Analyst​/Programmer

Analyst/Programmer 1/2/3/4 (PCN 047137)

This position is open to Alaska residents only

Join a dynamic and diverse team responsible for maintenance and enhancements to the Department of Revenue / Division of Child Support Enforcement’s Information System (ACSESS), and development projects. This is a small, collaborative team working closely on a variety of technologies with many opportunities for cross‑training and professional growth.

• Creating new features and enhancements to existing applications.
• Providing on‑call operational support after hours.

Our mission, values, and culture:
We are committed to making a difference in the lives of the families we serve. Your work will ensure support is collected and federal and department goals and objectives are met, effectively and efficiently. We are interested in your ability to progress and develop professionally and provide in‑depth training, mentoring and advancement opportunities.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:
In your role, you will have a direct influence on the agency's ability to attain federal and department goals and objectives effectively and efficiently. Along with the benefits provided by the State of Alaska, including health, pet insurance and retirement, you will receive the benefits of in‑depth training on how to do the work, multiple advancement opportunities, and a management team that empowers and mentors staff who are interested in progression.

This position requires in‑person training, and office presence is required.

The working environment you can expect: CSED’s Systems Team is a dynamic development environment. This team is a diverse, technically self‑motivated group that embraces the latest technology and develops and maintains leading‑edge applications for the division.

• Operations Support: Knowledge of procedures to ensure production or delivery of products and services, including tools and mechanisms for distributing new or enhanced software.
• 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.
• Configuration Management: Knowledge of the principles and methods for planning or managing the implementation, update, or integration of information systems component.
• Operating Systems: Knowledge of computer network, desktop, and mainframe operating systems and their applications.

Analyst/Programmer 1

Successful completion of nine (9) semester hours of college‑level coursework in computer languages or system analysis.

or

Three months of actual computer programming experience.

or

One year of work experience using a computer for analysis, including experience in the use of computer reporting languages, spreadsheets, or statistical packages.

Special

Note:

An applicant who will complete the required college‑level coursework within three (3) months of hire qualifies to apply for this job class. An applicant qualifying under this option may receive a job offer conditional upon completion of the required college‑level coursework and 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.

Analyst/Programmer 2

One year of computer programming experience in a recognized computer language. One year of the experience must have been in a business application, scientific application, microcomputer or computer system user support specialty.

Substitution:

A bachelor's degree with a major in Computer Science (CS) or Computer Information Systems (CIS), or a related degree with 18 semester or 24 quarter hours of CS or CIS may substitute for all of the required experience. An associate’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Information Systems may substitute for nine…