IT Manager 2

***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

Information Technology (IT) Managers are responsible for planning organizing directing and controlling the IT activities in one or more IT specialization areas of the State a department or a division.

This recruitment is for an IT Manager 2 within the Governors Technology Office Network Service Division and the work duty location will be in Las Vegas. The position is responsible for managing the Enterprise Networking Unit and supervising staff members located in multiple offices. The Enterprise Networking Unit supports mission-critical network systems for State agencies and partners including multiple public safety agencies. This position requires proven experience in staff supervision and team leadership strong incident response and incident tracking and problem-resolution capabilities. This position also requires strategic planning project-management skills and knowledge of current LAN/WAN protocols and utilization. The incumbent should have an understanding of and practice in implementation using Wired Wireless Broadband and Optical technologies. The incumbent holds responsibility for ensuring the reliability and performance of essential network infrastructure.

Develop maintain and enforce operational standards in accordance with departmental and State policies to ensure operating specifications are met.

Develop physical and logical safety and security procedures for operating conditions and disaster recovery by analyzing procedures utilized at other agencies and organizations reviewing literature on safety and security procedures following federal/State guidelines and consulting with subject matter experts.

Assess the effectiveness of current information systems technology resources and capacity analysis and initiate actions to reduce utilization increase capacity or address system replacement needs if necessary.

Recommend or select hardware by reviewing system-generated reports system logs utilization reports vendor presentations and technical hardware manuals.

Design physical layout and installation requirements in response to the purchase of new equipment; analyze hardware technical manuals floor space layouts environmental requirements and electrical requirements.

Evaluate and maintain inventory control e.g. computer supplies tape library departmental equipment and other items.

Write requests for proposals which detail proposed systems and serve as a reference document for system development personnel and IT management by utilizing information gathered and subsequent analysis relating to hardware software and personnel requirements including systems objectives data security provisions primary outputs implementation plans comprehensive cost estimates time schedules migration plans and integration of multiple technologies.

Develop examine and evaluate contracts for purchases of materials and services.

Develop and monitor IT budgets by reviewing past expenditure patterns current funding levels projected personnel and equipment needs and demands for additional services by clients/users.

Present and justify agency or division-wide IT budgets for review and approval and testify before Executive and Legislative groups as required.

Provide project management to ensure that projects are completed by the scheduled due date in accordance with project specifications and requirements and within the project budget; analyze personnel hardware and software requirements and all costs associated with the project; establish delivery dates conduct periodic project reviews provide training for project team members supervise installation of the system provide regular project status reports to senior management; and determine training required prior to installation.

Participate in State IT activities and policy-making activities and/or serve on various ad hoc committees and work groups as needed.

Maintain current knowledge of technological trends and advancements in the IT field and security management practices laws policies and ethics.

Develop organizational structure staffing patterns and resource allocation to meet agency or division-wide goals and objectives.

Supervise subordinate managers supervisors and staff including hiring determining workload delegating assignments training monitoring and evaluating performance and taking disciplinary action.

Resolve problems presented by subordinate staff users and clients regarding work processes policies procedures and methods.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general direction incumbents perform IT managerial duties and interact with internal management levels or external peers and higher supervisory levels to solve problems involving conflict or controversy requiring interpretation/application of policy. Incumbents supervise a staff of IT professionals on a regular and recurring basis and lower level IT Managers IT Technicians and support staff as required. Subordinates may include Master IT Professional IIs.

Incumbents direct and manage IT functions within or for a department or division with direct or indirect responsibility for an annual IT operation and maintenance budget or funds on a regular and recurring basis and developmental projects funds as required. Incumbents plan and implement IT initiatives where the responsibility for failure falls on the incumbent with at least a high level of financial risk at least a high level of legal or physical risk and at least significant positive or negative consequences to State departments and citizens. Sharply reducing or eliminating funding for these initiatives would have at least a significant negative effect on the populace the initiative is intended to serve.

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in computer science management information systems or closely related field and six years of progressively responsible professional IT experience which involved strategic planning project management quality assurance and computer operations systems administration network administration database administration or applications analysis and development. Three years of this experience must have been in a supervisory or project manager capacity; OR one year of experience as an IT Manager I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

This job specification lists the major knowledge skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge skills and abilities from a previous level.

Detailed knowledge of:current computer technology and trends including information management communications networking data administration data processing systems design programming operations and controls; supervisory practices.

Working knowledge of: budget preparation and control; project management; quality control.

General knowledge of:strategic planning.

Ability to:interpret current and/or proposed legislation to determine its intent and impact; plan organize coordinate and direct IT projects initiatives and strategies.

RECRUITER CONTACT INFORMATION: Jon Terrazas at

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse inclusive and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race color national origin religion or belief age disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy domestic partnership genetic information (GINA) or compensation and/or wages.

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