IT TECHNICIAN

Overview

Information Technology (IT) Technicians install, configure, monitor, and maintain networks and monitor and maintain help desk user support or mainframe and server operations. Incumbents may perform duties associated with one or more IT specialization areas depending on the needs of the agency. Participate in the development and revision of policies and procedures related to a functional area; review policies and procedures for changes applicable to IT;

maintain operations, tasks, security, and/or functional area logs; review instructions from other IT staff and correct or return for revisions as necessary. Perform related duties as assigned. Under limited supervision, incumbents perform advanced journey level duties and may serve as a project leader or lead-worker and provide training to IT Technicians at the same level or lower. For Network Operations and Support positions, this level may be used as either a trainee for the next level in the series, or as a permanently allocated sub-journey level.

Graduation from high school or equivalent and five years of experience utilizing the fundamentals of typical computer systems, operating systems, applications, and peripherals, three years of which must have included IT work experience in a user support role; OR one year of relevant experience as an IT Technician III 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.

• Commercially available operating systems and applications used by the agency;
• Help desk applications configuration as used for change/problem management;
• Principles and practices of a computer system and peripheral devices as needed to monitor a system;
• User password security principles and practices.

• Database principles;
• Network domains and login procedures;
• Web browser capabilities and the difference between intranets and the Internet.

• At least one programming language, such as Pascal, COBOL, Natural, Fortran, BASIC, or HTML for understanding as applies to queries used in common applications;
• Network troubleshooting.

• Create and use disk images;
• Provide or develop documentation of systems, jobs, programs, and audit documentation for completeness and accuracy;
• Provide testing support by assisting in the monitoring of program tests and reviewing computer output and identifying errors;
• Restore data from backup media.

Recruiter Contact Information:
Adrian Foster - adrian.gov