Position Information

NY HELPSYes

55-b/c EligibleNo

AgencyAttorney General, Office of the

TitleInformation Technology Specialist 3 (NY HELPS)

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade23

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $90582 to $114585 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

InternshipNo

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

Location

County Albany

Street Address 10 British American Blvd

City Latham

StateNY

Zip Code12110

Job Specifics

Duties Description Under the direction of an Information Technology Specialist 4, SG25, the Information Technology Specialist 3, will work within the Cloud Operations team within the Information Technology Bureau/Infrastructure & Operations section. The individual will provide guidance and expertise in assisting with data and security governance within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The person will ensure the reliability and best practices for all cloud based: data services, backup and disaster recovery infrastructure, security protocols, access management, fiscal management, and more, while ensuring the continuous health and availability of all cloud network resources, hardware and underlying architecture that support critical IT services.
Duties:
• Monitor services that run on Azure and OCI and provide technical expertise and guidance in cloud technologies.
• Work with teams to champion cloud services and how they can enable the business to run more efficiently.
• Shepard migrations from on-premises deployments to a public government cloud environment.
• Develop standardized and best practice approaches for cloud-based applications.
• Develop models and plans for the implementation of cloud strategies and take advantage of opportunities to improve business performance.
• Develop and monitor financial safeguards to ensure cloud systems cost containment.
• Work with other IT teams on system analysis and application architecture for major IT cloud initiatives.
• Work with Security Operations team on cloud security system analysis and hardening.
• Work with other IT teams to establish, design and support an enterprise cloud computing architecture that provides required capacity plans and supports the long-term strategic goals of the OAG.
• Implement Azure/OCI cloud technology policies and procedures for disaster recovery and archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of storage and stored data assets.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation regarding cloud configurations and operating procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications Competitive Minimum Qualifications:
You must be currently reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title or eligible to transfer to this title under Section 52.6, 70.1, or 70.4 of the Civil Service Law.

Transfers:
For 52.6, 70.1 and 70.4 transfer to an Information Technology Specialist 3, salary grade (SG)-23, you must have one year of permanent competitive service in an approved title for transfer allocated to an SG-21 or above.

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: Career Mobility Office » GOT-IT (ny.gov)
Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two Salary grades or one M-grade.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Non-Competitive Qualifications for appointment under the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS) program:
Five years of professional experience in the following computer related areas: network, server, storage, and systems management; telecommunications, IT customer support and training; computer installation, diagnosis, and repair; technical writing; computer security; knowledge management; database administration, design, and management; internet/intranet development, design, and maintenance; information technology project management; design and development of geographic information systems or computer aided drafting applications; computer programming; business/systems analysis; program design; or program testing.

OR

A bachelor's degree in any field including or supplemented by 15 semester credit hours in computer science and two years of experience; or a bachelor's or higher-level degree in any field and three years of experience; or an associate degree with 15 semester credit hours in a computer science field and four years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
• 3+ years in-depth technical knowledge and experience working with cloud networking, compute, storage, backups, services, etc.
• 2+ years experience with large scale cloud and hybrid architectures, including migrating on-premises applications to cloud or building cloud native services.
• 2+ years experience in architecting cloud infrastructure and PaaS services (firewalls, VMs, storage accounts, backup/recovery, application gateways, load balancers, database offerings, API management service, etc.).
• 2+ years experience with large scale, complex enterprise integration systems in a highly available and high-volume environment.
• 2+ years integrating Azure or OCI with other cloud systems.
• 1+ years experience with Office 365 tenant architecture, administration and support.
• Experience as a Windows or Linux System Administrator.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing architecture and administration.
• Experience with automation through Ansible, Terraform or other similar products.

Additional Comments Careers with the State offer multiple benefits including paid vacation leave (13+ days per year), sick leave, paid State holidays off, health insurance including vision & dental, entry into the NYS retirement (pension) system, education and training, eligibility for public student loan forgiveness, and job stability with promotional opportunities. Workplace flexibilities include multiple options for employees including telecommuting (up to two days per week) and alternative work schedules.

Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The OAG is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to workplace diversity.

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.

The Office of the NYS Attorney General (OAG) cannot provide sponsorship for work authorization. Candidates need to be authorized to work in the United States to be employed by this agency. It is incumbent upon employees to maintain work authorization for the duration of their employment with the OAG.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

How to Apply

Name Human Resources Management Bureau

Telephone 518-776-2500

Fax

Email Address hr.recruitment@ag.ny.gov

Address

Street Office of the Attorney General, Human Resources Managment Bureau

The Capitol

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12224

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease send your cover letter and resume that includes a statement on how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position to HR.Recruitment@ag.ny.gov. Please include Vacancy ID # 228004 for prompt routing and review.

For more information about the OAG, please visit our website: www.ag.ny.gov.