IT Statewide Systems Technician 1-4 (EUC WO)

State of Louisiana; Alexandria (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Louisiana’s Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services seeks an IT Statewide Systems Technician within End User Computing to deliver end user support, manage devices and peripherals, and collaborate on statewide deployments.

The incumbent will travel within the region, assist with incident response, and help maintain and improve service in a highly secure environment. Experience in IT support and device management is required.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience in information technology or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bachelor’s degree with two years of IT experience, or higher degrees with relevant experience.
• Experience with managing user accounts, password resets, and asset tracking.

Responsibilities

• Provide end user support and handle service requests through the ticketing system.
• Install, configure, troubleshoot desktop and end user devices, printers, and peripherals.
• Lead or assist in deployment projects and travel to regional offices as needed.
• Maintain documentation, user messaging, and training materials.
• Coordinate with IT teams and vendors to resolve complex issues.

Skills

End user support

Hardware troubleshooting

Network devices

Telecommunications devices

Education

Associate's degree in IT + 2 years experience

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field + 2 years exp

Master's degree + 1 year exp

Job description

The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This position is located in End User Computing. Req 226861

The Office of Technology Services aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative, effective, and reliable solutions that support and enhance the IT functions within Executive Branch Departments. The Office of Technology Services will work to increase the return on the State's investment in technology by promoting smart decision-making, solving problems intelligently, increasing the rate of project success, and fostering a skilled and professional staff.

Incumbent of this position reports to the EUC IT Statewide Systems Support Engineer. EUC is the first point of contact for all statewide IT incidents, issues and requests from more than 30,000 users and devices in 720+ locations. EUC services are divided into 5 core areas of concentration including; Field Operations, Advanced Remote Support, End User Technology, Incident and Ops Management, and Comm and Network Services. Incumbent of this position is responsible for field office technical support of advanced devices in the assigned region. The hardware to be supported may be specialized or complex and includes various types of network devices, servers, Audio/Video components and associated peripherals in addition to desktop and end user devices. All work tasks are assigned and monitored through the service management ticket system. The incumbent will need to be travel authorized to drive a state and/or personal vehicle to support OTS customer offices throughout the domiciled region and may travel frequently to OTS customer offices around the state to provide technical support services. This position requires occasional to frequent floor to waist lifting, waist to shoulder lifting, and shoulder to overhead lifting of equipment up to 50 pounds. Duties may be performed in highly complex and secured environments including prisons, mental health institutions and developmental facilities.

The Division of Administration

• Overseeing the state’s capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Qualifications / Experience

• Four years of experience in information technology
• Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus two years of experience in information technology
• An associate's degree in information technology plus two years of experience in information technology
• A bachelor’s degree plus two years of experience in information technology
• A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus one year of experience in information technology
• A master’s degree plus one year of experience in information technology.

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 field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

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.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

• Acts as the first point of contact to provide end user support through information updates, creation and tracking of service requests, performing basic or advanced hardware, and software troubleshooting tasks. Performs user and system account management tasks such as; resetting passwords, updating user account information, tracking and updating assigned asset information. Provides feedback to customers concerning basic and advanced technical incidents. Surveys customer technical and business process information gathering and performs analysis to prepare for system implementations or software changes. Technically leads user and system testing of new or changed software and hardware settings and configuration. Performs installation, configuration, break/fix, troubleshooting, repair and decommissioning tasks. Leads and participates in large-scale hardware and software deployment projects at locations within the region or infrequently around the state.
• Utilizes ticketing system to receive work orders and log all services provided and hours worked. Documents solutions for issue and problem resolution for future knowledge base needs. Participates in statewide emergency preparedness and response planning and support activities including setting up temporary networks, computers and printers at shelters and other relocation sites. Responsible for creation of project documentation, end user messaging information and end user training guides. Performs installation, maintenance, and configuration of software and applications. Functions as a technical liaison with the end user, OTS technical teams, third party support groups and the vendor community to perform device hardware, software and application troubleshooting for resolution of issues and problems.
• Acts as a technical lead for team members and assists with providing basic, advanced and highly complex onsite and remote end user hardware, software and application support for devices including: desktops, laptops, tablets, phones, printers, scanners, audio/video units, fax units and associated peripherals in customer offices. Performs mobile device management enrollment and configuration deployment. Acts as a project consultant for hardware and software deployments and changes to establish requirements, timeline, resources, costs and overall plans. Leads highly complex projects pertaining to end user technologies. Performs local area network troubleshooting with assistance from higher-level engineers for network routers, switches and cabling. Travels throughout the domiciled region as needed or around the state as requested.
• May provide direct or functional supervision over lower-level personnel. May serve as a technical lead for providing training to personnel on highly complex end user services and technologies. Participates in continuing education and skills growth training related to end user support tasks. Participates in meetings with supervisors, technical and program office staff. Identifies opportunities for improvement of services and operations and makes recommendations to supervisory staff. Participates in scheduled on-call rotation to provide after‑hours support.
• Performs all other tasks, special projects, analysis, studies, and plans as directed.

Position‑Specific Details

Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.

Career Progressions: This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as an IT Statewide Systems Technician 1, 2 3 or 4.

Compensation: The Salary range listed on the job posting reflects the pay grade minimum and maximum for the IT Statewide Systems Technician 1 job title. The salary range pay grade minimum and maximum for the other levels of the career progression group can be viewed using the links below: IT Statewide Systems Technician 2, IT Statewide Systems Technician 3, IT Statewide Systems Technician 4.

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Contact Information

Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
Email: [e-mail]