What are the responsibilities and job description for the Department Systems Analyst position at County of El Dorado?
Description
THE COUNTY OF EL DORADO
The County of El Dorado is committed to promoting the power of public service by fostering a diverse and collaborative workplace where employees are empowered, respected, and valued. The dedicated efforts taken by the Board of Supervisors continue to promote El Dorado County as a competitive employer that is committed to recruiting and retaining qualified employees by advocating for competitive salaries and excellent benefits. The County of El Dorado is also supportive of providing telework opportunities for employees consistent with business needs and in accordance with Board of Supervisors Policy E-12 - Telecommuting.
ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT
The El Dorado County Elections Department is responsible for conducting all federal, state, county, city, school, and special district elections. The Elections Department is also responsible for processing initiative, referenda, recall, and candidate nomination petitions, precinct and district boundary maintenance, and locating polling places that are accessible to all voters.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Under general supervision, performs a variety of professional, technical, and analytical duties in the operation of large complex, stand-alone department specific computer system(s); analyses department systems including applications, operating systems, hardware, networking with outside systems/agencies, and system programming requirements; develops and maintains department applications and systems; may provide lead direction to assigned department staff.
The selected candidate will have the opportunity to:
- Plan, determine requirements, implement, test, maintain, enhance, and participate in the design of a complex, stand-alone department specific computer system.
- Coordinate system enhancements and resolution of network problems with Information Services when systems/networks shared by the department and Information services are affected.
- Work with vendors and department staff to resolve stand-alone system and network problems; coordinate and implement corrective measures.
- Model changes against hardware and software configurations to optimize the utilization of resources.
- Determine needs and develop plans and proposals to meet the needs of department staff.
- Research to determine feasibility, advise and recommend appropriate uses of information technology.
- Install third party software; modify software as necessary to meet specific requirements; install vendor supplied maintenance and enhancements.
- Determine proper installation parameters for software/hardware for smooth integration, transition and efficiency.
- Provide assistance and training for department staff as needed.
- Monitor and collect data on system performance.
- Plan, develop and implement backup and recovery procedures.
- Plan, coordinate and oversee project activities; identify deliverables and establish schedules and time lines; identify and allocate project resources.
For a full description of duties and responsibilities please review the job description here.
Human Resources will assess your application to determine if you are minimally qualified using the following recommendations:
Where college degrees and/or college course credits are required, degrees and college units must be obtained from a regionally accredited college or university. Courses from non-regionally accredited institutions will not be evaluated for this requirement.
EITHER
1) Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university with major coursework in computer science, information systems or a closely related field, AND three years experience working in the field of systems analysis, systems engineering, programming, database administration and/or analysis, operating systems, office systems, network analysis and/or management or a similar field.
Additional experience may be substituted for the education on a year for year basis.
OR
2) Completion of a certificate program in Computer Science AND four years experience working in the field of systems analysis, systems engineering, programming, database administration and/or analysis, operating systems, office systems, network analysis and/or management or a similar field.
NOTE: The above qualifications are typically accepted way of obtaining the required knowledge and skills.
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Michael Reddin in Human Resources at michael.reddin@edcgov.us
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
The Human Resources Department will screen all applications to identify qualified candidates. After the screening, qualified candidates will be referred to the next step and notified of all further procedures applicable to their status in the recruitment process.
Training and Experience Evaluation
A training and experience evaluation will be utilized to determine an applicant's ability to continue in the recruitment process ranking for referral to specific vacancies. Based upon the information in the application and/or responses to supplemental questions, the applicant's education, training and experience will be evaluated using a pre-determined formula.
Supplemental questions play an integral role in this recruitment process. Please take the time to provide thoughtful and thorough responses. The information you provide may be used to determine your ranking for referral to specific vacancies. All work experience that is described or included in your response(s) MUST be included in the "Work Experience" section of your application. Do not refer to a resume or other documentation.
For more information on the recruitment process,
Based on the department's needs, the selection procedures listed above may be modified. All candidates will be notified of any changes in the selection procedures.
Based on the department's needs, the selection procedures listed above may be modified. All candidates will be notified of any changes in the selection procedures.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The County of El Dorado is recruiting applicants for Department Systems Analyst. This recruitment will establish a list for the purpose of filling current and future full time, part time, limited term and extra help vacancies for at least three (3) months. In accordance with Personnel Rules 1103.1 and 1105.1, an extra help or limited term employee may be transitioned into a regular employee if the department in which the employee works has a vacant allocated position for the same classification as held by the extra help or limited term employee and the appointing authority requests such transfer.
If you are interested in the position of Department Systems Analyst within any County department, please submit your application.
We currently have the following vacancies:
- One (1) full-time vacancy in the Elections Office located in, Placerville CA.
The County of El Dorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Many job classifications require pre-employment medical screening. Depending on the job classification, medical screening may include drug testing; a positive test may result in the revocation of an employment offer.
As required by Internal Revenue Service Publication 1075, individuals in positions that have access to Federal Tax Information (FTI), will be subject to a background investigation and a criminal history check. In addition, individuals hired into positions that have access to FTI will be re-investigated at least once every five (5) years.
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- 40 miles from Downtown Sacramento
- 50 miles from Sacramento Airport
- 129 miles to San Francisco
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- Hiking, Camping, Fishing, Boating, and Watersports
- Skiing and Snowboarding
- Live Music and Music Festivals
- Local Craft Breweries and Wineries
- El Dorado County Fair
- Placerville Speedway
- Farm to Fork Restaurants
- Local Shopping Gems
Employees that are buying a home in El Dorado County may qualify for down payment assistance.
