IT STATEWIDE ADMINSTRATOR 2 (DCO/OTS)

State of Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA


The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy.This position is located in Data Center Operations Section. This job title has an assigned pay grade of TS-322. Req. 220440

The Office of Technology Services aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative, effective, and reliable solutions that support and enhance the IT functions within Executive Branch Departments. The Office of Technology Services will work to increase the return on the State's investment in technology by promoting smart decision-making, solving problems intelligently, increasing the rate of project success, and fostering a skilled and professional staff.

The IT Statewide Administrator 2 position reports directly to the IT Statewide Senior Administrator of Technology (Chief Technology Officer) and is responsible for all statewide and cloud Data Center and related infrastructure for the Office of Technology Services (OTS) including facilities, servers, storage, databases, mainframe, backup, directory services, and messaging services. The incumbent in this position oversees the planning and operational groups responsible for supporting large scale and complex data center systems on-premises and in the cloud. Agencies supported include all in scope OTS agencies, as well as all three branches of state government, and quasi-governmental educational entities. This position requires the incumbent to develop and maintain advanced knowledge of the data center platform and infrastructure technologies.

The Division of Administration is the state government’s management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:
  • Overseeing the state’s capital construction program
  • Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
  • Development of the state budget
  • Providing technology services
  • Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
  • Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

One year of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been at the supervisory level or above:

Eight years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus six years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR

An associate’s degree in information technology plus six years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR

A bachelor’s degree plus six years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR

A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR

A master's degree plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any area.

NOTE:
A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

IT Infrastructure

-Administrates all IT infrastructure supporting OTS customers.

-Oversees teams providing physical and virtual servers, storage, mainframe, backups, database, directory services, secure file transfer, operating systems, cloud services, monitoring, procurement, support, and disaster recovery.

-Meets with agency administrators, users, vendors, and supervisory personnel to discuss and resolve operational problems, plans and administrative issues.

Facility

-Administrates section responsible for building infrastructure, physical security, monitoring, environmental systems, and redundancy supporting IT infrastructure within the OTS datacenters as well as receiving facilities for large scale deliveries and inventory management at the data centers.

-Facilitates meetings with architects, engineers, contractors, and state personnel to document capabilities and current and future requirements of the facility, documenting electrical, floor space, and HVAC plans.

-Develops plans and budgets to ensure reliable operation.

-Reviews customer needs and trends and sets strategic direction for line of service offerings for OTS IT infrastructure.

-Sets schedules for consolidation of computer systems and oversees the implementation of datacenter consolidation plans.

-Meets with department officials and staff in planning conversions, negotiating service levels, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

-Oversees and approves the selection, purchase and installation of data center equipment, software, and licensing.

-Approves purchases and contracts for data center services.

-Develops budget for personnel services, training, equipment, and all other Datacenter related activities.

-Creates Data Center Operations cost allocation and rate development.

-Monitors and suggests rate adjustments per expense and revenue reports.

-Defines and creates new lines of service as required.

-Oversees the collection and reporting of all line of service usage data across Data Center Operations lines of service.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type:This vacancy will be filled by either a new hire or the promotion of a current, permanent-status classified employee.

Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score isrequired in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Prior to a new hire, a background check, including criminal record history, will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment, but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position. A criminal history check may be conducted on employees changing positions, including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments, and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify system.

For further information about this posting, please contact:
Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
Email:Erica.Gay@la.gov

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