Information Technology Specialist 2

State of New York - Insurance Fund, State; New York (NY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

State of New York - Insurance Fund, State is seeking an IT Specialist to support the NYC Network edge team. Responsibilities include managing load balancers, web application firewalls, web proxies, and cloud infrastructure.

The role emphasizes automation through scripting and rapid troubleshooting of application and network faults. The position requires a degree with CS coursework or equivalent IT experience, and it may involve after-hours/on-call rotation with occasional travel to district

Qualifications

• A bachelor's or higher-level degree including or supplemented by 15 semester credit hours in computer science; OR

Responsibilities

• Load balancers, web application firewalls, and web proxies management
• Cloud infrastructure management and automation of tasks using scripting languages
• Troubleshoot application and network faults and handle DNS/IP assignments
• Occasional evenings and/or weekends; after hours on-call rotation; travel to other district offices as needed

Skills

Load balancers

Web application firewalls

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or IT-related field

Bachelor's degree + IT experience

60 semester credits incl. CS + IT experience

Two years of professional IT experience

One year in permanent competitive service as Information Technology Specialist 1

Tools

ITSM/ITIL

Job description

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Occupational Category I.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade 18

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $83160 to $92970 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County New York

Street Address 199 Church Street

City New York

State NY

Duties Description

This position is within the NYC Network edge team. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Load balancers
• Web application firewalls
• Web proxy's
• Cloud infrastructure
• Automation of tasks using scripting languages
• Troubleshoot application and network faults
• IP address assignments
• DNS
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• After hours and weekend on call rotation
• Travel to other district offices as needed
• Occasional evenings and/or weekends required*

Minimum Qualifications For appointment via NY HELPS

• A bachelor's or higher-level degree including or supplemented by 15 semester credit hours in computer science; OR
• A bachelor's or higher-level degree in any field and one year of experience in information technology; OR
• 60 semester credit hours including or supplemented by 15 semester credit hours in computer science and one year of professional experience in information technology; OR
• Two years of professional experience in information technology; OR
• One year of permanent, competitive service as an Information Technology Specialist 1 at NYSIF.

For competitive appointment

• List appointment: Reachable on current Civil Service eligible list for this title.
• Transfer: Current New York State employee with one year of permanent competitive class service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 or Section 52.6 of Civil Service Law. Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades. Eligible titles include, but are not limited to: Administrative Specialist 1; Contract Management Specialist 2; Human Resources Specialist 1
• Reinstatement: Candidates who have previously held the Information Technology Specialist 2 title, or a transferable title, may be eligible for consideration for reinstatement.

For 55b/55c Program appointment

This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility. For more information on this program, please visit the 55b/c Recruitment Resources Center.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year experience working with Load balancers or Web application firewalls
• 1 year experience working with an ITSM or with ITIL principals
• A willingness to learn new skills and work in a fast-paced environment

Additional Information

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

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Telephone

Fax [phone]

Email Address [e-mail]

Address

Street PO Box 66699

City Albany

State NY

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