Job Description This position is open to Alaskan Residents only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify. The Department of Administration, Division of Office of Information Technology (OIT) is recruiting for an IT System Administrator 2 in either Anchorage or Juneau.
Pay depends on the location of the candidate selected. What You Will Be Doing: Join OIT as a Senior Full Stack Web Developer and help build and support systems used by thousands of Alaskans every day. In this role, you will: Lead and mentor on full-stack web development and enterprise infrastructure projects.
Design, develop, test, and maintain major statewide applications such as myAlaska, BEACHES, Address Verification, Online Public Notices, Notary, Confluence, JIRA, and others. Support backend environments using Microsoft Server, SQL, LDAP, Active Directory, and related technologies. Translate design specifications into code, tests, documentation, and deployment artifacts.
Build and maintain test environments and support system promotion through development, test, and production. Work with customers and technical peers to demo features, validate requirements, and ensure solutions meet real needs. If you thrive in both full-stack application development and enterprise systems architecture/support-and enjoy solving challenges across the entire technical stack-we want to meet you.
Our Mission, Values, and Culture: Our Vision: One government, empowered by innovative technical collaboration. Our Mission: Simplify processes, boost efficiency, and protect Alaskans' data by delivering secure, improved government services through teamwork and modern solutions. Why You'll Love This Job: Impact That Matters: Your work directly improves the digital services relied upon by Alaskans statewide.
Innovation Every Day: Be part of a team committed to creativity, efficiency, and solving complex problems. Collaboration at Scale: Work alongside experts in Datacenter, Cloud Infrastructure, Networking, Identity Services, Security, and more. Continuous Growth: Learn and apply cutting-edge technologies across enterprise systems.
Benefits of Joining Our Team: Work with talented professionals who embrace the dynamic challenges of statewide IT systems. Opportunities for technical training, professional development, and advancement within OIT and the State of Alaska. Competitive salary and a robust benefits package including employer-contributed retirement, medical/dental/vision coverage, and group insurance options like life, disability, and pet insurance.
Flexible, supportive work culture that values work/life balance: Hybrid telework options Flex time arrangements to earn additional leave Schedule adjustments for special situations The Working Environment You Can Expect: This position may work from Anchorage (619 E Ship Creek Ave) or Juneau (333 Willoughby Ave), both located near restaurants, coffee shops, and recreation areas. When onsite, your work environment is a professional technology office with modern tools and collaboration spaces. Who We Are Looking For: The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below: Object Technology: Knowledge of object-oriented languages and design methods.
Computer Languages: Ability to apply programming languages to enable system functionality. Database Management Systems: Understanding of data storage, retrieval, security, and integrity tools and practices. Minimum Qualifications Flexible, supportive work culture that values work/life balance: Hybrid telework options Flex time arrangements to earn additional leave Schedule adjustments for special situations Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications InstructionsThis 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 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 meet the competency successfully, 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: Hardware: Knowledge of specifications, uses, and types of computer or computer-related equipment. Infrastructure Design: Knowledge of the architecture and typology of software, hardware, and networks, including LANS, WANS, and telecommunications systems, their components and associated protocols and standards, and how they operate and integrate with one another and with associated controlling software. Operating Systems: Knowledge of computer network, desktop, and mainframe operating systems and their applications.
Systems Integration: Knowledge of the principles, methods, and procedures for installing, integrating, and optimizing information systems components. Systems Testing and Evaluation: Knowledge of principles, methods, and tools for analyzing and developing systems testing and evaluation procedures and technical characteristics of IT systems, including identifying critical operational issues. Equivalent to those typically gained by: Training in computer science, information technology, system administration, or a similar field and professional experience in database, network, or system administration.
Special Note: "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, on-line, 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 below information carefully. This applies to your application submission. THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.
At time of interview, please be prepared to provide: Three (3) professional references and current contact numbers, including two (2) current or former supervisors; Copies of your two (2) most recent employment performance evaluations if available; please substitute with letters of recommendation if evaluations are not available. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are okay, please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications. if not provided, transcripts will be required prior to appointment.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions. The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant's competence in applying specific behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery.
You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions. APSIN CLEARANCE Due to the nature of the work of the Office of Information Technology and access to APSIN at the workplace, the individual who is selected for this position will be required to pass a background investigation and may be re-fingerprinted. Full disclosure of ALL past criminal convictions (both misdemeanor and felony including suspended impositions of sentence) at the time of application is required.
Convictions may lead to disqualification due to the requirements necessary to access these systems. Employment with the Office of Information Technology is contingent upon successfully completing and maintaining an APSIN background check and security clearance conducted by the Department of Public Safety. Fingerprinting is required.
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 If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it 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 the 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
The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration. WORK EXPERIENCE When using work experience not documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether you worked full-time or part-time Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are 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 you are applying for. If you have 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 minimum qualifications 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. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting. The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.
APPLICATION NOTICE You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via a hard copy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or another database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to apply successfully. 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 Questions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465- 4095.If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure that your email address is correct on your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domain
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The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer. WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov For assistance with applying for a password, please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword Contact Information Ryan Kersten IT System Administrator 4 (907) 269-5623 ryan.kersten@alaska.gov