Criminal Justice Information Services Administrator 2 (Bureau Chief )

Alaskajobs; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Public Safety in Alaska seeks a Bureau Chief to guide the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) program, providing statewide leadership and strategic direction through the Division of Statewide Services. The role will shape policy, ensure system integrity, and lead critical public-safety data initiatives.

The ideal candidate will mentor staff, oversee major licensing and history repositories, and represent Alaska on national boards while ensuring fiscal accountability

Qualifications

• Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
• Decisiveness: makes well-informed, effective, and timely decisions, even when data are limited or solutions produce unpleasant consequences; perceives the impact and implications of decisions.
• Flexibility: is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with uncertainty.
• Internal controls: knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques for establishing internal control activities (for example, authorizations, verifications, reconciliations), monitoring their use, and evaluating their performance.
• Leadership: influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Vision: takes a long-term view and builds a shared vision with others; acts as a catalyst for organizational change. Influences others to translate vision into action.

Responsibilities

• Manage essential programs including the sex offender registry, criminal history repository, statewide licensing initiatives, and the department’s records management unit.
• Mentor, support, and provide direction to our team and represent Alaska on national boards and committees.
• Oversee contracts and federal grants to ensure financial stability and compliance with state and federal requirements.
• Work closely with partner agencies to promote and facilitate public safety data sharing initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Compliance

Decisiveness

Flexibility

Internal Controls

Vision

Job description

Job Description

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Are you passionate about public safety and data management? If so, please consider joining the Division of Statewide Services in the Department of Public Safety! We are seeking a new Bureau Chief to lead the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Program. The Bureau Chief provides statewide leadership, vision, and strategic direction within the Division of Statewide Services.

Key Responsibilities

Program Oversight

Manage essential programs including the sex offender registry, criminal history repository, statewide licensing initiatives, and the department’s records management unit.

Leadership

Mentor, support, and provide direction to our amazing team and represent Alaska on national boards and committees.

Fiscal Management

Oversee contracts and federal grants to ensure financial stability and compliance with state and federal requirements.

Collaboration

Work closely with partner agencies to promote and facilitate public safety data sharing initiatives.

If you are ready to make a difference and lead a group dedicated to public safety.

OUR ORGANIZATION, MISSION, AND CULTURE

The Department of Public Safety’s mission is protecting life, property, and Alaska’s natural resources and providing critical support to communities across Alaska to ensure all Alaskans have access to public safety services. The Division of Statewide Services, one of seven divisions in the department, supports this mission by maintaining the integrity, security, and efficiency of Alaska’s criminal history record, fingerprint identification, and justice information systems supporting law enforcement and the broader criminal justice community.

By overseeing these essential systems, this high-impact leadership position advances public safety, ensures compliance with state and federal laws, and enables effective data sharing, policy development, and operational excellence in alignment with the department’s mission. We support an environment focused on teamwork and collaboration to achieve results, leveraging intellectual curiosity and a spirit of continuous improvement.

THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM

This position oversees multiple sections that provide statewide support through subordinate managers. In this position you will gain experience and further develop your career in these key areas:

Statewide Impact

Help shape public safety policies and systems that directly support law enforcement, employers, licensing agencies, and public safety across Alaska.

Professional Growth

: Utilize and further develop your leadership, program management, and fiscal management skills by overseeing complex initiatives using data-driven decision making to enhance program effectiveness.

Collaborative Environment

: Work closely with a dedicated team and collaborate with local, state, and federal partners to advance public safety policies and initiatives.

THE WORKING CONDITIONS YOU CAN EXPECT

This position is based at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Headquarters, located at 5700 East Tudor Road in East Anchorage. The facility offers ample on-site parking and is directly served by public transportation. Scenic paved trails and views of the Chugach Mountains surround the building.

You will work closely with the Deputy Bureau and other members of the management team who all work at the same location as well as with partner organizations both within and outside Alaska. Quarterly out-of-state travel is required to attend national conferences representing Alaska.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Personnel Development

Knowledge of human resource concepts, principles, and practices related to determining workload projections and current and future competency gaps to align staffing with organizational goals.

Performance Measurement

Has knowledge of the principles and methods for evaluating program or organizational performance using metrics and outcomes, goal setting, and performance review and improvement.

Financial Administration

Develop and administer large operational budgets with multiple funding sources, allocate resources strategically, and ensure fiscal stewardship aligned with performance objectives and public accountability expectations.

If our mission interests you and this position embodies your strengths.

More information about the Department of P

ublic Safety can be found on our website:

http://dps.alaska.gov/

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.

Competency Description

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.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

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

Compliance

Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.

Decisiveness

: Makes well-informed, effective, and timely decisions, even when data are limited or solutions produce unpleasant consequences; perceives the impact and implications of decisions.

Flexibility

: Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with uncertainty.

Internal Controls

Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques for establishing internal control activities (for example, authorizations, verifications, reconciliations), monitoring their use, and evaluating their performance (for example, identification of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies).

Leadership

Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.

Vision

Takes a long-term view and builds a shared vision with others; acts as a catalyst for organizational change. Influences others to translate vision into action.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Any combination of training and/or education in criminal justice, justice programs, political science, planning, business or public administration, business management, computer science, or a closely related field; and/or progressively responsible professional experience, which includes lead and/or supervisory experience in law, law enforcement or adjudication, corrections, criminal justice planning, adult or juvenile justice, and/or crime prevention.

Special Note

As part of the examination process, an extensive background investigation, including a criminal record check and fingerprinting for conviction of felony crimes or serious misdemeanors will be performed.

"Training" and "education" in this guidance are s