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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST I / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS HOMELESSNESS

County of Los Angeles, California, MO, United States


The Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Information Technology Specialist I vacancies related to the homelessness crisis.

Responsibilities

Provide systems development and software consulting to departmental project teams and manage users in a highly specialized field of information systems design and development.

Develop and document enterprise system architecture for the department.

Review systems proposals for conformance to standards and integration with the documented enterprise systems architecture.

Develop systems for large-scale, complex applications ensuring compatibility with long-range departmental strategies.

Review proposed systems designs to ensure that design criteria are compatible with long-range development plans and methodology and provide the flexibility required by foreseeable future changes in systems requirements.

Implement and maintain complex databases which may include multiple platforms, technologies and computing environments.

Provide consultation on database design.

Perform database administration tasks and may provide technical direction and oversight to Database Administrators in a department with one or more very large databases.

Solve complex system software, hardware, and performance problems for operating systems, networks, or telecommunications systems.

Analyze system performance data and project computer workloads for purposes of capacity planning and management.

Develop requirements and specifications for specialized and complex programs and systems.

Perform feasibility studies to determine whether to re-engineer existing applications, develop new applications, or purchase commercial software applications.

Evaluate server and peripheral hardware for adequacy in meeting projected utilization requirements.

Review the work of consultants and vendors to ensure that contract work meets departmental technical requirements and is compatible with enterprise architecture.

Develop strategic and long-range information systems plans.

Supervise or lead other information technology staff, as needed.

Requirements

Two years of experience, within the last three years, at the level of Los Angeles County’s class of Principal Application Developer, Principal Information Systems Analyst, Principal Operating Systems Analyst, Principal Network Systems Administrator, or Database Administrator.

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Physical Class II – Light: Light-duty administrative and clerical positions that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Non-Discrimination Statement:

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age, ancestry, color, ethnicity, religious creed, protected family or medical leave status, disability, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, national origin, race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law.

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