Application Developer 4 (045049)

Job Description

Come join the State of Alaska!

This job class uses Competency Based minimum qualifications (MQs). Please read the Competency Based MQ instructions below to learn more.

The Department of Revenue, Treasury Division is recruiting for an Application Developer 4 in Juneau!

At this time, this position is currently only open to Department of Revenue employees.

What You Will Be Doing

Serve as Treasury's senior technical lead, designing, managing, and maintaining mission-critical applications and data systems that support investment operations.

Architect and implement modern technical solutions using Azure DevOps, C#.NET, SQL, Python, and related technologies to ensure secure, reliable, and high-quality systems that support front-, middle-, and back-office functions.

Plan and execute technical projects, lead system modernization efforts, drive process automation, and coordinate development standards across the division.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues and coordinate with OIT, vendors, and Treasury staff on high-priority initiatives such as audit responses, security assessments, and disaster-recovery exercises.

We have a strong preference for candidates with demonstrated experience designing and leading complex application architectures; integrating enterprise-level financial systems; managing high-volume data pipelines; and independently implementing secure, reliable solutions in mission-critical environments.

Mission and Values/Culture

The Treasury Division serves as the bank and trust department for the State of Alaska, safeguarding and managing funds that support Alaskans across generations. Within the Investments section, we support front-, middle-, and back-office functions by delivering reliable systems, secure data, and high-quality analytics. Our culture values professionalism, integrity, teamwork, and a commitment to public service through careful stewardship of state assets.

Benefits of Joining Our Team

You will join a small, highly skilled team where your technical expertise directly strengthens the state’s investment capability. The role offers opportunities to lead meaningful system modernization efforts, drive process automation, and influence strategic technical decisions. We support professional development, provide flexible and hybrid work options, and encourage innovative approaches to improving operations. If you enjoy solving complex problems and building tools that make a real impact for your community, this team is a great fit. For more information on the Treasury Division and our mission, please visit our website at

treasury.dor.alaska.gov

.

The Working Environment You Can Expect

This position is located on the 11

th

floor in the State office building in downtown Juneau, with access to covered parking. You will work in a collaborative environment with investment professionals, operations staff, and OIT partners, balancing focused independent work with coordinated team problem-solving.

Who We Are Looking For

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

Technical Expertise:

Effectively applies technical knowledge to solve a range of problems; develops technical solutions to new or highly complex problems that cannot be solved using existing methods or approaches; is sought out as an expert to provide advice or solutions in the technical area.

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.

To view the general description and example of duties for the position please go to the following link:

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

If you can imagine yourself in this role, we encourage you to apply!

Minimum Qualifications

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. 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, as opposed to 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 you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

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.

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.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

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

Special Note:

A position may focus on working in one or more computer languages. Which 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 short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Additional Required Information

**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY**

DISCLOSURE OF PRIOR STATE EMPLOYMENT

All employment with the State of Alaska

, including but not limited to full-time, part-time, seasonal, temporary, on-call, etc. positions must be disclosed in your application.

Failure to provide this information may result in the disqualification of your application.

REQUIRED OF ALL APPLICANTS

At the time of the interview, please ensure that you provide the following materials:

Copies of all performance evaluations received for the last two years. If performance evaluations are not available, you may substitute a w