Review Vacancy
AgencyInformation Technology Services, Office of
TitleInformation Technology Specialist 2, ref. # 17212, 17344
Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $52293 to $66494 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Open to NYS employees with one year of permanent competitive service as an Information Technology Specialist 2, G-18; OR who are in a position at the G-16 level or above and deemed administrative under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law; OR who are in a title approved for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two grades.
Duties Description This position is located within the Finance/Regulation/Gaming Cluster in the Quality Assurance Bureau, Migration Section and Production Control Unit.
Illustrative duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Develop an understanding of the Department of Tax and Finance and Gaming production application workflows on the IBM and the AIX platforms.
• Read and interpret written instructions, maintain logs, update documentation, and follow production flowcharts.
• Setup, start, and monitor production jobs through the Tivoli Workload Scheduler (TWS) automated scheduling software, on the IBM and AIX platforms.
• Work with supervisors and technical groups to plan, develop, and implement solutions to Production Control problems.
• Assist Data Center Operations staff when they require clarification or direction on a production or distribution concern.
• Interact with production applications group programmers; assist them with their request for migration of new applications and implementing them into TWS.
• Train any or all assigned staff or co-workers to ensure that proper technical development and satisfactory levels of competency are reached.
• Investigate, identify, record, and resolve problems associated with Production Control.
• Develop an in-depth working knowledge of the TWS automated scheduling package, including the more complex TWS options such as Batch Command Interface Tool (BCIT), Filewatch Utility, and Conditional Dependencies, along with a good mastery of IBM's MVS JCL and initiating Unix script calls via TWS FTA workstations.
• Work with various other support groups that may need cooperative assistance or information from Production Control including, but not limited to, Online Systems, Systems Security, Help Desk, Database, and Network.
Additional Comments This position may require off-shift work, either onsite or via a laptop, to accommodate workload, system availability, and testing requirements.
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Email Address HR.Recruitment@its.ny.gov
Address
Street NYS Office of IT Services
Empire State Plaza, PO Box 2062
Notes on ApplyingTo apply, please send a cover letter and resume to the attention of Sharon Rutledge and indicate that you are applying for Information Technology Specialist 2, ref. #17212, 17344. Please clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Your Social Security number may be required in order to confirm your eligibility.