Principal Technician Management Information Systems SY ; NBOE
Listed on 2026-06-18
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IT/Tech
Systems Administrator, IT Support
765 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102
ROGER LEN, SUPERINTENDENT
PRINCIPAL TECHNICIAN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Division of Information Services
(Pending availability of funds and Board of Education approval) The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Principal Technician Management Information Systems within the Division of Information Services.
OverviewNEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION
HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES
765 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102
ROGER LEN, SUPERINTENDENT
PRINCIPAL TECHNICIAN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Division of Information Services
(Pending availability of funds and Board of Education approval) The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Principal Technician Management Information Systems within the Division of Information Services.
This title is governed by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission
; meaning that a candidate for this position will be placed as a provisional employee. Upon hire, the employee will be required to complete a 90-Day Working test period during which the employee s performance will be evaluated. Employee must successfully complete the designated probation period in order to remain in the position as a permanent employee.
Note: Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.
- Six (6) years of professional experience utilizing or implementing electronic information systems, analyzing information systems and/or developing procedures for the use of information systems, or in providing user support and solving user problems in a helpdesk or related environment.
- OR Possession of a bachelor s degree from an accredited college or university; and two (2) years of the above-mentioned professional experience.
- OR Possession of a bachelor s degree in a computer-related area; and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience.
- OR Possession of a master s degree in a computer-related area.
- OR Possession of twenty-four (24) semester hour credits in data processing from an accredited college or university; and four (4) years of the above-mentioned professional experience.
Note: "Professional experience" refers to work that is analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range of basic knowledge of the profession s concepts and practices; and is performed with the authority to act and make accurate and informed decisions.
LICENSE: Appointee will be required to possess a driver s license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Basic Functions And Responsibilities- As directed, designs and develops management information systems to provide a ready source of retrieval up-to-date information on which management and operations-related decisions may be based. Develops applicable procedures as required.
- Conducts studies of programs and operations to determine their applicability to existing or planned information systems. Prepares and submits reports of findings and recommendations.
- As directed, plans and implements information systems to ensure that administrative needs are met. Evaluates information systems to determine levels and quality of outputs.
- As directed, develops, implements, and maintains control devices to ensure that systems outputs meet established standards of adequacy, efficiency, and effectiveness.
- Trains and supervises staff, as required, to establish and maintain optimum levels of preciseness and quality of information within affected systems. As directed, prepares manuals and other training materials.
- Reviews regulations and policies for various programs and related systems, and consults with data processing, systems, and program development specialists to ensure that application of active or planned information systems is in accordance with pertinent directives.
- Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of the organizational unit and evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of subordinates.
- Analyzes and/or supervises the coding of data contained in primary or other source documents to facilitate the recording and storage of systems inputs.
- Answers inquiries from system users; explains system functions and provides technical assistance in the use and application of system features.
- Provides support in the maintenance of mainframe connections.
- Installs, configures and sets up printers and workstations; installs software programs.
- Responds to requests for assistance; identifies and corrects hardware, software, and printer problems.
- Troubleshoots application errors. Identifies and resolve network problems.
- Monitors and reviews data inputs to detect errors within the system, analyzes resultant problems, and develops corrected…
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