Information Technology Analyst 3 (40 Hour)

For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e. Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other. 

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• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
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• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
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All Functional Areas

• Diagnoses host system problems and develops and coordinates resolutions; 
• Manages planning, analysis, design, selection, installation and implementation of new technologies; 
• Evaluates new technologies; 
• Tests and evaluates new hardware and/or software; 
• Makes recommendations for hardware and/or software purchases; 
• Determines interface and utility requirements and creates design specifications; 
• Acts as liaison to hardware and/or software vendors, system developers, programmers and management; 
• Develops and implements network and system security guidelines; 
• Makes recommendations for migration and upgrade directions; 
• Trains operators, systems developers and users on new procedures; 
• Conducts system performance analysis, tuning or storage management; 
• Conducts technical training programs for IT staff; 
• Acts as project coordinator overseeing other technical staff and support personnel; 
• Plans, coordinates and directs multiple projects of assigned staff; 
• Reviews work of assigned personnel; 
• Calculates project time and cost estimates; 
• Prepares necessary procedural specifications to meet design requirements; 
• Arranges necessary hardware and software availability; 
• Oversees hardware and software vendors; 
• Manages project budgets and schedules; 
• Reviews work of assigned Information Technology Analysts and serves as consultant and/or troubleshooter; 
• Reviews documentation work of assigned staff; 
• Communicates with business owners and management; 
• Facilitates meetings; 
• Assists in the development of information technology policies, procedures and standards; 
• Participates in Request for Proposal (RFP) process; 
• Implements disaster recovery plans, assists in determining critical applications and personnel, or ensures offsite backups; 
• Defines data flow; 
• Performs related duties as required.

Working Supervisor Use

• Plans unit workflow and determines priorities; 
• Schedules, assigns, oversees, and reviews work; 
• Establishes and maintains unit procedures; 
• Provides staff training and assistance; 
• Conducts or assists in conducting performance evaluations; 
• Acts as liaison with operating units, agencies, and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures; 
• Makes recommendations on policies or standards; 
• Prepares reports and correspondence; 
• Performs related duties as required.

Systems Programming

• Performs the most complex duties related to application development; 
• Develops and implements system programming standards; 
• Configures and installs host-based application packages; 
• Maintains host operating systems; 
• Installs and upgrades host and/or Front End Processor (FEP) operating system software; 
• Performs related duties as required.

Software Development

• Configures and installs host-based application packages; 
• Analyzes upgrades for complex applications to determine functionality and necessary software customization; 
• Writes program specifications and systems specifications; 
• Designs forms, screens and reports; 
• Performs related duties as required.

Database Administration

• Provides advanced level database support and troubleshooting; 
• Designs, installs, tunes and maintains integrity of major host-based database; 
• Leads integration efforts, transitioning applications to new technology; 
• Performs related duties as required.

Network Support

• Designs and implements complex communications networks; 
• Diagnoses and resolves problems using network management systems and utilities; 
• Performs related duties as required.

IT Security

• Develops, tests and maintains agency disaster recovery plans designed to restore IT system operability; 
• Develops processes and procedures in support of IT Business Continuity Planning; 
• Conducts platform recoverability assessments and Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to determine and assess the impacts associated with disruptions to business functions; 
• Conducts risk analysis of IT environments by assessing administrative, technical and physical safeguards; 
• Performs IT investigations to include maintaining chain of custody procedures; 
• Performs forensics and documents detailed reports of findings; 
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • principles and techniques of systems analysis, design, development, and computer programming; 
  • principles of information systems; 
  • principles and theories of business and planning functions; 
  • programming languages; 
  • project management principles and techniques; 
  • principles, problems and techniques of data processing and data communication operations; 
  • data processing and data communications equipment and diagnostic tools; 
  • methods and procedures used to conduct detailed analysis and design of computer systems; 
  • principles of complex computer operating systems; 
• Knowledge of
  • principles and techniques of business information systems re-engineering; 
  • network protocols and architecture; 
  • practices and issues of systems security and disaster recovery; 
  • applications systems development principles and techniques; 
  • principles and practices of data base management; 
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills; 
  • oral and written communication skills; 
  • skill in problem solving; 
  • skill in technical problem solving; 
  • skill in analysis; 
• Considerable ability to
  • prepare correspondence, manuals, reports and documentation; 
  • analyze and resolve operational and communications problems; 
  • analyze and debug complex software programs; 
  • identify, analyze and resolve complex business and technical problems; 
• Supervisory ability.

• College training in management information systems, computer science or information technology related area may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's degree in management information systems, computer science or electrical engineering may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.