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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Information Systems Technician II - **Company:** ALAMEDA COUNTY CALIFORNIA - **Location:** Fremont, CA, United States - **Salary:** $79,040.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer Programming, Data Processing, Information Technology, Network Server - **Published:** October 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://careersingovernment.com/job/3611262/information-systems-technician-ii/ ## About the Role In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications stated below, the ideal candidate will possess the following critical attributes: * Demonstrated experience providing technical support and maintenance to computer systems for an in-house data processing system. * Strong ability to troubleshoot complex hardware and software issues. * Effective decision maker who can quickly and accurately diagnose software, hardware and system problems with the ability to formulate and execute the most adequate method of repair. * Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical staff. * Ability to maintain consistency in work while experiencing changes in work environment, duties, technology or procedures. * Outstanding organizational skills, including the ability to independently prioritize tasks and work on multiple projects simultaneously; but also be able to provide status updates on tasks at a moment's notice. * Responsible for providing technical support to end-users with hardware, software and peripheral equipment, network servers, copiers and printers. * Willingness to learn new software and hardware systems and the ability to apply the newly acquired knowledge to work. * Ability to perform duties while maintaining a system of checks and balances to ensure thoroughness and completeness of work., Possession of the Knowledge and Abilities listed below is proof of sufficient education and experience for this class. The knowledge and abilities would typically be obtained by having gained one year of experience in developing mini and/or microcomputer based data processing systems, as well as by having some formal class work in computer science or data processing systems., * Computer technology. * Data processing concepts. * Networking. * Modern office practices. Abilities: * Oral communication. * Computer programming. * Adaptation to stress. ## Description Under general supervision of higher level data processing staff, performs a variety of technical duties involving the operation, installation, maintenance, and support of mini and microcomputer hardware and software systems; to serve as system administrator for the assigned data processing system; to develop mini and microcomputer application programs; and to do related work as required., A review of applicants' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those applicants who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process. A review of candidates' Supplemental Questionnaires to determine the best qualified. Those candidates considered the best qualified will move on to the final step in the examination process. An oral interview which will be weighted as 100 % of the candidate's final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises. CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION. We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components. Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work. To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the "What You Need to Know" section of our website, hrs.alamedacountyca.gov. RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency. TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT PLAN Deadline for Filing: 5:00:00PM, Thursday, November 5, 2026 Review of Minimum Qualifications: November 18, 2026 Review of Supplemental Questionnaire for Best Qualified: Week of December 21, 2026 Virtual Pre-Recorded Civil Service Oral Examination: Rating of Oral Examinations: December 28 - January 7, 2027 January 8 - January 18, 2027 Notification of Results: Week of January 25, 2027 TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN Departmental Hiring Interviews: February 2027 Tentative Recruitment and Selection Plan WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN Reasonable Accommodation Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Alameda County's Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement no later than the recruitment filing deadline . If this is a continuous open recruitment without a filing deadline, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement within ten (10) business days of submitting your application . Unless your disability is readily apparent (for example, you use a wheelchair and need wheelchair-accessible spaces), Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes. For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, hrs.alamedacountyca.gov.