Maximo IT Supervisor

NOTE: To be considered for this position you must apply online at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd/jobs/4671700/maximo-it-supervisor-it-systems-technical-specialist-supervisor

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) owns, operates, and maintains eight major toll facilities comprised of four bridges, two tunnels, and two turnpikes, across the State of Maryland. For over 50 years, the MDTA has provided Maryland's citizens and visitors with safe, secure, and convenient transportation facilities. We are committed to quality and excellence in customer service, and we rely on our organization's values, traditions, and – most importantly – our employees to achieve these goals.
 
Nature of Work:  The Maximo IT Supervisor plays an integral role within the Division of Information Technology Enterprise Business Solutions Section for the advancement of MDTA usage of IBM Maximo Systems using technical knowledge and management skills. This position provides supervision to the MDTA Maximo technical resources, Maximo Business Intelligence Reporting Tool (BIRT) report writing administration, and MDTA Maximo application system administrative support.  Duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supervises IT Technical Specialists and contractors, for the technical implementation and support of the Maximo system and interfaces to support systems such as Microsoft Dynamics SL, OpenText Content Server, and the Geographic Information System (GIS);
• Provides technical and strategic guidance regarding the maintenance of the Maximo system;
• Ensures appropriate change management and release management practices are implemented throughout the complete system lifecycle including development, test, training, and production environments;
• Plans, designs, and develops improvements and new or advanced systems or applications across an entire area of specialization in application, communication, database, or operating systems software technology;
• Develops strategies for high availability, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery including implementing database clustering and mirroring as well as addressing different failover options such as failover scenarios;
• Responds to questions and problems that are received through the MDTA Service Desk; and
• Creates, manages, and supports BIRT reporting and other reporting tools. 

 
 
Employees in this position will report directly to the IT Solutions and Support Manager.  The current vacancy is located in Baltimore, MD. Hybrid telework schedules may be available for this position.
 
MDTA employees are offered a generous benefits package including a minimum of 11 paid holidays, a minimum of 27* days of leave annually (personal, vacation, and sick), access to the State Pension System, deferred compensation plans, excellent health, dental, and vision plans, and more *May be prorated based on start date.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:  Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, Management Information systems, or other information technology-related field to include coursework in application, communication, database, or operating systems software technology.

Experience:  Four years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing, and maintaining application, communication, database, or operating systems software.  **Two years of this experience must include supporting and maintaining IBM Maximo or Maximo Application Suite (MAS) application solutions.

**This statement contains a SELECTIVE QUALIFICATION, which is more focused in scope than the Minimum Qualifications for this classification.  Selective Qualifications are utilized when the position requires specific or additional bona fide occupational qualifications (knowledge, skills, and abilities).  No substitutions are allowed for a Selective Qualification.

Your placement on an eligible list may be based solely on the contents of your application; therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information. Please include all relevant experience on your application.  This includes but is not limited to, full or part-time, volunteer, military, acting capacity, or any other experience that is relevant to the position you are applying for.
    
If you have held more than one (1) position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.

Notes:

1.  Thirty credit hours from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, Management Information Systems or other information technology-related field to include coursework in application, communication, data base or operating systems software technology may be substituted for the required education.

2.  An additional year of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, data base or operating systems software may be substituted for the required education.

3.  Experience operating multipurpose, multi-tasking computer systems; or scheduling, controlling input and output or maintaining a tape library to process data on multipurpose, multi-tasking computer systems; or evaluating, implementing and maintaining microcomputer hardware and software; or converting data from project specifications by writing program code using third generation or other generally accepted computer programming languages may be substituted for high school on a year-for-year basis.

Licenses & Certifications

None.

Additional Information

APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE ONLINE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION.  Paper applications (Form DTS-1) will not be accepted for this recruitment. 
  
Please be advised that the State of Maryland is dedicated to a drug-free workplace, and as a result, employees are subject to the State's Substance Abuse Policy to include possible drug testing. Selected candidate(s) may be subject to background and reference checks.
The incumbent in this position will not be a member of a covered bargaining unit.
 
For education obtained outside the U.S., at the time of application, you are required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (http://www.naces.org) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (https://www.wes.org/). This must be submitted as an attachment with the application of the position in which you are applying.
 
The Maryland Transportation Authority is not sponsoring new employees in the application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa at this time due to budgetary constraints.  All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Federal regulations prohibit H-1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees, all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.
 
WE ARE AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. MDTA does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation.
 
MDOT has various careers for people of all experiences, backgrounds, and abilities who come together to contribute to one mission - connecting our customers to life’s opportunities.  Join us in serving our Maryland residents, visitors, and businesses
 
Reasonable Accommodations for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request.
               
Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request.  Please notify us in advance. MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711). Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.