Data Processing Manager

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

Step into a pivotal role as the Data Processing Manager I within the Department of Administration's Office of Information Technology – Telecom/Network Section. This is not just another job; it's a chance to be at the heart of transformative IT projects that impact the entire state.

• Lead and Innovate:
  Manage and be the expert in maintaining and operating the state's enterprise network.
• Shape the Future:
  Drive the design, development, testing, maintenance, and support of cutting‑edge enterprise network systems.
• Team Leadership:
  Supervise a talented team, providing mentorship, training, and project guidance to ensure excellence in performance.
• Project Management Mastery:
  Oversee IT operational projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and in compliance with all requirements.
• Collaborative Excellence:
  Work closely with IT technical staff, department program managers, senior staff from federal, state, and local agencies, and private contractors to ensure seamless communication and project success.

• Impactful Work:
  The systems you help develop and implement will directly determine, deliver, or account for client benefits and service delivery.
• Skill Development:
  From day one, you'll have opportunities to grow your skills through hands‑on projects and advanced training tools.
• Dynamic Environment:
  Be part of a vibrant team that values innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Leadership Role:
  Play a crucial part in setting priorities, assigning tasks, and ensuring timely, accurate completion of projects.

Join us and be the driving force behind the state's IT initiatives. Bring your expertise, leadership, and passion for technology to a role where every day offers new challenges and opportunities for growth.

The Office of Information Technology provides enterprise IT solutions to the State of Alaska.

Our vision:
One Government, empowered by innovative technical collaboration.

Our aim:
Reduce complexity, improve efficiency, and encourage creativity to securely provide better government services to all Alaskans.

The mission of the Network/Telecom team is to provide reliable, available, and secure data, voice, and video network connectivity to the employees and services within the executive branch and its partners.

OIT Network/Telecom is an engineering team that works collaboratively and independently to support telecommunications for the State of Alaska. There is no boring routine to the work you may perform. From day to day, you may work on maintenance and support tickets to implement innovative new technologies. An environment is a driven‑oriented group that shares the synergy to provide Enterprise Class support while allowing you to add your talents to the team.

Opportunities to learn new or near bleeding‑edge technologies as the network is refreshed with today's best practices.

The position can be located at any of our OIT locations in Juneau, Anchorage, or Fairbanks, each boasting a different flavor of Alaska Life with local restaurants, parks and trails, and coffee shops all nearby. Hybrid telework is possible when qualifying conditions are met. Daily work consists of supervisory duties related to managing staff, providing guidance, assigning and reviewing work, completing tasks related to the maintenance and operation of the enterprise network, planning, designing and implementing new services or changes to an existing service, leading or being a member of a team for enterprise initiatives or projects, providing daily customer support statewide, and ensuring state employees possess the necessary electronic capabilities to perform their day‑to‑day duties.

This job may require after‑hours or early morning start and stop times.

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

• Infrastructure Design:
  Knowledge of the architecture and…