IT Professional 4 - Systems Administration

State of Nevada•Carson City, NV

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is within the Governor's Finance Office, on the CORE.NV ERP Project Team in Carson City, Nevada. The incumbent will lead Security & System Administration and may also support Access Control, Reporting & Analytics, Configuration, or Data Management & Migration. The role designs, develops, and maintains security procedures, system administration processes, user access controls, role-based security configurations, and other technical components to keep the ERP implementation secure, compliant, and operational. It administers and monitors user accounts, security roles, permissions, and system access in accordance with established security policies, standards, and regulatory requirements. The incumbent reviews new ERP software versions and releases, and those of integrated applications as appropriate, to ensure security configurations, access controls, and system administration functions remain operational, compliant, and current. The position may participate in the Technical Governance Team, helping ensure changes to the ERP solution preserve a secure, stable, functional, and compliant environment for agencies and users. IT professionals in this classification analyze, develop, implement, maintain, and modify computer operations, systems, networks, databases, applications, and/or information security. Depending on agency needs, incumbents may work in one or more IT specialization areas. Under administrative direction, this position operates in one of the specified advanced-level arrangements: supervising at least one IT Professional III or II or Master IT Professional; performing enterprise-level IT work in the EITS Division; leading IT project management activities; performing information security duties with at least 70% of daily activities devoted solely to information security; or performing technology planning and consultation duties within EITS. The work may include analyzing alternatives and end-user requirements; maintaining technical documentation; keeping current on technology and security developments, laws, policies, and ethics; and contributing to resource and expenditure decisions, purchase requests, and technical requirements for grant proposals. The classification also encompasses technical consultation, project coordination, enterprise planning, and related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or a closely related field, plus five years of professional IT experience relevant to the position, including two years at the advanced journey level or in a supervisory or project management capacity; OR a bachelor's degree in one of the specified fields plus five years of relevant professional IT experience, including two years at the journey level in information security; OR two years of relevant experience as an IT Professional III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience with ERP implementations is required.
Knowledge of systems administration, including designing test procedures; designing, analyzing, and maintaining software; writing and modifying programs; and systems programming languages and techniques.
Working knowledge of capacity planning, performance monitoring and related software, telecommunications technology and systems software, systems software products and their interrelationships, and vendor procedures for maintenance and temporary fixes.
Ability to diagnose operational hardware and software problems; anticipate future information-system technologies; assign, coordinate, and train subordinate personnel; prioritize tasks and resolve problems; develop technical specifications for bids and analyze vendor responses; implement statewide, multi-departmental operating systems; and provide high-level technical consultation and training.
Skill in developing specialized programs for other programmers and improving the performance of complex computer systems.
Working knowledge of information security management principles, theories, practices, and procedures; five of the ten information security domains; general-purpose security controls; current security trends and technologies; division/work-unit strategic planning and project management; policy development and implementation; data safeguarding methods; and interagency business practices and principles.
Ability to identify complex information security risks, vulnerabilities, and problems; select mitigation actions; assess information-asset security and vulnerabilities across multiple security domains; assess costs and present alternatives; analyze data and solve problems within five of the ten domains; and design solutions to complex security problems.
The job specification states that incumbents are expected to have knowledge, skills, and abilities from a previous level.

Responsibilities

Lead Security & System Administration for the CORE.NV ERP Project Team; potentially support Access Control, Reporting & Analytics, Configuration, or Data Management & Migration.
Design, develop, and maintain security procedures, system administration processes, user access controls, role-based security configurations, and other technical components for the ERP implementation.
Administer and monitor user accounts, security roles, permissions, and system access in compliance with security policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Review new ERP software versions and releases, and externally integrated applications as appropriate, to ensure security configurations, access controls, and system administration functions remain operational, compliant, and up to date.
May participate in the Technical Governance Team to help ensure ERP changes maintain a secure, stable, functional, and compliant environment.
Conduct detailed alternative analyses and determine end-user requirements in consultation with end-users, technicians, vendors, management, and others.
Maintain documentation related to the assigned IT specialization’s architecture, operations, and work activities.
Maintain current knowledge of technological trends and advancements, security management practices, laws, policies, and ethics.
Participate in recommending and justifying resource allocations and expenditure decisions; track and record expenditures; prepare purchase requests; and write technical requirements for grant proposals.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Depending on the assigned advanced-level arrangement, supervise IT staff; perform enterprise-level IT systems work; lead and coordinate IT projects; devote at least 70% of daily activities to information security; or provide technology planning and consultation within EITS.
For project-management assignments, plan, organize, and direct project activities; resolve design conflicts; address data administration and resource allocation; negotiate contracts; develop timelines and track critical paths; justify additional resources; and coordinate across work units.
For technology-planning assignments, assess agency needs and develop IT plans; support RFP processes and software and hardware evaluations; guide IT budget requests; recommend feasible, cost-effective solutions; review agency IT project requests; conduct research, testing, and training; and contribute to enterprise-wide planning, policy, and research.