Information Technology Specialist 2

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description Under the direction of the Information Technology Specialist 3, SG-23, of the PeopleSoft Center (PSC) the Information Technology Specialist 2-Hourly, SG-18, will assist in the support of 7 Enterprise PeopleSoft Applications: HCM (Human Capital Management System), NYSTEP (New York State Electronic Personnel System), NYBEAS (New York Benefits and Eligibility System), NYBEAS Financials, SLMS (Statewide Learning Management System), DOL Financials and NYSWCB CHIPS (New York State Workers Compensation Boar's CIS, HPA, IC2, Payor Compliance interfaces to SFS) Systems. Specific duties include but are not limited to:
• Provide support in creation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of PeopleSoft Environments, Civil Service legacy Environments, including database servers, application servers, web servers, process scheduler, print server, mail server, and proxy servers
• Perform system administration (Application Server/Web Server/Schedule Server/Database Server Support) on Oracle VM, Unix Sun Solaris, Oracle, Red Hat and Ubuntu Linux and Window 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016 platforms.
• Perform Webserver Administration
• Participate in System and/or Server Software Upgrades and Patches using related tools such as PeopleSoft Update Manager, Change Assistant
• Participate in the setup, configuration, maintenance and support of PeopleSoft Integration Broker, Web Services and other tools to facilitate systems integrations across applications
• Participate in application installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, security audits, performance testing, SSL certs renewals and installation as well as monitor systems using tools like Zabbix, Oracle Enterprise Manager, OpsCenter.
• Support File Transfers including encryption/decryption including creating new file transfer processes as well as trouble-shooting existing processes.
• Create and modify SQL, Unix Bourne, Bash, Korn shell scripts as required.
• Collaborate with Development and Functional teams

The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Open Competitive: 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. Promotion: Open to NYS employees with one year of permanent competitive service as an Information Technology Specialist 1, Salary Grade (SG) 14. Transfer: Open to NYS employees with one year of permanent competitive service as an Information Technology Specialist 2 or Information Technology Specialist 2 Programming, G-18; OR in a title G-16 or above deemed administrative under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law. 55b/c Appointment: This position is eligible for 55b/c designation and candidates are encouraged to apply. Please note:
• Appointment to this position and continued employment with the agency is contingent upon obtaining and/or maintaining New York State residency within six months of hiring.
• Appointment to this position is not final until all agency approvals have been granted.

Additional comments regarding the vacancy. Additional Comments ITS will not offer permanent employment to any candidate unless the candidate provides documentation that they are authorized to accept work in the United States on a permanent basis. It is the policy of ITS not to hire F1 or H1 visa holders for permanent employment or to sponsor non-immigrant aliens for temporary work authorization visas or for permanent residence.Some positions may require fingerprinting.Some positions may require up to 25% travel and/or lifting up to 50 lbs. Some positions are pending Civil Service approval. Details of position(s) will be described further if you are selected for an interview.If eligible, positions located in New York City will receive an additional $3,400 downstate adjustment location pay with regular annual salary. Positions located in the Mid-Hudson will receive an additional $1,650 adjustment location permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.Benefits of Working for NYS Generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including: Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Thirteen (13) paid holidays annually
• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave annually
• Up to Five (5) days of paid personal leave annually
• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually for PEF.
• Up to three (3) days of professional leave annually to participate in professional developmentHealth Care Benefits
• Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional costAdditional Benefits
• New York State Employees' Retirement System (ERS) Membership
• NYS Deferred Compensation
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• And many more.The Office of Information Technology Services is an equal opportunity employer, and we recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We encourage all individuals with disabilities to apply.

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