispose of and create resources from wastewater and solid waste. KCEL is a full-service environmental laboratory that provides quality field, laboratory, regulatory, and advisory services in support of King County and other publicly sponsored programs that protect and enhance water quality. (See http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/wlr/sections-programs/environmental-lab.aspx for more details).
KCEL is currently looking for a Term-Limited-Temporary full stack Senior Applications Developer to be part of a team to modernize an existing legacy Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). Specifically, this project is focused on replacing the legacy Oracle Forms front end with a web-based solution. The primary technologies on this project are: an on prem Oracle database server, Oracle SQL, C#, .Net 5, Azure App Service hosted Web APIs, Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, React, Typescript, Telerik React UI components and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). The project workflow utilizes Azure DevOps product backlog items and corresponding Kanban boards. The project is expected to end 12/31/2024.
This project offers several unique opportunities for job satisfaction: ground floor custom development working on a small dedicated team with an experienced technical leader, leveraging modern technologies to provide an efficient new system that drives the daily activities of a well engaged, on-site user community.
This position will work under an IT Supervisor both independently and collaboratively as a member of the KCEL LIMS Project Team and KCEL’s scientific staff. Duties of this job encompass all areas of custom software development lifecycle including customer interaction, eliciting user requirements, extracting requirements from the existing codebase, workflow analysis, designing, data modelling, programming, reviewing others code, assisting with test plans, testing and formally documenting all work.
Duration: This is a term-limited temporary (TLT) position that is expected to last three and a half (3 1/2) years.
Who is Eligible: This position is open to the public.
Work Location: This position is located at the King County Environmental Lab, 322 West Ewing Street, Seattle, WA 98119. However, work will also be completed remotely due to the telecommuting mandate implemented by the County’s COVID-19 pandemic response.
Work Schedule: This position is exempt from the overtime provision of the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) and is not overtime eligible. This full-time position works a 40-hour work week.
Incrementally develop, release, and support modernized replacement for existing Lab Information Management System (LIMS) front end application. Duties include:
Required Qualifications
Application and Selection Process: Application materials will be screened for clarity, completeness including online application, cover letter and resume, and responsiveness to the list of qualifications, skills, and abilities. The most competitive candidates will be invited to participate in a selection process that may include testing, code review, and one or more panel interview. Applications without the following required materials may not be considered for this position.
King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:
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