Are you adaptable and committed to excellence – if so, we are looking for you! The City of Seattle is on the cusp of some outstanding changes. As one of the country's most technical cities we need individuals committed to improvement who can help make our vision of scalable, sustainable IT solutions a reality.

We are seeking candidates for a Power Platform Applications Developer (ITP-B-BU) opening on the Government and Community Services team within the Applications Division.

Seattle Information Technology (IT) is a trusted partner that provides secure, reliable, and compliant technologies enabling the City of Seattle to deliver equitable and responsive services to the residents of Seattle. This purpose statement is a simple declaration of who we are and why we do our work. It is intended to be a guide that helps us to not lose sight of why we perform everyday tasks or to invest effort to tackle difficult problems. It emphasizes that our existence as a department is to support our City partners. It reminds us that we are part of a larger organization that collectively is working towards improving the lives of the residents of our city. The 600+ strong professionals in Seattle IT are involved in the full spectrum of a modern IT enterprise offering many dynamic career opportunities. We hope you’ll join us!

• Develop new solutions to solve client department customer needs, working with business systems analysts, customers and other application developers, using tools and software development lifecycle standards.
• Provide technical analysis to identify options and to estimate work effort.
• Collaborate to build, test, deploy, and maintain existing applications, following standard software development lifecycle processes.
• Provide support for existing, supported Power Platform applications; assess, fix and resolve issues (including performance, access, accuracy issues, etc.).
• Reliably subdivide large tasks into appropriately sized work-in-progress periods, deliver accurate estimates of those work packages, summarize the work into a dependable schedule, and monitor the work through completion.
• Competently organize, run, and follow up on collaboration, fact finding, critical reviews, planning, and other meeting discussions.
• Participate in solution reviews and coach and mentor peers within your areas of expertise.
• Prioritize varied tasks to provide the best possible service to our client department customers.
• Work with business systems analysts client department customers to accurately define and document application requirements.
• Assess and quickly respond to support incidents and events with a professional, analytical, and thorough approach.
• Perform system maintenance and deployment activities during non-business hours as required.
• Other duties as assigned commensurate with an IT Professional B level.

NOTE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered for the required qualifications.

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  BA/BS degree in Computer Science, computer technology, mathematics, or related field, or comparable qualifying experience.
• 3+ years of experience developing solutions using the Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dynamics 365) with emphasis on model-driven apps and Dataverse development.
• In-depth knowledge of using Power Automate, Plugins, Web Resources to customize applications.

• Demonstrated understanding of Dataverse application architecture and design, including concepts such as security (table, row, field-level), solutions (unmanaged and managed), and environment strategy.
• Experience developing Web applications using Power Portals/Pages, including Basic Forms, Advanced Forms, and customizing pages using HTML, Javascript, CSS, and Liquid.
• Experience in waterfall and agile development methodologies.
• Experience with source control mediums such as Azure DevOps.
• Experience developing .Net Web applications that integrate with the Dataverse.
• Experience with Power BI.

Why work at the City of Seattle?
The City of Seattle recognizes every City employee must play a role in ending institutional and structural racism. Our culture is the result of our behavior, our personal commitments, and the ways that we courageously share our views and encourage others to do the same. To cultivate an antiracist culture, we seek employees who will engage in the Race and Social Justice Initiative by working to dismantle racist policies and procedures, unlearn the way things have always been done, and provide equitable processes and services.

The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits/employees-and-covered-family-members/most-employees-plans.

Application Process: For optimal consideration, we encourage you to include a cover letter and resume with your application. We encourage you to use your cover letter to discuss why you want to do this work and how you meet the qualifications for the position. Your resume should summarize the talent, experience, knowledge, and skills you bring to this work. Apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/seattle/

If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Vogt at Melanie.Vogt@seattle.gov.

Workplace Environment (Telework Expectation): This position offers the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule. At this time, hybrid telework schedules have a minimum requirement of two days onsite per week. Individual schedules will be based on operational needs and agreement between the employee and their supervisor.

This hiring process involves a background check of conviction and arrest records in compliance with Seattle's Fair Chance Employment Ordinance, SMC 14.17. Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain or correct background information.

Who may apply: This position is open to all candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. The City of Seattle values different view points and life experiences. Applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The City encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, veterans, and those with diverse life experience.

NOTE: This position is covered by a collective bargaining unit; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 77. For information explore Local 77’s website.

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The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents.