Systems Programmer ; Health Systems Modernization Engineer 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.

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

• Leading the design and implementation of modern infrastructure to support secure, scalable health systems.
• Building and optimizing Microsoft Fabric to unify structured and unstructured data across diverse platforms.
• Supporting the safe, effective use of AI technologies like large language models (LLMs) through Azure-based infrastructure.
• Collaborating with program teams and vendors to integrate secure SaaS solutions and automate workflows using Power Platform.
• Strengthening cyber‑resilience through proactive system hardening, attack recovery planning, and HIPAA‑compliant architecture.

The Department of Health’s 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’s health initiatives are informed by accurate, accessible data, thereby enhancing the health of Alaskans and their communities.

Make a meaningful impact by improving public health and delivering cost‑effective solutions that maximize value for those we serve. Enjoy flexible schedules with telework options while advancing your career through paid training and continuous learning in a resource‑conscious, customer‑focused environment.

A dynamic and innovative workplace focused on modern health initiatives that fosters professional growth and development. Convenient and accessible location at 3601 C Street in Anchorage provides a central hub for your work. Likewise, our presence in Juneau and Fairbanks provides additional locations across the state.

• Applies Technology to Tasks: Selects and understands procedures, machines, or tools that will produce the desired results; identifies or solves problems in machines, computers, or other technologies as they are related to performing tasks.
• Systems Engineering: Knowledge of the practice of integrating multiple disciplines into a team as part of a structured development process throughout a system's life cycle.
• Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology to access, collect, analyze, maintain, and disseminate data and information.

• Hardware: Knowledge of specifications, uses, and types of computer or computer‑related equipment.
• Infrastructure Design: Knowledge of the architecture and typology of software, hardware, and networks, including LANs, WANs, and telecommunications systems, their components and associated protocols and standards, and how they operate and integrate with one another and with associated controlling software.
• Operating Systems: Knowledge of computer network, desktop, and mainframe operating systems and their applications.
• Systems Integration: Knowledge of the principles, methods, and procedures for installing, integrating, and optimizing information systems components.
• Systems Testing and Evaluation: Knowledge of principles, methods, and tools for analyzing and developing systems testing and evaluation procedures and technical characteristics of IT systems, including identifying critical operational issues.

• Three (3) professional references, one of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor.
• Current performance evaluation, if available.
• A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial acceptable).
• Any professional certificates related to computer programming.

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1‑800‑587‑4095 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.

For specific information about the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at:

Victoria Backa, Data Processing Manager 2
Phone: 907‑744‑4976
Email: victoria.backa