Application Developer 4

State of Alaska; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Alaska, Department of Health, seeks an Application Developer 4 in Anchorage to lead a development team. You will recruit, train, and coordinate with division leadership while primarily using the Microsoft .NET stack and SQL Server.

Strong SQL Server, .NET, and cloud migration experience are required, along with excellent communication skills. This role is open to Alaskan residents only and sits in the Frontier Building location in Anchorage.

Qualifications

• Competencies cover adaptability, computing languages, customer focus, and project management.
• Education supports training in computer science or system analysis.
• Knowledge of software development life cycle and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for a team of developers.
• Recruit and train new team members.
• Liaise with division leadership and coordinate projects.
• Utilize Microsoft .NET stack and SQL Server for applications.

Skills

Adaptability

Computer Languages

Customer/Quality Focus

Project Management

Education

Training in computer science or system analysis

Tools

SQL Server

.NET

Cloud platforms

Job description

Application Developer 4 (PCN 061594)

The Department of Health (DOH) is seeking a dynamic, creative individual to fill a key Application Developer 4 position. In this role, you will serve as technical lead for a team of developers, recruit and train new team members, and serve as a liaison to division leadership. This position will primarily utilize the Microsoft .NET technology stack and SQL Server. To be successful in this position, you will need strong SQL Server, .Net, and cloud development/migration experience, the ability to manage quickly changing priorities, strong analysis skills, and outstanding written and oral communication skills. We are looking for a capable teammate willing to grow and learn as they meet our organization's needs.

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

What you will be doing:

You will serve as technical lead for a team of developers, recruit and train new team members, and serve as a liaison to division leadership. This position will primarily utilize the Microsoft .NET technology stack and SQL Server.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The mission of the Department of Health is "to promote and protect the health and well-being of Alaskans”. The Division of Finance and Management Services (FMS) provides financial, administrative, facilities, and technology services to the department.

The benefits of joining our team:

The Department of Health (DOH) provides a welcoming, professional environment for anyone interested in being a key contributor to the department. In this position, you will join a team of dedicated technical and professional-level staff who produce high-quality work and help the department function efficiently. We are open to new ideas and collaborating internally and with other agencies to grow and explore technological advancements.

DOH is committed to providing educational tools for all Business Applications employees and provides subscriptions for online training with Pluralsight and other technologies to meet that commitment.

The working environment you can expect:

The position is located in Anchorage at the Frontier Building at 3601 C Street. This team is a diverse, technically self-motivated group that embraces the latest technology and develops and supports leading-edge applications for the department.

Who we are looking for:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies:

• Software Development:Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools for designing, developing, and testing software in a given environment.
• Managing Performance:Takes responsibility for employees performance by setting and communication expectations and goals that are specific and measurable, tracking progress against the goals, supporting employees’ efforts to achieve job goals (by providing resources, removing obstacles, acting as a buffer, etc.). ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.
• Manages and Organizes Information:Identifies a need; gathers, organizes and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.

Minimum Qualifications

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Adaptability:Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
• Computer Languages:Knowledge of computer languages and their applications to enable a system to perform specific functions and skill in designing, writing, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.
• Customer/Quality Focus:Anticipates, monitors, and meets the needs of customers and responds to them in an effective, appropriate manner. Demonstrates commitment to identifying customers’ apparent and underlying needs and continually seeks to provide the highest quality service and product to all customers.
• Project Management:Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Training in computer science or system analysis and/or progressively responsible professional experience analyzing, developing, testing, troubleshooting, or maintaining computer applications.

Special Note: A position may focus on working in one or more computer languages. Which language(s) will be specified when recruiting to fill the position.

“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

“Training” means the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, online, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession’s principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Additional Required Information

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

• Three (3) professional references, whom we may contact by phone, are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
• Current performance evaluation, if available.
• A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualifications competencies.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

When using work experience not documented in your application, please provide the employer’s name, job title, employment dates, and whether you worked full-time or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application.

Noting “see resume or CV” or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting. The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES

This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to be considered for all vacancies.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.

Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at: Roman Gimeno, IT Manager 2 Phone: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

Phone [phone] (Statewide toll-free number) [phone] (Juneau and out-of-state callers)