What are the responsibilities and job description for the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST I position at State Compensation Insurance Fund?
Are you an Information Technology (IT) professional with experience working with physical and virtual servers? If so, come join our impressive IT team!
State Fund's IT Server Operations department is looking for a Virtualization System Administrator to provide enterprise support.
Under general direction by the Server Operations Supervisor II, you will be responsible for:
- Providing 2nd tier virtualization enterprise systems support by diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving issues.
- Monitoring systems to identify problems, trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Configuring, testing, and updating virtualization configurations.
- Installing, upgrading, or decommissioning of designated systems, products and infrastructure.
- Executing performance tuning and optimization activities.
- Creating documentation of new and existing system configuration and procedural information, and review the documentation of others.
- Providing on-site and remote technical assistance to other resources and to customers.
- Participating in problem management and root cause analysis.
- Participate in virtualization projects.
- Maintaining 24x7 availability and monitoring of business system servers.
Minimum Qualifications
- Four (4) years of general IT experience performing related experience; or
- 120 semester units from an accredited college or university including at least 15 semester units IT or closely related course work; or
- Any equivalent combination of experience and education.
Note: See official class specifications to determine eligibility: https://bit.ly/34sd8Uc
Desired Qualifications
- VMWare and Cisco product experience.
- vCenter / VRA /VDI experience.
- Experience with VMWare system reporting.
- Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems.
- Proficient in general computer architecture (CPU, memory, storage etc).
- Demonstrated ability to be adaptable.
- Ability to be strategic and think critically.
- Excellent communication skills.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Working Conditions
Telework may be available and is subject to change based on State Fund guidelines and business needs.
The successful candidate must reside in California upon appointment.
Selected candidate(s) hired may be required to attend in-person Onboarding at our Vacaville office with expenses for attendance paid by State Fund.
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST I
Additional Documents
- Job Application Package Checklist
- Duty Statement
Position Details
Department Information
Department Website: http://www.statefundca.com
Special Requirements
Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, have LEAP eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility may be considered.
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 2/20/2025Who May Apply
Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
How To Apply
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is required and must be included.
Benefits
Contact Information
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Department Website: http://www.statefundca.com
Human Resources Contact:
Tina Sherel
(916) 924-4703
TSherel@scif.com
Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.
EEO Contact:Rosa Gil-Robles
(800) 499-8668
California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.
Background Investigation
Prior to employment with State Compensation Insurance Fund, a background investigation (BI) will be initiated.
Acknowledgement
By applying to this position, you are also acknowledging that you have received the following information:
Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
