Information Technology Specialist 4

Description

WSLCB Vision
Safe communities for Washington State Mission
Promote public safety and trust through fair administration and enforcement of liquor, cannabis, tobacco, and vapor laws

***This is a project position expected to last two years or until project completion.

**Note: This recruitment is open until the position is filled. The hiring authority reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any time. It is in the applicant's best interest to submit materials as soon as possible. Application screening will be ongoing weekly.

First application review will take place on Thursday July 19, 2018

A culture of excellence
At the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) we pride ourselves on creating the "wow" factor in everything we do. We search for people who demonstrate a strong work ethic, excellence in customer service, partnering and teamwork, and quality performance. We strive to be a great place to work by fostering a safe, open, inclusive and healthy work environment. We want to ensure that our organization is as diverse and inclusive as our great State of Washington.

The WSLCB Information Technology Services Division (ITSD)
The (ITSD) of the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) is a fast-paced, quickly adapting part of our business and is integral in finding, implementing and maintaining systems for our agency.

Your opportunity at a glance
At this time, the ITSD is announcing an exciting opportunity for a project Information Technology Specialist 4. This limited duration project position serves as a dedicated Systems Modernization Project (SMP) resource within the Information Technology Services (ITS) Division of WSLCB and reports to the IT Project Resource Manager. Under general supervision, this position collaborates with members of the SMP project team, key IT staff, and vendor representatives to ensure compliance with state-mandated project management standards as well as in support of successful SMP implementation. The ITS Division's purpose within the WSLCB is to deliver efficient, innovative, secure and cost-effective information technology solutions that support the agency's objectives and satisfy customer requirements without disruption. If you have the skills and experience necessary to be successful in this role we encourage you to apply today!

Duties

• Engineering of technology solutions for project and operational needs including controlling changes to the technical baseline, maturing the system through the project and software life-cycle, and reducing/accepting system risk.
• Provisioning servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings directories, storage, and security in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
• Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures.
• Prepare and maintain configuration specification documentation.
• Create new and/or configure integrated content databases in SQL Server.
• Execute technical tasks and/or resolve technical issues occurring within the initiation, planning and implementation phases of sponsored enterprise projects, internal division specific projects and/or work efforts, as assigned.
• Collaborate with IT Business Analysts to define and document ECM non-functional requirements and technical strategy.
• Participate on project team(s) and provide technical analysis where necessary to ensure smooth transition of projects from development to production by performing operational activities within the project life-cycle.
• Manage technical risk and escalate issues as they arise to project stakeholders as necessary.
• Support project staff in the execution, testing and roll-out of the ECM solution.

Qualifications

Required:

• Progressive experience independently and proactively demonstrating senior-level working knowledge in the design of user interfaces, and the design, creation, and organization of record series collections that support the individual business units of the agency.
• Progressive experience independently and proactively demonstrating senior-level working knowledge of programming languages and operating systems, system administration, enterprise backup and recovery procedures, and system performance monitoring tools.
• Progressive experience independently and proactively demonstrating senior-level working knowledge in the organization and documentation of complex system design activities and configurations in accordance with industrial and/or agency policy and procedural standards.
• Progressive experience independently and proactively demonstrating senior-level working knowledge of project management principles and practices including the ability to discern requirements from agency stakeholders and policies and implement/configure system standards, best practices, and features to comply.
• Progressive experience independently and proactively demonstrating senior-level working knowledge in communicating clearly with technical and non-technical audiences both orally and in writing with proficiency in writing technical user documentation.
• Progressive experience independently and proactively demonstrating senior-level working knowledge of SaaS and COTS (non-Microsoft) enterprise-wide, multi-tier applications.
• Progressive experience independently and proactively demonstrating senior-level working knowledge of Active Directory with specific focus on user and group permissions.
• Progressive experience independently and proactively demonstrating senior-level working knowledge of information technology system maintenance, troubleshooting, problem resolution, of computer systems applications or databases.
• Progressive experience independently and proactively demonstrating working at senior-level knowledge and skills in transact SQL commands and scripting.

Preferred/Desired:

• General knowledge of SQL Server concepts such as permissions, maintenance jobs, and database configuration items.
• Experience presenting to diverse audiences.

Supplemental Information

HOW TO APPLY

IMPORTANT: To be considered for this position, you MUST include the following, failure to do so WILL result in your application being disqualified:
1. Current Resume
2. Letter of Interest detailing your interest and qualifications for this position
3. Three to four professional references including a current or recent supervisor/manager with current phone numbers and email addresses.

• A resume will not substitute for completing the "work experience" section of the application.

• The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. Answers will be verified and documentation may be required. Responses not supported in your application will disqualify you for consideration of employment from this recruitment. Typing "see resume" for answers to the supplemental questions will not be accepted.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.

OTHER
Applicants for employment with the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board should be aware of RCW 66.08.080, which states in part: "No employee of the board shall have any interest, directly or indirectly, in the manufacture of liquor sold under this title, or derive any profit or remuneration from the sale of liquor, other than the salary or wages payable to him in respect of his office or position, and shall receive no gratuity from any person in connection with such business.

RCW 69.50.351, no member of the state liquor and cannabis board and no employee of the state liquor and cannabis board shall have any interest, directly or indirectly, in the producing, processing, or sale of marijuana, useable marijuana, or marijuana-infused products, or derive any profit or remuneration from the sale of marijuana, useable marijuana, or marijuana-infused products other than the salary or wages payable to him or her in respect of his or her office or position, and shall receive no gratuity from any person in connection with the business.

WSLCB is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity diversity, age, honorably discharged veteran, veteran status, genetic information, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability.

For questions about this recruitment, or to request reasonable accommodation in the application process, please email hrjobs@liq.wa.gov or call (360) 664.1636. For TTY service, please call the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.