Salary : $2,862.00 - $3,741.75 Biweekly
Location : Juneau, AK
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 54748
Department: Family & Community Services
Division: Finance & Management Services
Opening Date: 07/29/2026
Closing Date: 8/10/2026 5:00 PM Alaska
Division: Departmental Support Services
Position Open To: Alaska Residents Only
Bargaining Unit: General Government
Range: 18/20/22

Job Description

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

The Department of Family & Community Services is recruiting for Application Developer 1/2/3 in Juneau!

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.
Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.
What You Will Be Doing:

This is an in-office position located in Juneau, AK. The incumbent in this position will be responsible for supporting and administering enterprise services and components, using and leveraging a combination of application service systems, including but not limited to relational database systems, version control, operating systems, system integration, and other enterprise class technologies.

Successful candidates will:
• Support, configure, maintain, custom and/or off-the-shelf enterprise components and services associated with their assigned system(s).
• Support and administer enterprise services for the department including Azure Services, Microsoft SQL Services, Power BI, Microsoft Reporting Services, Azure DevOps, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Active Directory/Entra ID as well as other assigned duties.
• Design and maintain software applications. Identify database, software, and/or application requirements, and help identify technology to meet business use cases.

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.
• Object Technology: Knowledge of the principles, methods, tools, and techniques that use object-oriented languages, analysis, and design methodologies.
• Database Management Systems: Knowledge of the uses of database management systems and software to control the organization, storage, retrieval, security, and integrity of data.

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?keywords=application%20developer

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

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, 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.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

Application Developer 1

• 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.
• Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of electric circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Continual Learning: Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues self-development.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Training in computer programming or system analysis and/or experience using a computer for analysis (including experience in the use of computer reporting languages); providing software/hardware installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and support to end-users; and/or direct computer programming.

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.

Application Developer 2

• 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 and skill in designing, writing, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Training in computer programming or system analysis and/or experience writing, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, or maintaining a computer program's source code.

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.

Application Developer 3

• Adaptability: Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demand 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.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Training in computer programming or system analysis and/or progressively responsible professional experience 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:

• Copy of academic transcripts with your application if you will be using education to meet the minimum qualifications and/or competencies desired for the position. (Unofficial are acceptable but must include the institution name/URL on the transcripts). Please provide them at the time of the interview if they are not included in your application.
• A list of three (3) professional* references including daytime telephone numbers and email address; at least two (2) of these must be from a current or former supervisor.

*Professional is defined as a supervisor or an individual who has direct knowledge of your work performance.

• Please provide evidence of any relevant IT certifications and educational transcripts of any college degrees. Certifications and college degrees are not required for this position.

This position supports the DFCS enterprise services and software development. Experience with the following technologies is helpful, however lack of any specific experience is not a barrier to hire, and all interested parties should apply:

• Azure App Services
• Azure SQL
• Azure DevOps
• Microsoft Active Directory/Entra ID
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Microsoft Power Platform
• Microsoft Visual Studio
• .NET Core/C#
• Entity Framework
• Razor Page

Supplemental Questions

For your application to be evaluated you must answer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska (SOA) uses four levels of proficiency to measure and describe an applicant's level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You will need to rate your proficiency for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

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