What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT PROFESSIONAL TRAINEE 2 position at State of Nevada?
State of Nevada Announces
An Open Competitive Recruitment for:
IT PROFESSIONAL TRAINEE 2 - Applications Development- Underfill
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY - $56,689.20 to $83,666.16 PAY GRADE: 32
The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur in this geographical location.
Department: Motor Vehicles
Division: Information Technology
Location: Carson, Minden, Gardnerville, Genoa
Job Class Code: 07.951
RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
Announcement Number: 50988
Open to all qualified persons.
Posted 03/31/2025
Close Date: 04/02/2025
Recruiter:
DANIEL LABARBERA
Email: d.labarbera@admin.nv.gov
DANIEL LABARBERA
Email: d.labarbera@admin.nv.gov
Applications accepted for another 1 Days 14 Hrs 11 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.
Under close supervision of a higher-level IT Professional, incumbents continue to acquire the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities and gain experience in a specialized information technology area such as computer operations, systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, or information security. This is a continuing trainee level in the series and progression to the next level in the series may occur upon meeting minimum qualifications, satisfactory performance, and with the recommendation of the appointing authority. The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is undertaking a multi-year comprehensive transformation of its systems, environment, and business structure. The implementation of this new solution is currently underway, with collaboration from Salesforce, MuleSoft, Amazon Web Services, and Slalom in a multi-year effort to transition to a cloud-based architecture, delivering incremental functionality. This position will directly support this initiative.
This announcement will be used to underfill an IT Professional 2, with the DMV in the Carson City office. This position will support writing, presenting, and solutioning for User Stories representing functional business requirements for the development team. Responsibilities include collaborating in discovery sessions to gather business requirements and analyze them to recommend and manage Salesforce solutions; creating clear and concise user stories, process flows, and test scripts to capture and communicate business requirements effectively; participating in Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, and Sprint Demos; demonstrate solution functionality to business stakeholders as needed; designing and support user acceptance testing (UAT); presenting solution options to the business users, evaluating the pros and cons of declarative configuration against code and customization; participating in declarative system configuration. The desired candidate will be an innovator with the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, logically analyze complex problems, maintain effective working relationships with others, and read and understand technical information. ***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; OR Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and one year of experience utilizing the fundamentals of typical computer systems, operating systems, applications, and peripherals; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of experience as described above; OR one year of experience as an IT Professional Trainee I in Nevada State service; OR one year of experience equivalent to an IT Technician III or above in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
Special Notes
Some positions require an applicant to undergo a background investigation prior to appointment. These positions will be identified at the time of recruitment.
Special Requirements
Some positions are subject to call-out or call-back.
Some positions require statewide travel.
A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items.
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: https://pebp.nv.gov/
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: https://pebp.nv.gov/
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
Salary : $56,689 - $83,666
