IT Statewide Systems Support Engineer 1,2 (EUC KS)

The Office of Technology Services aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative, effective, and reliable solutions that support and enhance the IT functions within Executive Branch Departments. The Office of Technology Services will work to increase the return on the State’s investment in technology by promoting smart decision-making, solving problems intelligently, increasing the rate of project success, and fostering a skilled and professional staff. The OTS End User Computing unit provides support for approximately 30,000+ end users and devices in 600+ offices statewide.

This position is an advanced-level lead technical position in support of multiple highly complex, multi-agency local, metropolitan, and wide area networks under OTS’s responsibility. The primary focus of this position is the monitoring of all OTS network systems as a member of the OTS Enterprise Network Operations Center (NOC) team. This position will require the incumbent to develop and maintain a highly complex knowledge of network technologies, routing, switching, security architectures, and specialized expertise in network management software and systems. The incumbent may be required to participate in an on-call rotation, and is eligible for on-call pay.

The Division of Administration is the state government’s management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities, including the following:

• Overseeing the state’s capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services

• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes, Design, administer and manage changes in the highly complex network and service monitoring systems. Functionally supervise the NOC personnel for monitoring and response, assigning priorities and areas of responsibility, determining and arranging for adequate technical training and support tools. Responsible for monitoring the operation of the state network for performance, fault, change management, and responding to detected problems; ensure system configurations are backed up for quick recovery from device failures. Monitor server and application operations and performance that impact customer experience and network access such as DNS, DHCP, VoIP. Work Incident and Problem Management cycles and escalations serving as the technical expert on specific highly complex systems. Lead OTS Service Transition services projects. Consult and interact with other OTS and State Agency personnel, vendors of communications and network management software and hardware and services, and end users. Design, develop, and manage team key performance indicators. Document tasks for standard installation, testing, provisioning tasks, device configuration templates, scripts for problem handling, and incident responses. Provide timely information and status to OTS Executive staff and other key OTS personnel through announcements and notifications. Review and report on systems, configurations. Audit for standards compliance. Design, review run-books, scripts and procedures for incident response. Design, submit, and review KB articles. Research, review and evaluate highly complex technologies, processes, and approaches to identify opportunities to enhance existing EUC NOC monitoring and response capabilities. Oversee and design the maintenance of standards and operational procedures to be followed by Network Operation Center personnel for the day-to-day management of the statewide data network monitoring and incident response. Some examples include:

• Maintenance notification, significant service outage, network device monitoring processes.

• NOC system management and incident response documentation., Retirement- State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher’s Retirement System of Louisiana (),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others

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Describe a complex network or infrastructure service incident that you personally investigated or coordinated. Explain how it was detected, the tools or information you used, the teams you engaged, the root cause, and the corrective or preventive actions taken. 02

Describe how you would steward existing CI relationship configurations using established CMDB standards and approved relationship types. Explain how you would validate relationships against monitoring data and technical-owner input, identify missing, incorrect, or outdated relationships, coordinate or complete corrections, and verify accuracy after infrastructure changes. 03

Describe a complex technical project or operational improvement that you led with limited supervision. Explain the objective, your responsibilities, the teams involved, the key decisions you made, any procedures or training you developed, and the results achieved. 04

If you are qualifying for this position with one of the degree options provide the level of degree, major as given on your official transcript, school name, and date earned for each degree you have completed. Example: (Bachelor in biology at Louisiana State University May 2012)If you are not qualifying under a degree option enter N/A. 05

Seven years of experience in information technology; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus five years of experience in information technology; OR

An associate’s degree in information technology plus five years of experience in information technology; OR

A bachelor’s degree plus five years of experience in information technology; OR

A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus four years of experience in information technology; OR

A master’s degree plus four years of experience in information technology.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

NOTE: A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.

Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here., Prior to a new hire, a background check, including criminal record history, will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment, but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position. A criminal history check may be conducted on employees changing positions, including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments, and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government’s E-Verify system.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at

Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran’s Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.