Application Developer 4

Job Description

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.

Welcome to the Department of Health!

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

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today!

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

Please check out the

residency definition

to determine if you qualify.

What you will be doing:

The Department of Health (DOH) is seeking a dynamic, creative individual to fill a key Application Developer 4 position. In this role, you will serve as technical lead for a team of developers, recruit and train new team members, and serve as a liaison to division leadership. This position will primarily utilize the Microsoft .NET technology stack and SQL Server.  To be successful in this position, you will need strong SQL Server, .Net, and cloud development/migration experience, the ability to manage quickly changing priorities, strong analysis skills, and outstanding written and oral communication skills. We are looking for a capable teammate willing to grow and learn as they meet our organization's needs.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The mission of the Department of Health is "to promote and protect the health and well-being of Alaskans”. The Division of Finance and Management Services (FMS) provides financial, administrative, facilities, and technology services to the department.

The benefits of joining our team:

The Department of Health (DOH) provides a welcoming, professional environment for anyone interested in being a key contributor to the department. In this position, you will join a team of dedicated technical and professional-level staff who produce high-quality work and help the department function efficiently. We are open to new ideas and collaborating internally and with other agencies to grow and explore technological advancements.

DOH is committed to providing educational tools for all Business Applications employees and provides subscriptions for online training with Pluralsight and other technologies to meet that commitment.

The working environment you can expect:

The position is located in Anchorage at the Frontier Building at 3601 C Street. This team is a diverse, technically self-motivated group that embraces the latest technology and develops and supports leading-edge applications for the department.

Who we are looking for:

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

Software Development:

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

Managing Performance:

Takes responsibility for employees performance by setting and communication expectations and goals that are specific and measurable, tracking progress against the goals, supporting employees’ efforts to achieve job goals (by providing resources, removing obstacles, acting as a buffer, etc.). ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.

Manages and Organizes Information:

Identifies a need; gathers, organizes and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Application Developer 4

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

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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 rather than 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 that 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

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.

Current performance evaluation, if available.

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 competencies.

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 a