SYSTEMS PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR - SES - 48002922

Requisition No: 809507 

Agency: Department of Education

Working Title: SYSTEMS PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR - SES - 48002922

Position Number: 48002922 

Salary:  48,140.46 

Posting Closing Date: 02/21/2024 

APPLICATION NOTES: Candidate Profile (application) must be completed in its entirety. Include supervisor names and phone number of all periods of employment. Account for and explain any gaps in employment; gaps of employment 3 months or more must be addressed on application. Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications. Each field (address, city, state, dates, phone number, etc.) must be completed. Periods of employment should be entered. Please submit any supporting documentation when claiming preference.
 
 

 
Division of Technology and Innovation
Systems Project Administrator – SES

Location: Tallahassee, FL
Starting salary: $48,140.46
 

 
“Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a level 2 background screening pursuant to Chapter 435, Florida Statutes."
 
 

 
DESCRIPTION:
The Division of Technology and Innovation within the Florida Department of Education is seeking a motivated individual to serve in a full-time position as a System Project Administrator in the Office of School Support (OSS). OSS facilitates K-12 school data collections and reporting for both internal and external clients.

Under the supervision of the Computer Applications Support Manager, this position conducts technical work involving the analysis, development, design and implementation of comprehensive management information systems and/or integrated subsystems within OSS.  The employee is expected to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and ability to prepare, provide and disseminate quality products representative of the Department’s commitment to quality, efficient services and practices; to develop computer programs in the authorized language(s) following detailed specifications and departmental standards; prepare test data and perform testing for programs developed or modified to validate accuracy; develop simple job control language routines and modify existing procedures; identify and correct program malfunctions when they occur; participate in the development of procedures for user training and operation of management information systems; participate in input and output forms design; establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with all information technology staff and customers; display a professional attitude when interacting with information technology staff and customers; and possess the ability to acquire technical and subject matter expertise.

We are seeking a skilled individual with 4 years of experience in analysis, code development and maintenance support of mainframe applications that service the division’s business objectives and requirements. This position requires excellent analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to effectively multitask. The majority of responsibility will be the development and maintenance of student and funding applications that store and report on K-12 student data written in COBOL, Easytrieve, SQL and IBM JCL with data stored in DB2 databases.
Additionally, the applicant should perform well independently and as a team player. The applicant must be able to develop work products from concept to completion to include assisting in technical writing, analysis, code development, testing, and maintenance. The ideal candidate should have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Preference will be given to those who have proven analytical and coding experience in SQL queries, COBOL, Easytrieve and DB2.
 
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: 
The employee must be productive under tight timeframes, balance multiple and competing priorities and maintain goal-directed behavior and performance sometimes under stressful conditions; is expected to demonstrate, model, and reinforce the agency’s fundamental values of quality, fairness, cooperation, respect, commitment, excellence, honesty, and teamwork; must interact courteously with others; performance and behavior must demonstrate consideration of the workload concerns of others and must not negatively affect productivity and morale of the unit. Perform other duties as required or assigned. 
 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 
•    A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of experience in computer systems analysis and/or computer programming; or
•    A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the computer sciences or in management information systems and two years of experience as described above; or
•    A master's degree from an accredited college or university in one of the computer sciences or in management information systems and one year of experience as described above; or
•    Four years of experience as described above and either (1) completion of a 720 classroom hour program of study from a vocational/technical school or accredited community college in an area of data processing         (excluding data entry), or (2) 60 semester or 90 quarter hours of college course work from an accredited institution which includes four courses in computer science or management information systems.
•    Experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.
•    Completion of a one-year program of study from a vocational/technical school in an area of data processing (excluding data entry) can substitute for one year of the required experience.
 
NOTE:  
Attendance is an essential function of this position. 
 
Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
•    Annual and Sick Leave Benefits
•    Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday annually.
•    State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision and other supplemental insurance options. 
•    Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (www.myfrs.com) 
•    Flexible Spending Accounts
•    Tuition waivers;
•    And more!
 
Position Location:
This position is located at our headquarter location at 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399.
 
Background Screening Requirements:
It is the policy of the Florida Department of Education that applicants for employment undergo level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer. 
 
All applicants for employment or to volunteer who are selected for an interview will be provided with the Consent to Background Screening form for level 2 screening, the Affidavit of Good Moral Character, and the Notice of Rights. The leading candidate for employment or to volunteer will be required to execute the Consent form and Affidavit, report to a designated location, and submit fingerprints for level 2 screening. 
 
No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Department. 
 
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for statewide criminal and juvenile records checked through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and federal criminal records checked through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies. 
 
It is the policy of the Department of Education to give preference to eligible veterans and the spouses of veterans in appointment and retention in positions of public employment. 
 
The Department of Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer. 
 
Selective Services System (SSS):
Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962 will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Other Personal Services (OPS) or Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS) unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.
 

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.