Department of Administrative Services

This class is administratively Red Circled. There will be no refills of or reclassifications to this class until it is reviewed by the Department of Administrative Services, Human Resources Business Center.

In a state agency major data processing operational environment this class is accountable for supervising staff and overseeing the planning, analysis, design, selection, installation and implementation of an enterprise network and/or information systems.

This class is restricted for use as a team leader responsible for regular supervision of at least three technical analysts, systems developers and programmers as well as other data processing staff as assigned.

Works under the general supervision of an employee of a higher grade.

Supervises applications and technical systems analysts, specialists, programmers and other technical support staff as assigned.

Coordinates installation of all application software packages; maintains host operating systems; designs and implements complex communications networks including disaster recovery networks; evaluates and recommends new strategies technologies and technological directions to management; coordinates and supervises all staff and activities in a major network control area; makes recommendations and maintains contracts for hardware and/or software purchases; coordinates application development with network and host system capabilities to ensure system integrity and interoperability; acts as an expert resource and consultant for programmers and/or users and agency management on most complex problems or problems with major impact on systems; develops and implements host and network security policies; makes recommendations for migration and system upgrade directions; establishes and coordinates disaster recovery plan; determines critical applications and personnel; manages planning, analysis, design, selection, installation and implementation of an enterprise network and data processing systems; establishes and administers systems security procedures and practices; provides technical specifications as input into requests for proposal (RFP) process; participates on evaluation teams that review requests for proposal (RFP) responses; performs facility and capacity planning and configuration management; performs system performance analysis, tuning and storage management; performs related duties as required.

Considerable knowledge of principles, problems and techniques of data processing and data communications operations, equipment and diagnostic tools; considerable knowledge of methods and procedures used to conduct detailed analysis and design of computer systems; considerable knowledge of complex operating systems; considerable knowledge of practices and issues of systems security and disaster recovery; considerable knowledge of applications systems development principles and techniques; considerable knowledge of principles and theories of business and management; knowledge of principles and techniques of project management; considerable oral and written communication skills; considerable technical problem solving skills; considerable analytical skills; interpersonal skills; supervisory ability.

Nine (9) years of experience in computer operations, programming, systems development or technical support.

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been performing advanced technical level duties in one of the following areas: designing, configuring and implementing complex networks; configuring, installing and upgrading host based applications packages and host and/or FEP operating system software. This is interpreted at the level of Data Processing Technical Analyst 3.

College training in management information systems, computer science or electrical engineering may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling six (6) months of experience to a maximum of three (3) years.
Note: The terms major and complex are defined by the Bureau of Human Resources using a variety of factors which depend on the existing environment.

Classified/Competitive

(07)-Information Technology

(15)-ENG, SCIEN, TECH P-4

(2)-Professional

EU 31

This replaces the existing specification for the same class in Salary Group EU 31 approved effective June 22, 2007. (Revised to modify Organizational Level)

2/11/2011