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One (1) vacancy located in the Information Technology - Programming Section of the Secretary of State, Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA.

ONLY CURRENT PERMANENT SECRETARY OF STATE EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY.

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an IT Applications Specialist 1 or 2 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for an IT Applications Specialist 2 is $103,002. Please refer HERE for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualification requirements and job concepts for each level.

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:

Ashley Rathcke, Human Resource Specialist
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin
Human Resource Division
P. O. Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125
ashley.rathcke@sos.la.gov

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus four years of experience in information technology.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

1. An associate’s degree in information technology will substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. A master's degree will substitute for up to one year of 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.

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To serve as a technical lead for applications development 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 application development activities that are outside of the scope of the Office of Technology Services.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from IT Applications Developer 3 by the presence of serving as a technical lead for applications development activities that are outside of the scope of the Office of Technology Services.

Differs from IT Applications Specialist 2 by the absence of serving as a technical lead for complex applications development activities that are outside of the scope of the Office of Technology Services.

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 applications personnel, and by serving as the lead for one or more applications program areas of significant scope and complexity. Develops applications system solutions. Develops system design and plans testing activities.

Evaluates and analyzes requests for applications enhancements or development projects; provides recommendations on project priorities to supervisory and/or management personnel.

Meets with users and/or vendors to determine needs, outline parameters, and evaluate results.

Oversees development of user guides and production run books. May provide input into guides for application system changes.

Defines data elements and designs structure for large databases; ensures data elements are properly converted into dictionary form.

Performs applications system maintenance activities to ensure seamless integration across all components. Provides updates on project statuses to supervisory and/or management personnel.

Applies an understanding of the application system landscape in order to ensure that applications system development activities are successful. Reviews the work of lower-level personnel relative to the development of specific applications system components.

Leads a team of IT professionals to ensure continuity of the application system lifecycle; oversees applications maintenance activities and guides the team in developing solutions to address future needs.

Responds to application system troubleshooting requests. Provides troubleshooting guidance to lower-level IT personnel as needed.

Responds to applications emergencies as needed. Resolves system issues and guides lower-level personnel in emergency resolutions.

Provides technical advice, assistance, and guidance to IT personnel who are less experienced or familiar with a specific programming language.

Participates in the development and continuous improvement for applications development, maintenance, testing, debugging, and documentation of procedures. Serves as a liaison for information technology vendors, technology users, and agency management relative to the assigned applications area.

Researches and evaluates new application technologies; provides recommendations to supervisory and/or management personnel to improve application performance and align with the agency's goals and objectives.

Provides training to applications staff on databases, tools, techniques, and procedures as it pertains to the assigned applications area.