Application Developer 4 (02-4078)

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

What You Will Be Doing

The HRIS Application Developer 4 serves as the State of Alaska’s foremost expert in Human Resource Information Systems, driving innovation and ensuring the HRIS evolves to meet the State’s most complex operational, statutory, and regulatory needs. In this role, you will champion enterprise-level HRIS functionality, shape statewide strategy, and deliver solutions that directly support the mission-critical work of HR, payroll, labor relations, and management across all agencies. You will translate high-stakes requirements into intelligent system design, guide teams through transformative projects, and ensure the HRIS remains robust, reliable, and ready for the future.

The HRIS Application Developer will be responsible for:

• Representing and advocating for the needs of the State’s HRIS within the Division of Finance and across all state agencies, while providing expert technical assistance to organizations that exchange HR and payroll information with the State.
• Acting as a team lead or supervisor by providing vision, guidance, and direction to HRIS team members and contractors; driving HRIS enhancement projects; monitoring contractual services; and overseeing statewide payroll production processing.

Our Organization, Mission, and Culture

The Department Administration, Division of Finance provides the highest quality accounting, payroll, and travel services for the State of Alaska.

The Benefits of Joining Our Team

Joining our team means contributing to work that directly supports every State of Alaska employee and strengthens public service across the state. We embrace a friendly, collaborative culture that values work/life balance and encourages you to grow your career as a statewide HRIS expert. Flexible work schedules and telework options are currently available, providing the freedom to tailor your work environment to your needs. You will have opportunities for ongoing professional development, mentorship, and leadership in high-impact, enterprise-level initiatives. Most importantly, your expertise will help drive improvements that benefit Alaska’s workforce and deliver meaningful value to the communities we serve.

The Working Environment You Can Expect

You will enjoy a workplace with a view of Juneau's beautiful downtown scenery. Located on the 10th floor of the State Office Building, you are within close walking distance to coffee shops, restaurants, and numerous nature trails.

Who We Are Looking For

• Technical Documentation: Knowledge of procedures for developing technical and operational support documentation.
• Teaching Others: Helps others learn through formal or informal methods; identifies training needs; provides constructive feedback; coaches others on how to perform tasks; acts as a mentor.
• Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.

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:

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Training in computer science or system analysis and/or progressively responsible professional experience analyzing, 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.

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.

• A list of three (3) professional references, if not already listed in your application.
• Copies of your most recent performance evaluations. Letters of recommendation from a current or former supervisor may be substituted.

EDUCATION
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, 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 if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or within 48 hours of the close of this recruitment to the contact person listed below.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities 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 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.

WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

APPLICATION NOTICE
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via hardcopy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or any other database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hardcopy application to successfully apply. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here:

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

NOTICE

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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 located in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to [email protected].

For applicant password assistance please visit:

Steve Fritsche

IT Manager 3

Phone: 907-465-6509

[email protected]