Analyst/Programmer 5 (Senior Software Developer/Project Manager PCN 187471)

**Classification Study Notice**

This position is currently undergoing review as a part of the IT job class study and therefore both the title and the pay range assigned may be subject to change upon the completion of the study.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.
Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

This position is being recruited for in Anchorage, Soldotna, Wasilla, Fairbanks, or Juneau. 

Pay will be determined based on location of selected individual.

Anchorage, Soldotna, Wasilla salary: $3,666.40

Fairbanks salary: $3,776.00

Juneau salary: $3,849.60

What you will be doing:

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Division of Environmental Health (EH), is seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer/Project Manager to join our dynamic team and drive our projects to success. This pivotal role requires a seasoned professional with a strong background in designing and implementing complex software solutions. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of technical expertise, leadership and communication skills, project management with results, and a passion for innovation. Key responsibilities include:

• Communicating EH IT needs within the division and externally: Serve as a key liaison, ensuring clear and effective communication of divisional IT needs with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with the technology requirements and solutions that drive success.
• Providing access to existing EH data sources through intranet applications: Facilitate seamless access to valuable data through user-friendly intranet applications, enabling teams to access essential information quickly and efficiently. 
• Designing and developing new databases: Lead the design and development of new databases to meet evolving that handle data with precision, ensuring accuracy, scalability, and adaptability for future growth.
• Creating and overseeing development of intranet and internet client applications: Develop or oversee the creation of applications that enhance operational efficiency and meet the needs of both internal and external users.
• Researching new hardware and software products and facilitating their installation and configuration: Stay ahead of the curve by researching products and managing their installation to ensure the division operates with the best possible tools available. 
• Managing division IT projects and overseeing and/or providing input to major IT procurement efforts: Ensure projects are executed with precision, on time, and within budget, and that the division invests in the right solutions.
• Responding to departmental IT requests and reporting requirements: Be the go-to resource for ensuring that all inquiries are addressed promptly and with accuracy. 
• Supervision of the Division’s programmer positions: Oversee and lead to two analyst programmer positions (levels 2-4), ensuring team members are empowered to perform at their best and contribute effectively to the success of the division’s IT efforts.
• Providing EH IT input to the department’s Fiscal Year IT Plan: Collaborate with leadership, helping to set the strategic direction for technology initiatives.
• Providing technical support to division programs: Help teams resolve IT issues and optimize system performance, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations of applications and databases.
• Ensuring state-of-the-art technology and best practices are used: Drive innovation and maintain high standards across IT operations.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s mission is “Conserving, improving, and protecting Alaska’s natural resources and environment to enhance the health, safety, and economic and social well-being of Alaskans.” In the Division of Environmental Health, we provide clear standards and technical assistance to ensure environmental protection. We oversee a broad array of critical programs – safe food, safe drinking water, landfill and pesticides management, veterinary requirements and animal health, and laboratory analysis of environmental samples to protect both risks to the public and the environment. This position is based in the division’s Director’s Office, reporting to the Administrative Operations Manager, and plays a pivotal leadership role in optimizing data management systems best serve our internal stakeholders and external partners. Your work will directly contribute to advancing our mission.

The benefits of joining our team:

The Environmental Health Division has a knowledgeable and passionate leadership team to support you! When you join our team, you will have access to training, peer team interaction, and technical guidance from other experienced team members. This is a performance-oriented position, based on your ability to effectively lead projects, guide staff members, and meet program goals. You will have the opportunity to lead data management systems development and maintenance, plan for and leverage new technology to improve business processes, and support our diverse programs in meeting industry, regulatory, and data reporting requirements.

The working environment you can expect:

This position will be filled in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Soldotna, or Wasilla based on the location of the successful candidate. All office locations offer a collaborative atmosphere and hybrid telework opportunities. With general direction, this position performs a variety of functions associated with designing, developing and maintaining custom software solutions, managing database integrations, and ensuring technology supports the effective delivery of diverse Environmental Health programs, rules and requirements. The incumbent ensures the IT needs of the division are met and leads the team to ensure successful project execution and alignment with goals and objectives. 

We are looking for a candidate that has experience in the following areas: 

• Software development: Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools for designing, developing, and testing software in a given environment.
• 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.
• Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• 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.
• Adaptability: Adjusts to planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.

Six years of computer programming experience, of which, at least two years were at the project leader or systems design level. This is equivalent to an Analyst/Programmer 4 with the State of Alaska. Two years of experience must have been in a business application, scientific application, microcomputer or computer information management support specialty. The specialized experience may be gained concurrently.

Substitution:

A bachelor's degree with a major in Computer Science (CS) or Computer Information Systems (CIS), or a related degree with (18) semester/(24) quarter hours of CS or CIS may substitute for one year of the required experience. An associate's degree in Computer Science or Computer Information Systems may substitute for nine months of the required experience in a specialty area. There is no substitute for the systems analysis and design or project leadership experience.

Special Note: 

An applicant who is considered under the Substitution above qualifies to apply for this job class IF the applicable coursework is completed within three (3) months of hire. Under this option, an applicant may receive a conditional job offer; however, proof of completion will be required prior to final appointment and reporting for duty.

Individual positions at each level in this class series may require expertise in a particular area of programming or analysis. Recruitment and selection will be on the basis of these requirements.

For some positions in these job classes, a background investigation including fingerprinting is required.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF THE INTERVIEW

• Three (3) professional references who you have worked with on a daily basis, including two (2) current or former supervisors, along with their daytime contact phone numbers.
• A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are okay, please ensure the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) to verify education.
• Your last two (2) performance evaluations. A supervisor letter of recommendation may be used as a substitute for each evaluation that is unavailable.

 
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
The State’s online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.
 

THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY
Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.
 
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
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities 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 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. Omission of required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.
  
NOTE: The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships. 
 
WORK EXPERIENCE
When using work experience not already documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported, and minimum qualifications are clearly 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 in which you are applying.
  
If you are currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level.  Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position. This is required as there are minimum qualifications that require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered. If this information is not accurately reflected in your application this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.
 
NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
 
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 apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.
  
APPLICATION NOTICE
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via hardcopy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or any other database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hardcopy application to successfully apply. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here: http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/help/
 
NOTICE
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EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 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.
  
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For specific information about the position please contact the hiring manager:

DeeAnn Fetko

Administrative Operations Manager

907-269-7659

deeann.fetko@alaska.gov