City of Cincinnati Job Opportunity
Exceptional Appointment - Announcement #08-179
Open to the Public and to City Employees
Salary: $52,522 - $71,929 annually
APPLICATION, TRANSCRIPT & DETAILED RESUME DEADLINES:
Priority Deadline: Friday, October 17, 2008, 5:00 p.m.
Final Deadline: Friday, December 26, 2008, 5:00 p.m.
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS REGARDING DEADLINE DATES
It is in your best interest to apply early. You are advised that we may select a qualified applicant or applicants at any time after the Priority Deadline. This means a candidate may be appointed prior to the Final Deadline date. For the greatest chance of consideration, it is in your best interest to apply as early as possible.
The City of Cincinnati’s Department of Public Services is seeking a talented and motivated individual to fill the Senior Computer Programmer Analyst position. This employee will perform a variety of professional, technical, and analytical duties in the operation of client/server, and desktop computer systems. Assists in the analysis for the Department of Public Services data processing needs; assists in the design, testing and implementation of systems. Performs other assignments as required. Applicant must be a self-starter, work well in a team environment, and be able to demonstrate the following:
- Troubleshoot any application or server connections.
- Install and maintain servers and network equipment.
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot office network software and operating systems.
- Identify the need for hardware and software upgrades and perform upgrade.
- Under minimal supervision, develop specifications, code, and test interfaces and conversion programs or procedures.
- Create and maintain medium project work plans.
- Create data flow documents which detail systems or business problems.
- Evaluate and test options for backup, restoration, and recovery procedures.
- Identify software requirements.
- Draft requests for proposals to accomplish design objectives.
- Evaluate and specify hardware and software configuration and place orders with vendors.
- Apply a general understanding of protocols, topology, hardware and software, and network design.
- Evaluate and specify networking equipment and application.
- Apply network hardware and software troubleshooting skills.
- Develop and administer end-user training programs.
- Assure that appropriate IT security is considered in all tasks.
- Act in compliance with the City of Cincinnati’s Information Security Policy, Administrative Regulations, and related standards and procedures in the City’s Human Resources Policies and Procedures.
APPLICATION, TRANSCRIPT AND DETAILED RESUME can be filed in person at the Human Resources Department, Two Centennial Plaza, 805 Central Avenue, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, OR mailed through the United States Mail system (postmarked no later than the closing date). No faxed applications or applications returned through the interdepartmental mail system will be accepted. If you are filing by mail, please enclose a copy of your driver’s license with your application form.
Application Packets (Open Position Application, Applicant Flow Sheet, Work Experience Form) can be downloaded from the internet at http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cityhr/pages/-4284-/ or visit https://jobs.msdgc.org/ to apply online.
TRANSCRIPTS showing your qualifications for this position must be submitted by the deadline date. The City does not maintain a transcript file; you must submit transcripts with each application you submit. You may submit a readable photocopy of your official transcripts in lieu of requesting a new copy from the school for each application. Please note: copies of unofficial versions or internet printouts of transcripts are NOT acceptable.
QUALIFICATIONS: Qualified applicants must meet all criteria in one of the two following categories:
Completion of an Associates Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in computer science, information technology, computer programming, or other computer-related program AND one year of professional, paid work experience in the Information Technology field, OR Completed 45-quarter credit hours from an accredited college or university with 30 of the 45 credit hours being in computer science, information technology and/or computer programming AND two years of professional, paid work experience in the Information Technology field. A certification program, such as a Novell or Windows NT engineer may be substituted for one year paid work experience in the Information Technology field (completion of other certification programs not listed will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis). Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Ohio driver's license is required for some positions. May be required to work irregular hours and be on-call. All required experience must have occurred within the last (5) five years. You are required to show your valid driver's license to the Human Resources Department staff NO LATER THAN THE DEADLINE DATE FOR FILING APPLICATIONS. Must be a Hamilton County resident at the time of appointment.
CONTACT PERSON: Carmelita Jenkins (513) 352-5486 TDD: 513-352-2419
City of Cincinnati, Human Resources Department
Two Centennial Plaza
805 Central Ave, Suite 200
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Date Released: October 06, 2008
