IT Statewide Associate Engineer 1-4 (OTS-DCO) Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4816202) Apply  IT Statewide Associate Engineer 1-4 (OTS-DCO) Salary Depends on Qualifications Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number OTS 020325 ERG Department Division of Administration-Office of Technology Services Opening Date 02/03/2025 Closing Date 2/17/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This position is located in the Data Center Operations Unit. Req. 204722 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. The Associate Engineer position will be provisioning, and maintaining the new network infrastructure for software defined networking Equipment. This position will be troubleshooting connectivity issues with legacy network equipment in and around capital park area. Vacancies within other units of Data Center Operations and different technical disciplines such as server management, database administration, mainframe administration, or storage administration may be filled from this posting. This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as a IT Statewide Associate Engineer 1 (TS-310), IT Statewide Associate Engineer 2 (TS-311), IT Statewide Associate Engineer 3 (TS-312) or IT Statewide Associate Engineer 4 (TS-313) depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for the IT Statewide Associate Engineer 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: Erica.Gay@la.gov Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of experience in information technology; OR Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR An associate's degree in information technology; OR A bachelor’s degree. 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 area. 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. NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university. Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To assist in the installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and administration of components within a statewide information technology infrastructure system. LEVEL OF WORK: Entry. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Direct from a higher-level IT Statewide professional with assigned supervisory responsibilities. 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 other IT Statewide jobs by the presence of responsibility for statewide information technology infrastructure system components. Information technology infrastructure includes systems such as network, storage, database, server, mainframe, hardware, etc., as well as the interoperability of all technology components within them. Differs from IT Statewide Associate Engineer 2 by the absence of independence in performing basic tasks in support of information technology infrastructure components. Examples of Work EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED. Performs, with oversight, basic information technology infrastructure maintenance tasks such as security patching and standard updates. Assists in providing basic help desk support tasks pertaining to data center operations. Assists in provisioning basic services per approved requests. Assists in basic installations and configurations of equipment and supporting software. May assist in after hours emergency maintenance. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others 01 Provide one or more brief examples of your supervisory and/ or project management experience, preferably within the realm of network implementation/support. 02 Briefly describe your nonsupervisory experience supporting Ethernet/IP LAN and WAN environments. 03 Do you have any experience with Software Defined Networking platforms? Please describe. 04 Do you currently possess any network certifications: CompTIA Network+, Cisco CCNA, or other? Please list. Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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