It Statewide Director

The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of TS-319. This position is located in the Data Center Operations Section. Req. 226623

The Office of Technology Services (OTS) aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative, effective, and reliable solutions that support and enhance the IT functions within the Executive Branch Departments. The Office of Technology Services will work to increase the return on the State's investment in technology by promoting smart decision-making, solving problems intelligently, increasing the rate of project success, and fostering skilled and professional staff.

The Director is the principal of all database systems for the Office of Technology Services (OTS) – Data Center Operations. The incumbent of this position directs the activities of multiple database administration groups that support databases for OTS customers using varied database management systems including SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, DB2

LUW, PostgreSQL, and other database systems as required.

The Division of Administration is the state government’s management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

• Overseeing the state’s capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

• Seven years of experience in information technology or administrative services;
• Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services;
• An associate's degree in information technology plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services;
• A bachelor’s degree plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services;
• A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus four years of experience in information technology or administrative services;
• A master’s degree plus four years of experience in information technology or administrative services.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

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.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

• Directs the work of subordinate managers for all open systems database administration groups within the OTS Data Center Operations section and their units. Subordinate teams are responsible for maintaining databases offered through OTS lines of service. Directs the planning and/or technical services provided to OTS customers for database administration and software, evaluating current and new configurations for cost effectiveness and applicability to the State's existing and future needs.
  
  Coordinates and plans the installation and maintenance of various database systems, including, but not limited to, SQL…