State of Alabama Personnel Department
64 North Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-4100
Phone: (334) 242-3389 Fax: (334) 242-1110
[Link]
Continuous Announcement
PROGRAMMER ANALYST I – 10515
Salary: $50,253.60 - $84,280.80
Starting salary upon initial appointment to the merit system may be based on various factors.
Announcement Date: December 12, 2007
Revised Date: September 18, 2024
JOB INFORMATION
The Programmer Analyst I is a position used by various agencies throughout the state. This is mid-level professional application
development and systems analysis work. Employees in this class develop, install, configure, code, test, and document basic to complex
software applications and/or solutions from predetermined program information and specifications. Work involves supporting the
application development process by assisting in the development of application solutions, testing and implementing solutions, and
providing continual support/troubleshooting after implementation.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENT(S)
• High School Diploma/GED
• One (1) year of college/technical school courses in an information technology program (at least 2 courses must be in programming
languages) plus six (6) months of experience in Applications Development and Support (e.g., computer programming utilizing high level
languages to manipulate databases or files and produce outputs and reports).
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT(S)
• If you would like for your education to be considered, you must submit an official college transcript for each accredited* postsecondary
academic institution attended. Original transcripts issued to students, photocopies of transcripts, and faxed transcripts will be accepted.
Information obtained from the internet will NOT be accepted. Applicants can upload their transcripts when applying online through the
Application Portal or attach them to their application when applying by email, mail, or fax. You may also request to have your school, or a
third-party transcript service, send your transcript directly to the State Personnel Department at transcripts@[Link].
Official transcripts which have been submitted for any state job will remain on file in our system and will not need to be resubmitted. You
may call or email the transcripts email to verify.
NOTE(S)
• Additional education and/or experience above that which is minimally required, may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
• Please provide detailed information on your application, including the programming areas (i.e., mainframe, pc/ client-server, internet,
database) in which you have experience, and the programming languages that you have used.
EXAMINATION
• Open-Competitive to all applicants
• Evaluation of Training and Experience as shown on application. Please be detailed, since your score will be derived solely from the
information you provide on your application.
HOW TO APPLY
• Complete an Application for Examination Form available at [Link], the above address, or any Alabama Career
Center Office.
• Apply on-line, by mail, by fax, or by email at apply@[Link]. Applications will be accepted until further notice. The
State Personnel Department is not responsible for late receipt of applications due to mail service or faxing malfunctions.
THE STATE OF ALABAMA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
*Please refer to the back of this announcement for complete information on State Personnel’s policy for accepting
post-secondary and advanced degrees.
Except for pretest information provided by State Personnel to all applicants, you should not directly or indirectly
obtain information about examinations. If you do, the State Personnel Director may do several things. One, you may
not be given an examination. Two, you may be disqualified after an examination. Three, your name may be removed
from a register. Or four, your name may not be certified from the register. (Rules of the State Personnel Board,
Chapter 670-x-9). According to the Code of Alabama, 36-26-47, a willful violation of exam security is a
misdemeanor. Any person who is convicted of this type of misdemeanor will be ineligible for appointment to or
employment in a position in State service for a period of five years and, if the person is an officer or employee of the
State, will forfeit his or her office or position.
If you know of anyone who has violated this policy, you should contact the Examination Manager at the State
Personnel Department.
Applicants hired by the State of Alabama on or after January 1, 2012 will be subject to the E-Verify process
pursuant to Act No. 2011-535.
State of Alabama Personnel Department
Policy on Accepting College Coursework, Post-Secondary and Advanced Degrees
1. Specific college coursework required for a job classification, as well as bachelor’s, graduate, post graduate,
and doctoral degrees will be accepted from schools accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission
(DEAC) or any of the six regional accreditation associations in the United States listed below:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
Western Association of Schools and Colleges –Senior College and University Commission (WASC-SCUC)
College coursework is defined as credit hours leading to a bachelor’s degree or higher.
2. Coursework or degrees from schools that have not been accredited by one of the above accreditation
associations may be accepted if a regionally accredited school* considers the coursework or degree to be an
acceptable prerequisite for admission to an advanced degree program. For example, if a regionally accredited school
accepts an applicant’s bachelor’s degree for admittance into a graduate degree program, State Personnel will accept
the degree. In the case of required college coursework (but no degree requirement), State Personnel will accept the
college coursework if a regionally accredited school accepts the coursework towards a post-secondary degree (e.g., a
bachelor’s degree). This must be documented by a letter of acceptance from the regionally accredited school. State
Personnel will review such requests on a case-by-case basis.
Note: This policy is subject to change. Certain state agencies may have additional requirements.
*The term “regionally accredited school” refers to an institution of higher education accredited by one of the six
regional accreditation associations listed above.
