IT SYSTEMS TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

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100 Community Place

Crownsville, MD  21032

The main purpose of this position is to plan, implement, operate and maintain DoIT's communications systems. These systems support Enterprise Agency's Networking applications, internet presence as well as securing each Agency's access to local, state and federal agencies and other partners in the enterprise agency's mission.

This position is required to plan, design, develop, and implement improvements to DoIT's & Enterprise Agency's advanced systems in local and wide area networking. This includes local and wide area network communication system troubleshooting, short and long term capacity planning, formal hardware and evaluations of new and advanced systems such as wireless network and virtual network devices, implementation of new technologies, development and implementation of advanced systems including Enterprise Wifi, advanced monitoring and maintenance of networking operating systems.

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, Management Information Systems or other information technology-related field to include coursework in application, communication, database or operating systems software technology.  

Experience: Three years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software.

Notes:

1. 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 Science, Computer Technology, Management Information Systems or other information technology-related field to include coursework in application, communication, database or operating systems software technology may be substituted for the required education.  

2. Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and one additional year of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software may be substituted for the required education.  

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

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

This recruitment is limited to current permanent or contractual employees of the Department of Information Technology. 

Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.  

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position.  It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application.  Please report all experience and education that is related to this position.   

For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service must accompany the application. 

All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  We will not consider information submitted after this date.  

The incumbent in this position is a member of a covered bargaining unit and will be required to pay a bi-weekly service fee to the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

Online application process is STRONGLY preferred.  If the online application process is not available, you may submit a paper application and supplemental questionnaire (by the closing date) to:    

Department of Budget and Management Recruitment and Examination Division

301 W. Preston Street,

Room 608

Baltimore, MD 21201

If additional assistance is needed, please call 410-767-4850.

The resulting certified eligible list for this recruitment may be used for similar positions in this or other State agencies.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.    

TTY users call Maryland Relay Service, 1-800-925-4434.

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.