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Louisiana Department of State Civil Service IT Technical Specialist 1 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
IT Technical Specialist 1
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IT Technical Specialist 1
Salary
$4,993.73 - $8,589.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
LASERS-05232401
Department
LA State Employees' Retirement System
Opening Date
05/24/2024
Closing Date
6/24/2024 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
Supplemental Information
LASERS requires all new hires to serve a minimum of eighteen (18) months not to exceed twenty-four (24) months in probational status including permanent state employees.
THIS POSITION HAS A SPECIAL ENTRANCE RATE SALARY OF $4,993.73/MONTHLY
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Andrea Rogers
P.O. Box 44213
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4213
lasershr@lasersonline.org
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree plus four years of experience in information technology.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
An associate’s degree in information technology will substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
Two years of experience or training in information technology will substitute for the baccalaureate degree. Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine experience or training in information technology and college credit to substitute for the required baccalaureate degree as follows:
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for six months of experience or training in information technology towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience or training in information technology towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 or more semester hours credit will substitute for one year and six months of experience or training in information technology towards the
baccalaureate degree.
A maximum of 90 semester hours may be combined with experience or training in information technology to substitute for the baccalaureate
degree.
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree. Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience in any field and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in computer science, management information systems (MIS), quantitative business analysis--computer science, electrical engineering, information systems and decision sciences, computer engineering, mathematics, telecommunications, or computer information systems will substitute for up to one year of required experience.
A master's degree will substitute for up to one year of the required experience.
NOTE:
Multiple specialized degrees and/or master's degrees will substitute for a maximum of one year of required experience.
NOTE:
A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To serve as a technical lead for technical support activities that are outside of the scope of the Office of Technology Services.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Experienced.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from an IT Supervisor or IT Manager. Other reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May provide functional supervision over lower-level personnel.
LOCATION OF WORK:
State agencies with information technology functions that are outside of the scope of the Office of Technology Services.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from IT Technical Support Analyst 3 by the presence of serving as a technical lead for technical support activities that are outside of the scope of the Office of Technology Services.
Differs from IT Technical Specialist 2 by the absence of serving as a technical lead for complex information technology support activities that are outside of the scope of the Office of Technology Services.
Examples of Work
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Serves as a technical lead by leading a project team, training lower-level personnel, and by serving as the lead for one or more technical program areas of significant scope and complexity. Implements system solutions to support information technology functions that may include end user support, networking support, database infrastructure support, applications support, etc.
Provides guidance to lower-level personnel as needed to resolve non-standard requests.
Serves as a technical reference for team members; may provide functional supervision on a project basis.
Develops maintenance schedule for assigned technologies and plans deployments of new technologies.
Researches new technologies and provides recommendations that will enhance technical support services. Develops technical specifications as needed in order to support procurement of new technologies.
Collaborates with vendors on technical support needs. May provide input into contractor evaluations.
Estimates costs for technical support projects and provides recommendations on priorities for consideration.
Participates in the development and documentation of standardized procedures for technical support activities.
Develops training materials and oversees training activities. Serves as subject matter expert in a specific technology.
Meets with users, vendors and/or agency management to determine needs and outline parameters for projects. May develop information technology work plans for lower-level IT personnel to ensure project goals are met.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
Agency
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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