What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Statewide Associate Engineer 1-4 (OTS-DCO) position at State of Louisiana?
This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.
Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.
The Associate Engineer position will be provisioning, and maintaining the new network infrastructure for software defined networking Equipment.
This position will be troubleshooting connectivity issues with legacy network equipment in and around capital park area.
Vacancies within other units of Data Center Operations and different technical disciplines such as server management, database administration, mainframe administration, or storage administration may be filled from this posting.
This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as a IT Statewide Associate Engineer 1 (TS-310), IT Statewide Associate Engineer 2 (TS-311), IT Statewide Associate Engineer 3 (TS-312) or IT Statewide Associate Engineer 4 (TS-313) depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for the IT Statewide Associate Engineer 4 is $96,325. Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position. A criminal history check may be conducted on employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify system.
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225) 219-1041. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
For further information about this posting, please contact:
Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
email: Erica.Gay@la.gov
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Two years of experience in information technology; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR
An associate's degree in information technology; OR
A bachelor’s degree.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any area. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any area.
NOTE:
A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
FUNCTION OF WORK:
To assist in the installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and administration of components within a statewide information technology infrastructure system.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Direct from a higher-level IT Statewide professional with assigned supervisory responsibilities. Other reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Division of Administration, Office of Technology Services.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from other IT Statewide jobs by the presence of responsibility for statewide information technology infrastructure system components. Information technology infrastructure includes systems such as network, storage, database, server, mainframe, hardware, etc., as well as the interoperability of all technology components within them.
Differs from IT Statewide Associate Engineer 2 by the absence of independence in performing basic tasks in support of information technology infrastructure components.
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.Performs, with oversight, basic information technology infrastructure maintenance tasks such as security patching and standard updates.
Assists in providing basic help desk support tasks pertaining to data center operations.
Assists in provisioning basic services per approved requests.
Assists in basic installations and configurations of equipment and supporting software.
May assist in after hours emergency maintenance.
Salary : $3,640 - $6,552
