Principal Information Systems Analyst Emergency Appointments Homelessness
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TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
OPEN COMPETITIVE EMERGENCYFILING DATES:
March 4 2025 at 9:00 A.M. (Pacific Time)
This opportunity will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.
EXAM NUMBER:
b2594TEA
Under the emergency order applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days with an opportunity for permanent County employment.
Before the end of your initial work period you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100.
Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Principal Information Systems Analyst.Essential Job Functions
Leads participates in the work and may supervise a team of Information Systems Analysts and other technical staff engaged in the development implementation or maintenance of highly complex systems.
Develops systems specifications through requirements gathering research analysis and direct contact with business units subject matter experts system users and technical staff and hardware/software vendors for specialized and complex applications using relevant tools and techniques for systems development.
Conducts analysis and planning to revise and update the departments longrange information system plans business automation plans and IT strategic plans.
Solves the more complex application problems.
Develops contract solicitation documents such as requests for proposals (RFPs) requests for quotes (RFQs) requests for information (RFIs) statements of work (SOWs) etc.
Monitors vendor performance to ensure contract deliverables meet requirements resolves problems prepares reports and reviews/approves vendor payments.
Acts as technical consultant to a project manager department management and/or user management regarding one or more major system or maintenance analysis and design efforts.
Represents the department at interdepartmental meetings and may serve on Countywide information technology committees and work groups.
Performs consulting services to customers on new initiatives.
Serves as the system manager for a complex application system controlling system configuration such as data dictionaries configuration options and release cycles; regression test development planning and managing the release of new or updated application modules; analyzing planning documenting and championing changes to business processes; planning training and having authority for change management at the application level as needed.
Performs analysis and manage reporting for project portfolio management and/or application portfolio management and may serve as a project management methodology consultant as part of a project management office (PMO) as needed.
Coordinates and works with vendors to develop and implement solutions to specific problems or to meet specific objectives.
Keeps abreast of emerging information technology trends including new hardware and software and reviews the application of new technology with customers and department management.
Oversee the development and maintenance of technical documentation for enterprise or complex systems as needed.
Performs analysis and manage reporting of IT performance metrics as needed.
Serves as a project manager for applications of significant budget and duration and/or manages multiple projects for smaller applications guiding all activities in the systems development life cycle from business requirements gathering to postimplementation activities as needed.
Prepares detailed project plans and assign activities to team members from multiple disciplines and monitor and report status as needed.
Develops implements and supports project management systems analysis software development and systems implementation tools techniques and methodologies as needed.
Establishes quality assurance procedures as needed.
Supervises lower level technical staff as needed.
Requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Graduation from an accredited college with a bachelors degree* in Computer Science Information Systems or a closely related field and four 4 years of progressively** more responsible fulltime paid experience in a centralized Information Technology organization*** performing information systems analysis and design for complex systems****.
OR
Two 2 years of experience within the last three years at the level of the Los Angeles County class of Senior Information Systems Analyst*****.
OR
Five 5 years of progressively responsible fulltime paid experience in a centralized Information Technology organization performing information systems analysis and design for complex systems.
You MUST meet the above requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.
LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out jobrelated essential functions.PHYSICAL CLASS:
Physical Class II Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending stooping or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS INFORMATION:
*ACCREDITATION:Accredited institutions are those listed in the publications of regional national or international accrediting agencies which are accepted by the Department of Human Resources. Publications such asAmerican Universities and CollegesandInternational Handbook of Universitiesare acceptable references. Also acceptable if appropriate are degrees that have been evaluated and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from United States accredited institutions by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized byThe National Association of Credential Evaluation Services(NACES) or theAssociation of International Credential Evaluators Inc.(AICE).
Transcript: *In order to receive credit for any college or university course or any type of college or university degree such as Bachelors or higher you must include alegible copyof theofficial diplomaor official transcriptsfrom the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization with your application at thetime of filingor within 15 calendar days of filing.
Official Transcriptis defined as a transcript that bears the college seal and states official and/or copy issued by the schools Registrar Office. Aprintoutof the transcript from theschools website is NOT considered officialand; therefore will NOT be accepted and may result in your application being incomplete or rejected.
We do not accept passwordprotected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.
**Progressively more responsible experience is work experience that clearly shows an upward progression in the level of duties and responsibilities from one job to the next.
***Centralized IT organization is defined in the County of Los Angeles as that which is responsible under the direction or guidance of the Chief Integration Technology official for the department or major organizational unit for providing comprehensive IT services including analysis design acquisition and/or development implementation maintenance or support of information systems; and in which the work performed is in direct relationship to the IT requirements and initiatives of the department or major organizational unit.
****Complex Systems is Enterprise software that are categorized by business function. Each type of enterprise application can be considered a system due to the integration with a firms business processes. A complex system is an enterprise application that encompasses many interfaces to source data and/or interactions with other applications.
*****Senior Information Systems Analyst in the County of Los Angeles is defined as: Under direction performs specialized information systems analysis and provides expertise in one or more areas of systems analysis. May act as a team leader or coordinator.Additional Information
EXAMINATION CONTENT:
Before the end of your initial work period you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100.Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment.
APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION
Applications must be submitted online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information. Application filing may be suspended at any time without advance notice.Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add as well as and to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notification from being filtered as span/junk/clutter mail.
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Plan to submit your online application well in advance before the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address and if you already have a job seeker account ongovermmentjobs/careers/lacountygovyou can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER LANGUAGE
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT LIBRARIES
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.FAIR CHANCE EMPLOYER
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and consider potential mitigating factors including but not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.
NO SHARING USER ID AND PASSWORD
All applicants must file their applications online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.
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The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952.
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
Career PathFinder:
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Temp
