Productivity/Collaboration Systems IT Manager

POSITION TITLE:                          PRODUCTIVITY/COLLABORATION SYSTEMS IT MANAGER

                                                        (Official classification: IT Project Manager I)

SALARY:                                         $9,038.36 - $11,854.09 Monthly (Negotiable within the salary range)
                                                         $108,460.32 - $142,249.08 Yearly
 
WORK LOCATION:                        Hybrid (Mostly Remote, Downtown Los Angeles)
 
FILING PERIOD:                             08/26/2022 – continuous
 
EXAM NUMBER:                            R9872J
 
RECRUITMENT TYPE:                   Open Competitive Job Opportunity

ABOUT THE COURT

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (Court) is the largest unified trial court in the United States. Its 580 judges and commissioners work in one of the 40 facilities within the Court's 12 judicial districts and are supported by more than 4,500 full-time Court employees. The Court has an annual budget of more than $855 million. Located in Southern California, Los Angeles County is geographically one of the nation's largest counties, covering 4,084 square miles and, with over 10,400,000 residents, is also one of its most populous counties.
    

 

FOCUS ON EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND WELLBEING 

Court employees are considered disaster service workers under California Government Code section 3100 and are needed to deliver the statutorily mandated, time-sensitive and emergency services in times of local, state, and national emergencies. The Court takes its responsibilities for ensuring a safe workplace and providing essential public services to those who are required to come into a courthouse seriously; including its legal and ethical obligations to protect the workforce, justice partners, and the public from COVID-19.  The Court has implemented various policies and protocols to protect the health and safety of its employees while delivering statutorily mandated essential services. This includes implementing technology to facilitate remote appearances for court users and expanding telework opportunities for employees. 

 

 

ABOUT THE POSITION 

Productivity/Collaboration Systems IT Managers supervise a small to medium sized team of professional staff and/or outside resources engaged in development, enhancement and maintenance projects associated with a class of systems or complex applications. Incumbents are responsible for the development of technology solutions consistent with the Court's technology strategy and user business and operational requirements, the utilization of best-practice development methods and tools and effective project management to ensure that Court requirements are met in accordance with project deadlines, cost, quality expectations and other critical success factors. Projects are broad in scope and impact, involve complex business requirements and a diverse customer base and require integration of different technologies and solutions. Work requires strong business relationship management competencies, project leadership and management skills and understanding of state-of-the-art technology solution options. 

For a detailed job description, please click here. Some of the duties involved in this assignment may include:

• Thrive in a matrix environment where success depends on a high degree of cross-functional collaboration.
• Subject Matter Expert in SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Power Automate/Apps. 
• Require deep understanding of SharePoint architecture and services.
• Extensive experience in SharePoint Online and the Microsoft 365 platform.
• Expert in SharePoint "modern" web parts and features.
• SharePoint experience in using of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, JSON, CSOM, SharePoint Designer, InfoPath Forms, and PowerShell Scripting.
• Administration experience and knowledge of SharePoint Online.
• Evaluate the functional requirements and implement Business solutions to enhance Court's SharePoint Online experience for the Court users.
• Create and modify SharePoint site collections with multiple sites, unique navigational elements, custom content types and site columns, site pages, workflows, and government policies.
• Migrate, Design and Develop Single Page Applications, using SharePoint Designer, jQuery, Bootstrap, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and AngularJS and develop test plans before deployment.
• Provide regular updates on project status to the team and collaborate to provide technical support in resolving production issues and ensure end-to-end implementation of applications with on-time project deliverables.

TELEWORK OPPORTUNITIES
This position is eligible for hybrid telework (mostly remote, and occasional onsite).


MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
To qualify, you must meet one of the following options at time of filing:

OPTION I: Two years of experience as an Applications Development Analyst III, Applications Support Coordinator, or a class at that level working for the Los Angeles Superior Court.

OPTION II: Graduation from a college or university with a major* in computer sciences, management information systems or a related field -AND- seven years of progressively responsible professional information systems experience in a multi-user, multi-platform, client server-oriented environment, including at least two years of which involved complex project management experience.


Note: Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
All applicants must be able to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 prior to beginning employment with the Court.
 
You are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 2 weeks after you:

• Received a Johnson & Johnson (J&J)/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, or
• Received a second dose of a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, or
• Finished the series of a COVID-19 vaccine that has been listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization [WHO]

 

Individuals with a medical condition that prevents them from getting a vaccine, as verified by their medical provider, or those with a confirmed sincerely held religious belief that prohibits them from receiving a vaccine, may request to be excused from this vaccination requirement as a reasonable accommodation to their medical condition or religion. The Court will review requests for accommodation on a case-by-case basis consistent with its existing procedures for reasonable accommodation requests.

• An advanced college degree in computer science, management information systems, or a closely related field.
• Current Project Management Institute (PMI) or Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience implementing and leveraging collaboration tools such as SharePoint to enhance project coordination.
• Migration experience from SharePoint On-Premise to SharePoint Online.
• Experience in PowerApps, Microsoft Flows to develop SharePoint and O365 solutions for business.
• Experience with developing applications using SharePoint Framework (SPFx), TypeScript, and Angular 2 .
• Previous experience in .NET programming.
• Experience analyzing, designing, developing, and integrating applications on SharePoint Online. 
• Experience working successfully with stakeholders to translate business needs into SharePoint solutions. 
• Proven experience working successfully on cross-functional teams to build SharePoint solutions from the ground up. 
• Hands on experience working with SharePoint "modern" experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills.

*EDUCATION VERIFICATION:
To receive credit, a legible copy of your diploma or transcript (unofficial acceptable) detailing the degree conferred and the name of the educational institution must be attached to your online application following the guidelines below. Once the application is submitted, you will not be able to edit or add documents. 

 

For a list of acceptable accredited institutions or international universities, please visit http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation, www.chea.org/search, or http://whed.net/home.php.

 

Foreign studies must be evaluated by an academic credential evaluation agency and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from the United States. For a list of acceptable evaluation agencies, please visit www.naces.org or http://aice-eval.org/. Foreign studies submitted without acceptable evaluation will be rejected.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION:

PART I: Qualifying evaluation of education, training and experience based upon submitted application materials and supplemental questionnaire. 

PART II: Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. 
 
 
APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
Applications may only be filed online. To learn how to apply online, please access the Online Employment Application Guide. Los Angeles Superior Court reserves the right to verify all submitted documentation prior to appointment. The Court will only consider completed applications submitted, along with the required documents, and will reject incomplete applications. A resume will not substitute for a fully completed employment application. To facilitate the full and proper consideration of your work experience, clearly specify what professional experience meets the required job qualifications. When listing your work experience, please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience for each position.
 
Please provide a current and accurate email address for the Court to communicate with you about this job opportunity. Human Resources staff will notify all applicants of their application status via email. We recommend that you add info@governmentjobs.com to your SAFE SENDERS list to avoid the notification being filtered as spam mail.
 
Los Angeles Superior Court is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the recruitment process can contact the email address provided below. For additional employment information, please click here.
 
Questions regarding this posting may be emailed to mpenate@lacourt.org 
 
 
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
We will notify you of the outcome after each step of the recruitment process has been completed. Applicants who successfully pass each (and all) examination part(s) will be placed on an eligible list that will remain active for approximately one year. Other vacancies may be filled using this list.

 

Exam No.: R9872J

Productivity/Collaboration Systems IT Manager

 
Applications may be submitted online at
OR via the HR computer kiosk at
Los Angeles Superior Court
Human Resources Administration
111 N. Hill Street, Room 203
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Salary : $108,460 - $142,249