IT STAFF SPECIALIST - DNR

This is a position specific recruitment for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Information Technology Service. This recruitment will be used to fill current vacancies for the position and may be used to fill future vacancies in the same classification/function. Future vacancies may also be filled via other recruitments. The resulting eligible list will be maintained for one year.

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580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, MD (Anne Arundel County)

The main purpose of this position is to apply basic PMI Project Management processes, State of Maryland SDLC practices, DNR IT policies and procedures to complete IT projects contained within the DNR-ITS portfolio. The Project Coordinator provides technical support, and assists the CIO, Director of IT Project Management, CISO, IT staff, Executive Assistant, DoIT staff with the administrative tasks associated with the day-to-day execution of projects, tasks, and tickets for DNR business units. The support includes (but is not limited to) communication, procurement, coordination resources and meetings. This position often will have first contact with stakeholders from DNR business units requesting and/or participating in possible projects, issues, tasks, equipment from DNR-ITS. This position will assist in the creation of technical project documents and tracking ongoing IT projects and tickets. This position will also assist in customer relationship management to ensure DNR-ITS is within constraints and customer needs.

Experience: Five years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining applications systems and programs using generally accepted computer programming languages or maintaining and modifying operating systems for computers.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and thirty credit hours from an accredited college or university in Computer Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or other information technology-related field to include course work in systems analysis and applications programming using generally accepted computer programming languages for four years of the required experience.

2. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and one year of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining applications systems and programs using generally accepted computer programming languages or maintaining and modifying operating systems for four years of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute experience operating computer systems; or scheduling, controlling input and output or maintaining a tape library to process data on computer systems; or evaluating, implementing and maintaining microcomputer hardware and software; or converting data from project specifications by developing program code using generally accepted computer programming languages on a year-for-year basis for a high school education.

4. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or other information technology related field to include course work in systems analysis and application programming using generally accepted computer programming languages or in operating systems and data communications technology and one year experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining applications systems and programs using generally accepted computer programming languages or maintaining or modifying operating systems for computer for the required experience. 

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

• PMI's Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or higher
• Five Years of Hands-on Technical experience in a lead data role that helping an agency or company make business decisions.
• Professional experience developing or interpreting information data policies, procedures, and strategies from stakeholders
• Experience with SQL.
• Experience managing inventory and reviewing supplier proposals and contracts
• 5 years of professional experience acquiring equipment, services, and equipment from external vendors through every action of a procurement process

Please make sure you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your minimum qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates may be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

Your application is part of the examination process. The examination will consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of this position. The rating will be based on the information provided on your application. Therefore, it is important you provide all the experience and education related to this position completely and accurately.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

The online application is strongly preferred. If you are unable to apply online, you may submit a paper application and supplemental questionnaire to: Department of Natural Resources, Human Resources, 580 Taylor Avenue, C-3 Annapolis, MD 21401. The Human Resources unit is not responsible for applications sent to any other address.