IT PROFESSIONAL 2 - Application Development

Announcement Number: 47053 Open to all qualified persons. Posted 04/15/2024 Close Date: 04/29/2024 Recruiter:
JON TERRAZAS
Phone: (775)684-0116
Email: j.terrazas@admin.nv.gov Applications accepted for another 0 Days 18 Hrs 46 Mins
The Position

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.

Incumbents perform journey level duties and may serve as a lead worker to lower level IT staff as assigned. This is a supervisory level for the Computer Operations function. This position will provide data engineering-related IT support to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Analytics. This position will work for the Department of Health and Human Services Data Modernization Efforts (DME) including support of a data lake environment to help administer, manage, and configure data pipelines and data layers among other related duties. This position will also assist with evaluating data management and analytics related technologies to propose and implement enhancements to data infrastructure and technology as well as plan for future needs. Position will assist with modeling agency data in the DME environment, configuring data in the environment, tuning performance, developing, and implementing standards and procedures to convert, transfer, and interface data within and between the environment; maintain data dictionaries, repositories, and related software; control the authorized sharing of information with multiple users within and/or outside the organization; and provide technical consultation regarding development and utility executions within the environment.

The position will also work with analysts, end users, and developers to assist in defining strategic solutions that solve business needs and enhance performance; facilitate data pipeline and reporting requirements gathering from technical and non-technical users; document business requirements in the form of specifications; and help optimize queries, functions, stored procedures, reports, and integrations within and outside the DME environment. Additionally, the position will be responsible for helping integrate new data sources, test analytical model enhancements, and fine-tune model parameters to improve upon existing methodologies; take active part in the design and development of automated forecasting systems; ensure models are well developed, tested, trained, and implemented; help with all aspects of data management for constructing analytic systems. The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-7_0/

To Qualify:

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications) Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and two 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; OR two years of experience as an IT Professional I in Nevada State service; OR four years of relevant technical experience as an IT Technician IV or above in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. The Examination Application Evaluation Exam The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. INFORMATIONAL LINKS For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: http://pebp.state.nv.us
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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Northern Nevada
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