It Professional - Analysis And Development

IT Professional 4– Supervisor

The Nevada Department of Transportation is recruiting for an IT Professional 4– Supervisor for the Modernization & Innovation Team in Carson City, NV. This position provides leadership and direct supervision to staff responsible for driving modernization and innovation initiatives across the organization. This role focuses on team management, strategic coordination, prioritization, and ensuring the successful execution of modernization work. While the technical processes and architectural standards are overseen by the Principal Application Architect, the Supervisor ensures that staff are supported, work is well-organized, and modernization activities move forward efficiently.

Information Technology (IT) Professionals analyze, develop, implement, maintain, and modify computer operations, systems, networks, databases, applications, and/or information security. Incumbents may perform duties in one or more IT specialization areas depending on the needs of the agency.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and five years of professional IT experience relevant to the duties of the position which may include systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security, two years of which were at the advanced journey level or in a supervisory or project management capacity;

OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and five years of professional IT experience which may include systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security, relevant to the duties of the position, two years of which were at the journey level in information security;

OR two years of relevant experience as an IT Professional III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Conduct detailed alternative analyses and determine end-user requirements through consultation with end-users, technicians, vendors, management, and others. Maintain documentation related to the assigned IT specialization's architecture, operations, and other records of work activities as required. Maintain current knowledge of technological trends and advancements in the IT field as well as security management practices, laws, policies, and ethics. Participate in recommending and justifying resource allocations and expenditure decisions, tracking, and recording expenditures, preparing purchase requests, and writing technical requirements for grant proposals.

Perform related duties as assigned.

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level. Systems Administration:
Detailed knowledge of principles of designing test procedures; principles, practices, and procedures required to design, analyze, and maintain software; principles, tools, and techniques as applied to writing and modifying programs; systems programming languages and techniques. Working knowledge of capacity planning techniques; performance monitoring principles and related software products; telecommunication technology and related systems software; various systems software products and their interrelationships;

vendor procedures for applying maintenance and temporary fixes. General knowledge of supervisory principles and techniques if applicable to the assignment. Ability to analyze and diagnose operational hardware and software problems occurring in a computer environment; anticipate and plan for future information system technologies; assign work to and coordinate and train subordinate personnel; develop and prioritize task lists and resolve problems;

develop technical specifications for bid requests and analyze vendor responses; implement statewide, multi-departmental operating systems; provide high-level technical consultation and training. Skill in developing specialized programs for other programmers; improving the performance of complex computer systems. Network Administration:
Detailed knowledge of the methodology for implementing distributed applications; network authentication; data storage networks; network security design and implementation; network communications hardware such as routers, switches, and firewalls; systems integration, hardware, and data communications; virtual private networks and virtual LANs; network performance trending and network utilization; data processing systems; network design and architecture. Working knowledge of network file and application servers, project management, directory services integration, intrusion…