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Location

Baton Rouge, LA | United States

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Job description

The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This position is located in the Applications and Data Management Section. Req. 191329
 
This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee
 
Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

Substitution: Applicants who do not meet the minimum education or experience qualification may receive experience credit from Civil Service approved certifications for up to two years of experience, which may substitute for the bachelor's degree. Please see list of approved Certifications for Substitutions at  .
 
This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as a IT Statewide Associate Analyst 1 (TS-310),  IT Statewide Associate Analyst 2 (TS-311),  IT Statewide Associate Analyst 3 (TS-312) or  IT Statewide Associate Analyst 4 (TS-313) depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for the  IT Statewide Associate Analyst 4 is $96,325 . Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities" page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
 
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.
 
No Civil Service test score is required 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.
 
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225) 219-1041. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.
 
  For further information about this posting, please contact:



Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
email:  [email protected]          

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

1. An associate’s degree in information technology will substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

2. Two years of experience or training in information technology will substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine experience or training in information technology and college credit to substitute for the required baccalaureate degree as follows:

30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for six months of experience or training in information technology towards the baccalaureate degree.

60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience or training in information technology towards the baccalaureate degree.

90 or more semester hours credit will substitute for one year and six months of experience or training in information technology towards the baccalaureate degree.

A maximum of 90 semester hours may be combined with experience or training in information technology to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

3. Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.

Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience in any field and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:

30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

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.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university .

FUNCTION OF WORK :

Learns to assist in the analysis of information technology initiatives, business processes, and/or systems.

LEVEL OF WORK :

Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED :

Direct from a higher-level IT Statewide professional with assigned supervisory responsibilities. May also receive supervision on a project basis from other IT Statewide professionals. Other reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED :

None.

LOCATION OF WORK :

Division of Administration, Office of Technology Services.

JOB DISTINCTIONS :

Differs from IT Statewide Associate Analyst 2 by the absence of independence in performing basic tasks in support of information technology initiatives, business processes, and/or systems.

This is a full-time, on-site position located in the Greater Baton Rouge area.

The Office of Technology Services (OTS) aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative, effective, and reliable solutions that support and enhance the IT functions within the 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.

This is a highly technical advanced level IT position in the Office of Technology Services (OTS), Application and Data Management (AppDM) Health and serves as Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Determination System (LaMEDS) infrastructure team member. The incumbent will assist in gathering requirements, maintain and support the Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment (E&E) system. This position will utilize tools (i.e. Pentaho, JIRA, SharePoint, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), Spoon, Bamboo, GIT and File transfer tools (Putty, WinSCP, mRemoteNG)). The position will provide technical advice and review code for other IT Programmer/Analysts.

Serve as a lead analyst supporting the LaMEDS system. Provides Application Deployment Support for LaMEDS daily User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and scheduled production builds. Provide after hour support for LaMEDS UAT testing and on-call support for the LaMEDS system. Assists in making critical decisions on design, technical requirements and file designs with minimal supervision. Assists in analyzing changes, enhancements and/or system designs to ensure data integrity and availability. Provide technical support as needed, troubleshoot and implement applicable solutions to address system issues. Evaluate deployment details and execute deployment scripts to meet required deadlines, maintain tracking system for work in progress, and review existing subsystems for possible methods of improving efficiency.

Meet extensively with Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) users, contractors and other OTS verticals to determine needs and discuss user requests. Assist in analyzing user requests in order to identify the necessary system development, determine effects on existing system functionality, and estimate for timely completion of development. Attend Knowledge Transfer sessions. Support System Testing and UAT activities; review and implement Request for Changes (RFC). Review and provide feedback on technical documents, change requests and bugs. Collaborate with OTS database team for deployments and environment refreshes.

Performs all other tasks, special projects, analysis, studies, and plans as directed.

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