Senior Applications Developer, PUC

THE POSITION Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is looking for a Senior Application Developer with strong experience in .NET, JavaScript, SQL, and enterprise document management systems like FileNet and Kofax. This role plays a key part in supporting, enhancing, and troubleshooting InfoMAP and other mission-critical applications that power PUC operations. You’ll lead technical efforts in application customization, integration, and performance optimization across departments. You will also manage scanning workflows, software upgrades, and enterprise user support for regional offices.

Ideal candidates are confident in client/server architecture, workflow automation, and mentoring junior developers. You’ll work closely with business units, network teams, and external vendors to ensure uptime, stability, and effective system enhancements. If you thrive in a complex technical environment and are passionate about delivering enterprise-grade solutions, we want to hear from you.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK The Senior Application Developer supports and advances InfoMAP, Kofax Scanning, .NET, and FileNet systems that are essential to daily business operations. Reporting to the Supervisor of Product Development, this role drives the development, troubleshooting, and maintenance of high-impact applications in a client/server environment. The role includes project leadership responsibilities, system integrations, application upgrades, and end-user support, while collaborating with IT infrastructure teams and business users.

This position serves as the technical lead on imaging workflows and is accountable for maintaining scanning operations across the organization’s regional offices. It also includes mentoring junior developers, managing source control and deployment through TFS/Azure DevOps, and participating in testing, documentation, and quality assurance processes.

This position offers a unique opportunity to support critical citizen services while collaborating with internal and external teams in a dynamic, mission-oriented environment with responsibilities that include, but are not limited to:

• Application Development: Develop, maintain, and enhance complex applications including Kofax Scanning, FileNet, and .NET-based tools
• Issue Resolution: Troubleshoot software issues and resolve performance problems with enterprise systems and upgrades
• Technical Leadership: Lead and support a wide variety of applications in a client or server environment
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Meet with stakeholders to gather requirements, improve business processes, and deliver custom solutions
• Programming Tools: Use programming languages and tools including JavaScript, Java, .NET, SQL, ADO, and FileNet APIs
• Vendor Coordination: Serve as technical liaison for vendors and coordinate software updates, testing, and deployment
• Programming Tools: Use programming languages and tools including JavaScript, Java, .NET, SQL, ADO, and FileNet APIs
• Source Control: Administer source control systems TFS or Azure DevOps and maintain secure versioning and build processes
• Testing and Planning: Participate in QA, integration testing, UAT, and deployment planning to ensure system stability and compliance

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.

• Telework: Part-time work from home (telework) may be a potential feature of this position. The successful candidate is required to report to the headquarters worksite daily, unless the employee meets eligibility requirements and telework has been approved. Management may discontinue any telework arrangement at any time, for any reason. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office.

• To be eligible to participate in telework, the employee’s alternate (telework) worksite must meet the following requirements:

• Within a reasonable travel distance of headquarters; and

• Within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

• Please direct all questions regarding reasonable distance and the type of available telework to the PUC Human Resource Office at [email protected] or 717.787.8714.

• Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, …