Project Analyst (Exempt)

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Alaska; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Department of Health is seeking a Project Analyst to support the Eligibility Modernization Office (EMO). The role focuses on coordinating complex modernization projects, translating needs into requirements, and guiding vendor collaboration through the project lifecycle.

You will help plan testing, data validation, and reporting, ensuring deliverables meet criteria while supporting security and compliance activities within Agile/Scrum teams.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources.
• Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools for designing, developing, and testing software.
• Knowledge of information security plans and to prevent vulnerabilities in information systems.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and take initiative.

Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder discovery and translate business, policy, and technical needs into clear requirements.
• Support planning, testing, data validation, and project reporting with defined acceptance criteria.
• Provide leadership within Agile/Scrum teams to align project outcomes with goals.
• Support security and compliance activities and maintain authoritative project documentation.

Skills

Project management

Vendor oversight

Software development

Information security

Self-management

Agile/Scrum

Requirements gathering

Job description

Job Description

Welcome to the Department of Health.

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

This Position Is Open To Alaskan Residents Only.

Please check out the

residency definition

to determine if you qualify.

We invite you to watch our "Welcome to DPA" video here:

https://vimeo.com/1023052645?share=copy

This position is currently located in Anchorage

.

The position may be in

Anchorage, Bethel, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Nome, Sitka, and Wasilla,

depending on the location of the most qualified candidate.

What you will be doing:

You, as the Project Analyst, will serve as a key contributor in the Eligibility Modernization Office (EMO), supporting complex system modernization and business transformation initiatives through advanced analytical, coordination, and leadership support across the project lifecycle. This position works closely with program leadership, technical teams, and vendors to lead stakeholder discovery, translate business, policy, and technical needs into clear requirements, and evaluate system and process designs.

This postion as a Project Analyst, you will play a central role in planning and supporting testing, implementation, data validation, and project reporting while ensuring deliverables meet defined acceptance criteria. You will also support security and compliance activities, maintain authoritative project documentation, and provide leadership within Agile/Scrum teams to help ensure project outcomes align with organizational goals.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Division of Public Assistance is committed to promoting self-sufficiency and providing basic living expenses to Alaskans in need. At the Division of Public Assistance, we work for the common good of, and earn the respect of, the clients, families, and communities we serve.

We honor cultural, geographic, and economic diversity and seek community involvement in our decisions and service delivery.

The benefits of joining our team:

The Division of Public Assistance is devoted to developing and sustaining a quality workforce by developing staff and encouraging career advancement within the agency. We foster growth and learning, and believe in your career growth and advancement opportunites within our division.

• We provide a competitive benefits package, flexible work schedules, and job stability.

The working environment you can expect:

You’ll work with a tech-forward team that’s geographically distributed, collaborating virtually with colleagues and contractors across Alaska and the U.S.

Who we are looking for:

The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies:

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.

Software Development:

Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools for designing, developing, and testing software in a given environment.

Information Systems/Network Security:

Knowledge of methods, tools, and procedures, including development of information security plans, to prevent information systems vulnerabilities, and provide or restore security of information systems and network services.

Self-Management:

Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments promptly; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.

Project Management & Vendor Oversight:

Describe your experience managing or supporting complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and external contractors. How have you planned and coordinated work, monitored progress and costs, and ensured contractor deliverables met performance and quality expectations?

Software Development & Testing Experience:

Provide an example of your role in software development or system modernization efforts. Describe how you contributed to requirements development, design review, testing, and implementation, and how you ensured solutions met business and technical needs.

Information Security & Independent Work:

Describe your experience supporting information systems or network security activities, such as security documentation, compliance monitoring, audits, or risk assessments. Include an example that demonstrates how you independently identified issues, set priorities, and taken initiative to resolve problems or move work forward with minimal supervision.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for

Project Analyst

:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/

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Minimum Qualifications

This is an exempt position - see specific job posting for additional information.

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.
• 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 and competencies, if not already provided in the application.

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated, you

must

answer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant's competence in applying specific behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

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 a