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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Role: System Administrator</b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Location: Mechanicsburg, PA</b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="background:yellow"><span style="color:black">Please share resumes to</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="background:yellow"><span style="color:black">pgo AT THE RATE OF Comtechglobal DOT COM</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="background:yellow"><span style="color:#222222">Stat</span></span><span style="background:yellow"><span style="color:black">e </span></span><span style="background:yellow"><span style="color:#222222">Client will do Criminal Background Verifications Do You Agree?</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="background:yellow"><span style="color:black">Description</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="background:yellow"><span style="color:black">Question 1</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="background:yellow"><span style="color:black">Background Check: This position requires an in depth background check, including fingerprinting, and requires successful results. Do you accept this requirement?</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="background:yellow"><span style="color:black">Question 2</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="background:yellow"><span style="color:black">This position will be on-site at 1920 Tech Park in Mechanicsburg, PA. Does your candidate accept this requirement?</span></span> </b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Short Description:</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:#222222">System Administrator</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="color:#222222">On-Site Work Location: 1920 Tech Park in Mechanicsburg, PA</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Complete Description:</span></span></b></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222">DEFINITION: This is technical information technology (IT) work providing a variety of IT support functions.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222">An employee in this job performs IT duties in at least two of the following technical areas: IT support and administration services. Work at this level includes IT technical responsibilities of comparable scope and complexity in IT support and administration services which may include procurement, planning, security, training, project management support, quality assurance/quality management, release management, asset management, or technical writing. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222">Work may involve serving as the point of contact for all IT needs, typically in a field location or business area, where work includes at least one technical element appropriate to this level.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#222222">Work may include lead work responsibilities over Information Technology Technicians. Work is generally performed in a networked environment and involves the application of technical IT principles to manage information for the business area in accordance with Commonwealth and agency standards. Duties are performed with considerable independence and are subject to review by an administrative or technical supervisor for quality of applications developed, the operational performance of the network, or other IT support services being provided.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:#222222">RESPONSIBILITIES/TASKS</span></b></span></span></p> <ul> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Recommends and coordinates the purchase of software and hardware needed to upgrade agency capability consistent with the agency's IT strategic plan.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Recommends desktop software and hardware purchases, systems integration and installation, and the use of hardware and software.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Prepares cost/benefit analyses of existing and proposed projects.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Resolves or escalates acquisition problems.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Participates in the development of contract specifications and monitors contractor performance.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Participates in the development of the IT strategic plan through coordination with agency managers to align IT systems with the agency's mission.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Researches, analyzes, reports, and makes recommendations on the capabilities and limitations of industry technologies relative to the environment.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Updates and makes revisions to the IT continuity of government plan.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Participates in IT continuity of government tests and in risk assessment analysis for systems and applications.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Assists in implementing, administering, and maintaining system security standards, policies, and procedures.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Instructs users on information security threats and security procedures and the proper usage of information technology resources.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Participates in the investigation, analysis, and resolution of end-user security and resource access control problems.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Assists with security assessment and audit reviews and in the implementation and enforcement of security assessment and audit procedures.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Audits security event logs to determine security violations and takes appropriate action.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Assesses and recommends the most appropriate training option, such as in-house, out-service, and on-line, to address specific training needs.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Develops original training materials, manuals, bulletins, on-line help, video, and other user aids.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Conducts formal in-service classroom IT training for users and technical staff.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Maintains and recommends ongoing improvements to the agency's project management methodology processes, standards, and associated documentation.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Supports project and portfolio management tools and customizes project and portfolio management software products used by the agency.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Develops training on the use of project management tools and processes.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Participates in risk assessment activities to assess uncertainties and anticipate barriers or gaps that may impact the success of the project.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Assists project managers in ensuring proper required technical skills and staff resources are available to complete assigned projects within established time frames.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ensures that projects are clearly defined and that proper project management procedures and methods are used on existing projects and corrects deficiencies.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Reviews project plans and tracks current status of projects.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Resolves or escalates project related issues that may include project status and progress via project metrics, risk mitigations, contingencies, changes in scope, timeframe concerns, and program area or development issues.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Manages IT projects following the agency's or Commonwealth's project management methodology.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Assists in the preparation and finalization of Community of Practice project proposals.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Develops quality assurance procedures, including data security, backup and recovery, and systems controls.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Creates unit, system, and user acceptance documents and plans and performs regression testing.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Performs quality audits across IT functions to ensure quality standards are being met.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Identifies release risks and issues and works to resolve them.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Maintains the application release archive and auditable documentation and sign-offs for all projects and items for release.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Performs configurations and deployments of new software releases to preproduction environments.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ensures that releases are conducted in compliance with the standards and policies governing testing, verification, configuration, and deployment.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Develops and maintains hardware and software asset management procedures, processes, systems, and measurements and makes recommendations on asset management activities and decisions.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Analyzes the needs of the target audience and develops, maintains, standardizes, or revises technical documents, user guides, release notes, help systems, document libraries, and documentation portals.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Assists data or database staff involved in designing and maintaining data or database systems.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Functions as a lead worker for limited technical IT work by assigning and reviewing work, training employees, and performing quality control functions for the work.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Performs related work as required.</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:#222222">REQUIRED KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: </span></b></span></span></p> <ul> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of information technology concepts and practices.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of the component parts of personal computers, peripherals, servers, and their associated functionality.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of the functions and capabilities of hardware and software.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of troubleshooting techniques.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of the use and interpretation of diagnostic utility programs used in troubleshooting problems.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of networking concepts.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of application development concepts.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of database concepts.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of web development concepts.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of the principles of information technology project management.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of information technology security principles. </span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of research principles and techniques to identify business requirements and solutions to problems.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of hardware and software testing methods.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of the principles and techniques of information technology documentation.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Knowledge of information technology systems performance monitoring techniques.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ability to analyze business processes to identify functional requirements.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ability to read and interpret technical materials such as specifications, technical manuals, and other project documentation.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ability to identify correct logic relationships and statements.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ability to analyze information in order to diagnose and troubleshoot technical problems.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ability to communicate effectively orally.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ability to communicate effectively in writing.</span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.</span></span></li> </ul>