Project Analyst (Exempt-PCN 06T003)

State of Alaska; Juneau (AK); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid holidays

Job summary

State of Alaska is seeking a Project Analyst to support modernizing initiatives in the Eligibility Modernization Office. The role involves leading stakeholder discovery, translating needs into requirements, and guiding projects through planning, testing, and implementation while ensuring compliance and timely delivery.

The position emphasizes collaboration with program leadership, technical teams, and vendors, with Agile/Scrum leadership and documentation responsibilities across Alaska locations.

Qualifications

• Three professional references required, one of which must be your current or most recent supervisor.
• Unofficial transcripts are acceptable to support minimum qualifications.
• Experience managing or supporting complex projects with multiple stakeholders and external contractors is preferred.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Project management

Software development

Information systems / network security

Self-management

Job description

Project Analyst (Exempt-PCN 06T003)

Multiple Locations, AK

Department of Health

Alaskan Residents Only – please check residency definition to determine eligibility.

Position may be located 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 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. You will work 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. You will also play a central role in planning and supporting testing, implementation, data validation, and project reporting while ensuring deliverables meet defined acceptance criteria. You will 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. We honor cultural, geographic, and economic diversity and seek community involvement.

Benefits of joining our team:

The Division of Public Assistance fosters growth and learning, believing in career growth and advancement opportunities. 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 is geographically distributed, collaborating virtually with colleagues and contractors across Alaska and the U.S.

Who we are looking for:

• 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 to provide or restore the 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.
• 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?
• 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.
• 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 took initiative to resolve problems or move work forward with minimal supervision.

Additional Required Information:

• 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.

Contact Information:

Caleb Budd / Administrative Officer
Email: [e-mail]

Benefits Overview:

• Health insurance, including employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental.
• Life insurance (basic life insurance with additional coverage available).

Insurance Benefits:

• Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
  • The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: AVTEC, Confidential, Correctional Officers, Marine Engineers, Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers, Supervisory, Unlicensed Vessel Personnel/Inland Boatman's Union, Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining)
  • The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information: General Government, Labor, Trades and Crafts, Public Safety Employees Association, Masters, Mates & Pilots
• Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)

Optional Insurance Benefits:

• Group-based insurance premiums for Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents), Long‑term and short‑term disability, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Long‑term care, Supplemental Survivor Benefits
• Employee‑funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses

Retirement Benefits:

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
• Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
• Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
• Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
• Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
• Note: The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options

See https://drb.alaska.gov/retiree/ for additional information

Paid Leave & Other Benefits:

• Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
• Twelve paid holidays a year

Salary by location (Biweekly):

• Anchorage ($3632.25/Biweekly)
• Bethel ($5448.75/Biweekly)
• Fairbanks ($3741.00/Biweekly)
• Homer ($3632.25/Biweekly)
• Juneau ($3813.75/Biweekly)
• Kenai ($3632.25/Biweekly)
• Ketchikan ($3632.25/Biweekly)
• Kodiak ($4032.00/Biweekly)
• Nome ($4976.25/Biweekly)
• Sitka ($3813.75/Biweekly)
• Wasilla ($3632.25/Biweekly)