Application Developer 1/2/3

Job Description

The Department of Natural Resources, Support Services Division

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is recruiting for an

Application Developer Flex 1/2/3 to be located in Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau.

This position is open to Department of Natural Resources employees only

Only permanent State employees currently working for or laid off from the recruiting department's classified service may apply.

What You Will Be Doing:

We are seeking an experienced full-stack software developer to build new web applications and maintain and enhance existing applications. The position involves developing in C# and the .NET Framework, with development and deployment experience in Team Foundation Server (TFS), Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), and Microsoft Azure.

The position will also periodically support the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) webmaster team, which maintains the department’s homepage and web applications and ensures compliance with State of Alaska web and accessibility standards.

Demonstrated knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript will be helpful. An experienced developer may also mentor junior developers. This position is flexibly staffed as an Application Developer 1, 2, or 3. The hiring and placement level will be based on the hiring process and meeting the position's qualifications. Duties and responsibilities will vary based upon position placement.

Mission and Values/Culture:

The Department of Natural Resources' mission is to develop, conserve, and maximize the use of Alaska's natural resources consistent with public interest.

The Department of Natural Resources relies on our team to support systems and applications related to the adjudication of the land acquisitions, disposals, and authorizations on State land and State interests, as well as technical systems that support fire-fighting, mining operations, land use permits, agriculture, commercial recreational permits, material sales, water rights, habitat protection, land transfers, title management, land classification, navigability, easements, surveys, and other business areas associated with maintaining public records and resource management.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

This position is a key member of the team that maintains DNR’s public-facing and internal online applications and web pages.

Flexible schedules and telework are available, and position responsibilities may require limited evening and weekend work for software installs and troubleshooting outside of regular business hours. There are periodic opportunities for training.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Most work can be performed via telework within the State of Alaska, but office space will be provided in Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau.

We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following position-specific competencies.

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

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

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 instead of specific tasks and are only used as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options for how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Minimum Qualifications

Application Developer 1

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

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of electric circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Continual Learning: Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues self-development.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Training in computer programming or system analysis and/or experience using a computer for analysis (including experience in the use of computer reporting languages); providing software/hardware installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and support to end-users; and/or direct computer programming.

Application Developer 2

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

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

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.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Training in computer programming or system analysis and/or experience writing, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, or maintaining a computer program’s source code.

Application Developer 3

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.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

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

Special Note (all levels):

A position may focus on working in one or more computer languages. The 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 shor