IT PROGRAMMER ANALYST SUPERVISOR

This is a position specific recruitment for the Maryland Department of the Environment. This recruitment will be used to fill current and future vacancies for this position/function only. The resulting certified list will be maintained for one year. Persons interested in future vacancies within this classification must re-apply.

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Maryland Department of the Environment

Office of Information Management and Technology

1800 Washington Blvd.

Baltimore, MD 21230

The primary purpose of this position is to provide support for the Maryland Department of the Environment’s Major IT projects including the Environmental Permit Tracking System (ETS), Lead Rental Certification and Accreditation (LRCA), MDE’s SharePoint (internet) and Google Sites (intranet) sites and several other critical business systems that are used by MDE staff and citizens for protecting and restoring the environment for the health and well-being of all citizens. This is a supervisory position overseeing the design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance of business application systems and programs using approved MDE standard programming languages, database technologies, and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Software programs. Also, the incumbent in this position oversees the performance evaluation, professional development and technical training of staff.  

The incumbent in this positon will be responsible for writing and editing of processes/scripts, creation and upload to the MDE Website and Open Data Portal, developing and modifying databases and reports, queries, and dashboards using various databases (SQL and Access) and the integration of databases and systems to other State and Federal systems.  

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or other information technology related field.

Experience: Three years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining applications systems and programs using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools. 

Notes: 

 1. Candidates may substitute six credit hours of coursework in application analysis and programming using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for six months of the required experience. 

 2. Candidates may substitute completion of high school or a high school equivalency certificate and eighteen months of experience converting data from project specifications by writing program code using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for the required education. 

 3. Candidates may substitute completion of high school or a high school equivalency certificate and fifteen credit hours from an accredited college or university in systems analysis and application programming using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for the required education. 

 4. Candidates may substitute experience in one of the following areas: operating computers, scheduling, controlling input and output or maintaining backups or data storage, processing data on computers, evaluating, implementing and maintaining hardware and software, on a year-for-year basis for a high school education. 

5. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Computer Systems Programming classifications or Computer Systems Programming specialty codes in the Information Technology field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.

Please include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications. It is preferred that the selected candidate has the following: 

• System Administration of Microsoft SQL versions 2008 and above, SQL database backup and recovery, (scripts) and tuning Creating SQL views and queries

Experience in the following: 

• HTML 
• CSS
• Microsoft Sharepoint 2012 
• Microsoft Visual Studio using C##  VB.Net 
• Microsoft SSRS reporting 
• Scripting and automation  
• Bootstrap and Entity Framework 
• Microsoft Power BI
• Developing multi-user web and windows applications 
• Excellent communication skills (Oral and written)

Employees in this classification may be subject to call 24 hours a day and, therefore, may be required to provide the employing agency with a telephone number where the employee can be reached. Employees may be furnished with a cell phone.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the minimum /selective/preferred qualifications for this recruitment.  All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  Information submitted after this date will not be considered.  Applicants that meet the qualifications will be referred to the hiring unit for consideration of an interview/selection.  To be qualified for referral, the candidates must demonstrate possession of the required qualifications, within their applications.  Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.  This list will be used by the hiring agency to select employees.

Resumes are not acceptable and not considered in the selection process.

Your application is part of the examination process.  The assessment will be a rating of your education, training and experience related to the requirements of this position.  Therefore, it is important that you provide complete and accurate educational and employment information on your application.  

Education credentials and experience verification will be completed by the Appointing Authority.  Please note that you will be required by the appointing agency to provide proof upon hire of all certifications, licenses, educational and work experiences.  All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration and Reform Control Act.  You must be legally authorized and possess any necessary documents under this Act in order to be hired in the position for which you apply.  For education obtained outside the U.S., you will be required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

The online application is STRONGLY preferred. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the state application. If you are unable to apply online or encounter difficulty attaching required or optional documentation you may submit a paper application, required documentation, transcripts and addendums via fax 410-537-3966, email: Olivia.finley@maryland.gov or mail to:

Olivia Finley

Office of Human Resources

Recruitment & Examination Division

Reference Number: 20-004472-0009

1800 Washington Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21230 

(Office) 410-537-3105

The MD State Application Form can be found online.  

PLEASE NOTE: The Maryland Department of the Environment participates in the E-Verify Program.  

 TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity. People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.