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$68.24-$85.83 Hourly / $11,828.00-$14,876.00 Monthly / $141,934.00-$178,516.00 Yearly
According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.
1. Organize, direct and supervise the work of subordinate staff.
2. Participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, priorities
and procedures for the assigned programs.
3. Ensure that activities are completed in a timely and efficient manner consistent with defined policies and regulations.
4. Assume significant responsibility for the preparation and administration of assigned budget(s).
5. Represent the department at various meetings.
6. Coordinate training programs for staff and users; design, fund, schedule and/or arrange for outside trainers.
7. Function as liaison to other units or departments for data processing activities; coordinate sharing of common software applications and data.
8. Develop and present information systems Master Plan.
9. Develop, program and maintain unit data processing applications.
10. Review and provide direction for system production activities.
11. Install new devices and software for computer and telecommunication systems; and/or coordinate installation plans with vendors, administrators, users, programmers, analysts, etc.
12. Perform complex system administrator and/or production functions for computer and communication systems.
13. Monitor, analyze and resolve problems for systems with varied environments, including PC-based networks, mini computers, mainframes and the like.
14. Evaluate hardware and software.
15. Coordinate consultants in the purchase of hardware and software and the establishment of custom software applications for departments.
16. May prepare specifications and purchase orders; manage vendor accounts; recommend consulting services as needed: establish maintenance contracts for equipment.
17. Evaluate and recommend department equipment purchases; may maintain inventories of materials, supplies and equipment.
Knowledge of: Project management and information systems development and maintenance; technical, operational, and programming problem solving analysis; computer languages; systems design: common operating systems and relational database systems; interactive or macro-based applications; practices and techniques of supervision; training techniques; job flow within a large scale data processing environment; and data processing methods.
Ability and Skill to: Supervise and direct a group of technical employees, including the ability to provide counseling and mediation; persuade, convince and train others; advise and interpret regarding the application of policies, procedures and standards to specific situations; exercise judgement, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the direction, control and planning of an entire program or multiple programs; modify existing policies, strategies and/or methods to meet unusual conditions within the context of existing management principles; communicate effectively orally and in writing; establish and maintain good working relationships with department personnel, staff, vendors, and peers; use logic and analysis to solve computer and systems problems; read and understand professional and technical journals and literature; produce complex reports; prioritize competing requests for service.
These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.
Education:
An associate degree in computer science or a closely related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits/units [i.e., at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits/units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits/units in computer science or a closely-related field].
Experience:
Seven (7) years of experience in system administration, information systems development, maintenance and support, or information technology project management, including two (2) years of supervisory experience
License and Certification:
Substitution:
Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). One (1) year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester units / forty-five (45) quarter units with a minimum of 10 semester / 15 quarter units in computer science or a closely related field.