What are the responsibilities and job description for the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST II position at State Compensation Insurance Fund?
This position will act as a primary support of State Fund’s Policy systems. The tasks for the COBOL/DB2 Programmer include, but are not limited to the following:
- Ability to quickly understand and code Mainframe COBOL /DB2 programs per technical and user requirement specifications.
- Provide production support maintaining, troubleshooting, and problem solving with existing State Fund Mainframe COBOL/DB2 business programs and systems.
- Develop project plans and detailed schedules.
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Use industry and/or State Fund mandated standard coding techniques and testing processes
to ensure quality. - Document all programming work per State Fund standards.
- Enhance existing State Fund systems to meet new business requirements.
- Explain and/or document complex problems and solutions in an understandable manner to both technical and non-technical State Fund personnel.
- Present technical solutions and alternatives to management and decision makers at a level of understanding commensurate with the audience.
- Configure, build and maintain the production run processes. Mainframe job and processes. (JCL,COBOL,DB2,EZTRIEVE)
- Solve problems that arise with database data, production runs and/or the systems products (on-line screens, reports files or interfaces).
- Tuning and optimization of COBOL/DB2 programs and systems.
- Maintenance of system documentation.
- Troubleshoot, Identify and correct reported or suspected errors with code, logic and/or data.
- Apply necessary and discretionary system changes and/or fixes, making system enhancements as required by IT management, business units, statutes, contracts or the system’s underlying architecture and/or technology as authorized by State Fund IT management.
- Helpdesk related activities for Policy system related problems and issues.
- Create new applications, programs and/or interfaces in order to resolve problems.
- Technical Lead or assistant with development teams.
- Share knowledge, mentor and train State Fund staff, on a regular and ongoing basis through the State Fund Mentoring and Skills Enhancement program as well as shadowing and consistent transfer of information form Consultants to State Fund project team members.
New to state candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of the alternate salary range when applicable. Placement to an alternate salary range may be based on education or experience identified in your state application.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Working Conditions
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 II
Additional Documents
- Job Application Package Checklist
- Duty Statement
Position Details
Department Information
Department Website: http://www.statefundca.com
Special Requirements
To be considered, you must provide a fully completed STD 678 application, resume, and statement of qualifications via CalCareers. Resumes submitted in lieu of the STD 678 may not be accepted. Completed STD 678 must include duties performed, start and end dates, and hours worked per week for each position held.
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: 4/17/2025Who 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.
Desirable Qualifications
Technical Knowledge and Skills
- 7 years of hands-on experience in the Information Technology industry.
- 5 years of hands-on experience in the mainframe COBOL enterprise applications.
- 5 years of hands-on experience in the coding and programming.
- In-depth expertise in a broad variety of IT skills, such as project planning, systems development, systems design, systems maintenance, helpdesk/user support, documenting system requirements and changes, infrastructure implementation, and network administration.
- Professional IT Certifications are desirable.
- Good communications skills and the ability to interact with business users.
- Work in fast-paced team environment with focus on quality.
- Work on projects with minimal supervision.
- 3 years of hands-on experience in IT Project management.
Demonstrable Skills
- Must have the ability to work collaboratively with other support team members and independently on assigned tasks and deliverables with minimum supervision.
- Must be self-motivated, working closely and actively communicating with the person to accomplish time critical tasks and deliverables.
- Must be able to ask questions and share information gained with other support team members, recording and documenting this knowledge.
- Must be able to elicit and gather user requirements and/or problem description information, and record this information accurately.
- Must listen carefully and act upon user requirements.
- Must be able to convey and explain complex problems and solutions in an understandable language to both technical and non-technical persons.
- Must be able to present technical solutions to management and decision makers.
- Must be able to follow the lead of others on assigned projects as well as take the lead when deemed appropriate.
- Must be able to think creatively and critically, analyzing complex problems, weighing multiple solutions, and carefully selecting solutions appropriate to the business needs, project scope, and available resources.
Core Competencies
The Consultant resource(s) shall posses the following prerequisite core competencies:
- Act with integrity;
- Use sound judgment;
- Commit to quality;
- Demonstrate adaptability;
- Innovate;
- Think strategically;
- Communicate effectively and influence others; and
- Work well both independently and as part of a team.
Benefits
Health Benefits Program (CalPERS)
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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
Acknowledgement
- California State benefits
- Duty statement/Job Description
- Salary ranges and steps for the classification(s) advertised
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.
