Database Specialist Flex; PCN

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.

Welcome to the Department of Health!

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today!

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify.

This position will be filled at either the 1, 2, or 3 level, depending on the applicant's qualifications and job experience.

This position is currently located in Juneau. The position may be in Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau, depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate.

Join the Alaska Department of Health’s Public Health Data Modernization Team and help transform how we manage and protect vital health data statewide. You’ll lead innovative database modernization efforts using cloud-first solutions and Microsoft technologies, ensuring data is accurate, secure, and accessible. This is your chance to drive meaningful change through advanced analytics, cross-program collaboration, and future-ready systems.

The Department of Health's (DOH) mission is to promote the health, well-being, and self-sufficiency of Alaskans. Our vision is to have interoperable information systems, tools, and standards that provide timely, reliable, and consistent information. Guided by principles of integrity, reliability, transparency, trust, and consistency, we aim to leverage modern data technologies to ensure our department health initiatives are informed by accurate and accessible data, thus enhancing the health of Alaskans and their communities.

• Career Advancement and Development:
  Enjoy opportunities that help you grow professionally.
• Flexible Work Schedules:
  Benefit from flexible work schedules and possible telework options to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Supportive Environment:
  Work in a supportive environment that values and nurtures your talents and contributions.
• Meaningful Impact:
  Make a meaningful impact by serving your community and improving public health.
• Continuous Learning:
  Join a team that values your well-being and fosters a culture of continuous learning and innovation, providing educational tools and online training subscriptions with Pluralsight, Microsoft, and various communities of practice.
• Customer-Focused Organization:
  Be part of a customer-focused organization that promotes an understanding of what delivers value to the customer and how to effectively and efficiently apply time and resources to achieve that value.

• A dynamic and innovative workplace focused on cutting-edge public health initiatives.
• A supportive and inclusive environment that fosters professional growth and development.
• Opportunities to collaborate with a diverse team of experts in the field.

A convenient and accessible location at 3601 C Street in Anchorage provides a central hub for your work. Likewise, our presence in Juneau and Fairbanks offers additional location opportunities across the state.

• Database Expertise:
  Proficiency in database management and data modernization, with knowledge of database design and optimization.
• Passion for Data: A genuine love for all things data and a commitment to leveraging data to drive impactful projects.
• Problem-Solving
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent problem-solving abilities and a collaborative mindset.
• Technical Knowledge:
  Understanding of entity relationship diagramming, data warehousing, cloud-based database technologies, and current best practices in Microsoft SQL Server administration (Microsoft experience preferred, but other database systems is also valued).
• Service Continuity:
  Solid abilities in database service continuity, reliability, and availability design.

Four years of computer programming experience in a recognized computer language. At least one year of the four must have involved programming database applications at the full proficiency programmer level in a wide area networked…