IT System Administrator 1/2 (Jr/Sr Full Stack Application Developer - 02-6617)

Posting number: 54957

Department: Administration

Division: Office of Information Technology

Job classification: IT System Administrator 1

Posting type: Open

Categories: IT and Computers

Summary

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

What You Will Be Doing

Join OIT as a Jr/Sr Full Stack Application Developer and help design and support the systems that power essential statewide services. In this role, you will have opportunity to follow a directed training plan to independently:

• Lead and mentor on full-stack development and enterprise infrastructure projects.
• Work closely with customers and project stakeholders to gather requirements, clarify business needs, and translate them into technical specifications.
• Perform system analysis, evaluating existing architectures and recommending improvements for scalability, maintainability, security, and performance.
• Design and document application architectures, including service interfaces, data flows, and integration patterns across complex enterprise environments.
• Apply database design principles to model, structure, and optimize data used by critical applications and backend systems.
• Convert technical designs into code, tests, documentation, deployment artifacts, and fully functional components across the stack.
• Build and maintain development, test, and production environments, ensuring smooth promotion of software and adherence to state standards.

If you thrive in requirements discovery, architecture planning, and hands-on development across the full stack—and you enjoy solving complex challenges in enterprise systems—we’d like to meet you.

Our Organization, Mission, 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.

 

The 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

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

• Object Technology: Knowledge of the principles, methods, tools, and techniques that use object-oriented languages, analysis, and design methodologies.
• Computer Languages: Knowledge of computer languages and their applications to enable a system to perform specific functions.
• Database Management Systems: Knowledge of the uses of database management systems and software to control the organization, storage, retrieval, security, and integrity of data.

Examples of duties

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

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