IT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IV

The Maryland State Retirement Agency is the administrator of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System.  The System is a multi-employer, public employees’ defined benefit retirement system composed of twelve (12) separate retirement and pension systems with additional plan components, supporting over 390,000 active members, retirees, and beneficiaries.  The Agency is embarking on a multi-year re-engineering of its retirement-related business processes, in addition to acquiring and implementing support technologies (e.g., member relationship management, document management, and workflow management) and adapting existing pension administration programs to secure online real-time transaction processing.  All told, this is an exciting time to join MSRA's technology team in this critical leadership position.  

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120 East Baltimore Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

MSRA office is located in downtown Baltimore, with access by bus and Metro (Charles Center Station).  Parking is provided in the Agency's building.

This position is a senior leadership role in the Agency. As Deputy Chief Information Systems Officer, the incumbent is responsible for Operations and Support of all computer production processes, Network Operations, Security, and Systems Development, required to fulfill the primary mission of the Agency. This role ensures reliable support for all Agency functions, responsiveness to Agency personnel, and direct involvement at both strategic and operational (budget, staff supervision, contracts/management, procurement, etc.) levels.  The incumbent is expected to fulfill responsibilities of the CISO when the CISO is not available, and to take the lead for Information Systems in business continuity planning. 

Education:  Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business-or technology-related field from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Five years of progressively responsible experience in the Information Technology field related to the position, of which two years is experience in a financial-focused organization such as retirement, treasury, insurance or comptroller operations. 

Two years' experience in (consulting or supervisory) with public sector.

• Experience in an organization that administers defined benefit, payroll, or defined contribution plans.  
• Experience leading project teams assigned to accomplish IT-related initiatives.
• Knowledge of IT operations (data, voice, and video) in a heterogeneous data center environment, encompassing both batch processing and online real-time transactional processing, and involving significant document management function.
• Experience preparing requests for proposal documents, reports, and IT policy documents.  Excellent written and verbal communications skills are a must. 
• Budget preparation and management experience.
• Knowledge of IT security-related "best practice" for handling and protecting a considerable volume of sensitive data.
• Significant knowledge of IT disaster recovery and organizational business continuity practices.
• Experience managing external contractor resources.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the minimum for this recruitment.  All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  We will not consider information submitted after this date. 

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

This list will be used by the hiring agency to select employees. 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. Due to the confidential nature of the work, selected candidates must undergo and pass a background check.

The examination will consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience as presented on your application and as they relate to the requirements of the position.  You may be asked to complete a supplemental questionnaire.  The supplemental questionnaire may be used as part of the rating process.  Therefore, it is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

Please include a cover letter and resume with your application.  Resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of completing the application.

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 you have any questions about this recruitment, please call 410-767-4850.

 For education obtained outside of 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 resulting certified eligible list for this recruitment may be used for similar positions in this or other State agencies.

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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.