Agency:Department of Innovation and Technology
Class Title:PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR 37015
Skill Option:Management Information System/Data Processing/Telecommunications
Bilingual Option:None
Posting Date:04/02/2025
Closing Date: 04/15/2025
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $7966 a month; Full Range $7966 $11759 monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category:Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU:RC063
This position is a union position; therefore provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
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Posting Identification Number 46133
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Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic creative thinking problem solving environment. This position serves as the Midframe Database CICS Supervisor for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) directing and coordinating project activities to ensure the best hardware and software solutions are available for client use. In this role you will evaluate and plan for newly released products the ability for a product to solve a clients issues and for the agencys use of new technologies. Additionally you will serve as a working supervisor and project manager working with highly complex server systems running client applications.
As a State of Illinois employee you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health life dental and vision plans.
- Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position).
- 1025 days of paid vacation time annually 10 days for first year of state employment).
- 12 days of paid sick time annually which carryover year to year.
- 3 paid personal business days per year.
- 1314 paid holidays per year dependent on election years.
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System.
- Deferred Compensation Program voluntary supplemental retirement plan.
- Optional pretax programs Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP).
- Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility.
For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link: https://www2.illinois/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx
Essential Functions
- Under administrative direction serves as the Midframe Database Customer Information Control System (CICS) Supervisor for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) in directing and coordinating project activities to ensure the best hardware and software solutions are available for client use.
- Coordinates and monitors the availability security configuration and performance of highly complex server systems running client applications.
- Monitors and reviews the analysis of performance reports activity data and reports to determine solutions required to resolve problems or deliver the levels of service necessary to help agencies meet their vision/goals.
- Serves as working supervisor.
- Serves as lead on major IT procurements by coordinating the evaluations and acquisition of new software for installation and for client access.
- Keeps abreast of new developments in the information technology field by continuing education through meetings training sessions seminars and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products vendors techniques and procedures.
- Performs all other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four 4 years college with coursework in management information systems data processing telecommunications or a direct information technology related field.
- Requires prior experience equivalent to three 3 years of progressively responsible administrative experience in management information systems data processing or telecommunications in a public or business organization.
Specialized Skills
- Requires three 3 years of professional experience managing configuring and optimizing CICS environments within a z/OS z/VM or z/VSE operating system in a large complex IT environment ensuring the stability security and performance of enterpriselevel applications and systems.
- Requires three 3 years of professional experience working with mainframe tools and technologies including Time Sharing Option (TSO) Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) System Modification Program/Extended (SMP/E) Job Control Language (JCL) programs languages utility programs Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) desktop packages access methods data base structures.
- Requires three 3 years of professional experience in the installation and administration of software packages security protocols and TCP/IP within a mainframe environment including at least one of the following operating systems: z/OS z/VM LINUX or z/VSE CICS WebSphereMQ and TMON.
- Requires three 3 years of professional experience in network communication including server/client network configurations routers routing protocols switches firewalls virtual private network (VPN) and Internet technologies ensuring secure and efficient connectivity in enterprise environments.
Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Significance)
- Three 3 years of professional experience managing configuring and optimizing CICS environments within a z/OS z/VM or z/VSE operating system in a large complex IT environment ensuring the stability security and performance of enterpriselevel applications and systems.
- Three 3 years of professional experience working with mainframe tools and technologies including Time Sharing Option (TSO) Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) System Modification Program/Extended (SMP/E) Job Control Language (JCL) programs languages utility programs Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) desktop packages access methods data base structures.
- Three 3 years of professional experience in the installation and administration of software packages security protocols and TCP/IP within a mainframe environment including at least one of the following operating systems: z/OS z/VM LINUX or z/VSE CICS WebSphereMQ and TMON.
- Three 3 years of professional experience in network communication including server/client network configurations routers routing protocols switches firewalls virtual private network (VPN) and Internet technologies ensuring secure and efficient connectivity in enterprise environments.
- Three 3 years of professional experience developing complex written IT analysis and recommendation reports including precise and timely implementation plans to support decisionmaking and enterprise system improvements.
- Extensive knowledge of mainframe environment software such as IMS NEON IDMS DB2 Connect and IMS Connect to optimize performance integration and system reliability.
- Ability to assess and forecast budgetary needs for estimate and recommend budget for personnel space equipment software and services ensuring costeffective resource allocation and future IT infrastructure planning.
- Ability to analyze complex IT infrastructure challenges identify root causes and implement effective solutions to enhance mainframe system performance security and operational efficiency. .
- Developed communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams build strong working relationships and convey complex mainframe concepts clearly in both verbal and written formats.
Conditions of Employment
NOTE: Applicants must possess the ability to meet ALL of the following conditions of employment with or without reasonable accommodation to be considered for this position.
- Requires the ability to verify identity.
- Requires employment authorization to accept permanent fulltime position with State of Illinois.
- Requires the ability to pass a position specific agency required background check and requires selfdisclosure of criminal history.
- Requires a valid drivers license and the ability to travel in the performance of duties.
- Requires the ability to work overtime including scheduled unscheduled short notice evening weekends and holidays.
- Requires the ability to work outside of normal hours to meet deadlines and requires the ability to serve in an oncall capacity.
- Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop personal computer work cell phone etc. Requires ability to use agencysupplied equipment (cell phone laptop etc..
- Requires ability to attend seminars conferences and trainings to stay current on methods tools ideologies or other industry related topics relevant to the job duties.
- Requires ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 20 pounds. This is considered light work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor 20 CFR 404.1567(b). Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
- The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.
Work Hours: Monday Friday 8:30AM 5:00PM
Work Location: 201 W Adams St Springfield Illinois
Agency Contact:Tristan Molumby
Email:
Posting Group: Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics
This position DOES contain Specialized Skills (as that term is used in CBAs).
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The Department of Innovation & Technology (DolT) is the states IT agency delivering an enterprise approach to statewide technology innovation and telecommunication services as well as policy and standards development lifecycle investment planning and cybersecurity services. With over 1500 employees DolT delivers IT services and innovative solutions to customer agencies to improve services provided to Illinois residents DolT offers employees the opportunity to advance their careers develop new skills and reach their potential both personally and professionally. DoIT is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity and inclusion. We welcome and value employees with different backgrounds life experiences and talents. It is the collective sum of our individual differences that provides a broad perspective leading to greater innovation and achievement. In recruiting for our team we recognize the unique contributions of each applicant regardless of culture ethnicity race national origin sex gender identity and expression age religion disability and sexual orientation.