IT PROFESSIONAL 3 - APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
State of Nevada
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State of Nevada in Carson City seeks an IT Professional 3 to engineer, enhance, and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS and serverless services. You will apply the Shared Responsibility Model and Well-Architected Framework to design, test, deploy, and maintain cloud environments, including hybrid solutions.
The role requires programming and infrastructure automation expertise, plus the ability to document processes and adapt to emerging cloud trends and best practices.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in CS/MIS or closely related field with 3 years of professional IT experience incl. operations, systems/network/database, security, and development.
- Experience with programming, infrastructure automation, and cloud engineering across enterprise systems.
- Ability to apply the Well-Architected Framework and design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud environments, including hybrid solutions.
Responsibilities
- Conduct analyses and determine end-user requirements through consultation with stakeholders and vendors.
- Maintain documentation for architecture, operations, and related work.
- Stay current with cloud tech trends, security policies, and best practices.
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Job description
- No Nevada state income tax.
This is an IT Professional 3 position (working as an AWS Engineer) with the Dept of Motor Vehicles, IT Division located in Carson City. The incumbent will engineer, enhance, and maintain secure, scalable, and efficient Cloud infrastructure, with a focus on leveraging managed and serverless services and applying the Shared Responsibility Model. This position will apply the Well-Architected Framework to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain stable and efficient Cloud architectures and environments, including hybrid Cloud solutions.
The role requires experience with programming, infrastructure automation, and the research, analysis, and modification of Cloud-based, enterprise-wide systems and application software. The incumbent will apply engineering knowledge across a broad range of Cloud services, including security, monitoring, compute, networking, storage, and database services. Responsibilities also include maintaining clear documentation of Cloud processes and procedures and proactively developing knowledge of emerging Cloud engineering trends, technologies, and best practices.
Under the authority of NRS 239B.010.1(b), the DMV utilizes NRS 205.4605–205.810, NRS 293.504, NRS 293.5045, 6 CFR 37.45, 49 CFR 1572.103, and 49 CFR 384.228 as criteria to obtain an FBI fingerprint clearance check on current and prospective employees. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. The DMV is unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Information Technology (IT) Professionals analyze, develop, implement, maintain, and modify computer operations, systems, networks, databases, applications, and/or information security. Incumbents may perform duties in one or more IT specialization areas depending on the needs of the agency.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and three years of professional IT experience relevant to the duties of the position which may include computer operations, systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security, one year of which was at the journey level; OR one year of relevant experience as an IT Professional II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
- Conduct detailed alternative analyses and determine end-user requirements through consultation with end-users, technicians, vendors, management, and others.
- Maintain documentation related to the assigned IT specialization’s architecture, operations, and other records of work activities as required.
- Maintain current knowledge of technological trends and advancements in the IT field as well as security management practices, laws, policies, and ethics.
- Participate in recommending and justifying resource allocations and expenditure decisions, tracking, and recording expenditures, preparing purchase requests, and writing technical requirements for grant proposals.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
- Under general direction, incumbents perform advanced journey level duties and may train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of subordinate staff and/or serve as a project leader as assigned. Incumbents may function as a unit leader to include directing the activities of a branch IT support unit, overseeing projects of limited scope, and coordinating activities with other work groups. This is a supervisory level for Computer Operations and the journey level for Information Security positions.
This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.
Detailed knowledge of: basic programming techniques such as table handling and online file updates; general purpose programming languages (in software-oriented positions); principles, tools and techniques as applied to writing, modifying, and documenting programs; techniques of diagramming program flow.
access methods and file structures; at least one formal systems design methodology; principles of designing test procedures; principles, practices and procedures required to develop, design, and implement information system-based solutions in a wide range of problem domains.
project control techniques, including cost estimating and resource scheduling.
utilize interactive programming techniques; logically analyze problems of considerable complexity; test and validate information systems.
The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
- Health Insurance: Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance programs for employees and their dependents/family are offered through the Public Employees' Benefits Program (PEBP).
- Vacation: Accrual of three weeks of annual leave each year.
- Sick Leave: Accrual of three weeks of sick leave each year.
- Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year.
- Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Employees do not contribute to Social Security but will contribute to PERS if their position is at 50% or more full-time equivalency. For more information on how PERS service may impact Social Security benefits, visit the SSA publication.
- Deferred Compensation: The State offers a voluntary Deferred Compensation Program.
- No Nevada state income tax.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Eligible due to public sector employment.
- Longevity Payments Eligibility: Employees who have received a performance rating of "standard" or better and have completed eight (8) or more years of continuous service are eligible for longevity pay.
Additional benefits may apply to employees covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), depending on their designated bargaining unit. For more information, visit the Labor Relations Unit (LRU).
For more details about your rights and responsibilities as a State of Nevada employee, please review the State of Nevada Employee Handbook (PDF).
- State Holidays The holiday schedule for State employees is established by the Legislature.
- January 1.............................................. New Year's Day
- Third Monday in January.................. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
- Third Monday in February................ Washington's Birthday
- Last Monday in May........................... Memorial Day
- June 19................................................ Juneteenth Day
- July 4.................................................... Independence Day
- First Monday in September.............. Labor Day
- Last Friday in October....................... Nevada Day
- November 11........................................ Veterans' Day
- Fourth Thursday in November........ Thanksgiving Day
- Friday following the Fourth Thursday in November...................... Family Day
- December 25........................................ Christmas Day
When January 1, June 19, July 4, November 11, or December 25 falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is the observed legal holiday. If these days fall on Sunday, the following Monday is the observed holiday. Eligibility for holiday pay is covered by the provisions of NAC 284.255
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and three years of professional IT experience relevant to the duties of the position which may include computer operations, systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security, one year of which was at the journey level.
- One year of relevant experience as an IT Professional 2 in Nevada State service.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
- None of the above.
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