Data Systems Administrator

Schedule: Full-time

Administers & superintends strategic planning process for statewide Network Services & telecommunications policies & strategies as Administrator for Network Services & Deputy CIS, responsible for managing state’s network operations:

designs, implements & administers telecommunications & telephone facilities for all state agencies.

advises legal counsel in contract negotiations.

directs network operations; develops policies, procedures & standards; develops long-range plan.

prepares necessary budgetary documentation; drafts/reviews departmental policies & procedures that support management & direction of network services.

supervises technical managers, administrative & engineering support staff; determines section staffing needs; directs recruitment process & recommends candidates for hire.

reviews & completes evaluations of personnel; administers training & staff development functions; resolves major personnel problems; develops & monitors budget for sections.

Administers design, acquisition, installation, maintenance, & development of voice, data, video, & converged network services for state government, public libraries & local government agencies that participate in state’s voice & data backbone & cooperative purchasing program:

ensures that efficient statewide network services are developed, implemented, & maintained based upon customer needs, technological enhancements, & budgetary constraints; establishes & develops network services products needed by state government.

meets with customer & vendor community on regular basis; directs & manages vendor/supplier services to meet customer demand.

Assists Chief of Infrastructure Services acting as a deputy CIS in superintending services contracted &/or provisioned by state agencies, boards, & commissions:

maintains service level agreements with vendors & customers.

develops & reviews reports to measure & evaluate customer satisfaction; ensures all users/customers are provided professional, courteous, & timely support & service.

reviews work flow & reports results to Unified Network Administrator.

Acts in absence of CIS:

attends meetings with various customers & internal staff; represent management at conferences with federal, state, & local agencies; represents agency & all state government before Public Utilities Commission, National Association of State Telecommunications Directors & at professional meetings & conferences.

9 yrs. exp. commensurate with job duties to be performed & knowledges & skills required as outlined in approved position description on file for position to be filled as advertised in job posting; 2 yrs. (30 mos.) supervisory or project management exp.; 3 courses or 9 mos. exp. in budgeting.

-Or completion of undergraduate core coursework in computer science, business or public administration, data processing, engineering, geology, mathematics or comparable academic major which included at least one course in each of following: advanced computer programming language (e.g., COBOL, Delphi, Java, Powerbuilder, Visual Basic), logic-based mathematics, data base processing concepts (e.g., Oracle, Microsoft Access, Paradox, Sybase, IMS DB, DB 2) & basic data processing concepts; additional 8 yrs. education or exp. commensurate with job duties to be performed & knowledges & skills required as outlined in approved position description on file for position to be filled as advertised in job posting; 2 yrs. (30 mos.) supervisory or project management exp.; 3 courses or 9 mos. exp. in budgeting. Note: Associate degree in one named or comparable academic majors may be substituted for required undergraduate core coursework.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Information Technology