It Professional

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Department: DHS - DIVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Job classification: IT PROFESSIONAL 3

Posting type: Open Competitive

Categories: IT and Computers

This position is within the Division of Social Services (DSS) in Carson City.
This position will be responsible for maintaining and developing new applications for DSS. As a senior software developer, the incumbent will work on complex projects to design, develop or modify java applications and test solutions in lower environments. This position will also work with other groups to gather requirements, assist with UAT testing needs and production rollout support.
The major responsibilities of this position will involve performing independent research to uncover solutions for technical issues, testing, documentation of those solutions, and working with critical production systems running Java and SQL(DB2). The IT Professional 3 should be organized, able to communicate with others in a professional manner and create technical design documents/flow diagrams based on code analysis and project needs.

Occasional after-hours work to support production needs and software releases is required. IT Professional 3 incumbent will also mentor other IT Professional positions to help them grow professionally and become efficient as a software developer.
This mentor role requires an advanced Java skill level.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and three years of professional IT experience relevant to the duties of the position which may include computer operations, systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security, one year of which was at the journey level; OR one year of relevant experience as an IT Professional II 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.
Under general direction, incumbents perform advanced journey level duties and may train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of subordinate staff and/or serve as a project leader as assigned. Incumbents may function as a unit leader to include directing the activities of a branch IT support unit, overseeing projects of limited scope, and coordinating activities with other work groups. This is a supervisory level for Computer Operations and the journey level for Information Security positions.

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.

Detailed knowledge of: basic elements of programming in order to generate all required reports and special projects as required of the data processing section; computer operating system including all functions, schedules, workflows, and processes; data communication networks; principles of operation, capabilities and limitations of a computer system and related environmental equipment in order to efficiently and effectively produce the final work product;

supervisory principles and techniques.
Working knowledge of: diagnostic procedures as needed in verifying systems; principles of operation, capabilities and limitations of a computer system and related equipment to produce the final work product efficiently and effectively; the principles of operation, capabilities and limitations of a multi-programming computer system and related equipment.
General knowledge of: computer…