INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPERVISOR II Apply
Job Description and Duties
Under the general direction of the Deputy Secretary of State, HAVA Director, and within the Office of Voting Systems Technology and Assessment (OVSTA), the incumbent will demonstrate a depth of leadership and expertise in all areas of voting technology examination, testing, and certification. The incumbent supervises various tasks that OVSTA oversees. Voting technologies include voting systems, electronic poll books, Remote Accessible Vote by Mail Systems (RAVBMS), ballot on demand, and other election related emerging technologies.
Desirable Qualifications: In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
- Excellent leadership skills, including leading technical IT staff to successful outcomes.
- Experience in effective planning, organizing, and prioritizing multiple workloads and delivering timely results in fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrate performance encouraging positive relations, creating high job satisfaction, encouraging success while being trusting and supportive.
- Demonstrate ability to cultivate working relationships with diverse business, technical and vendor customers as well as providing quality enterprise communication.
- Good understanding of the technical and strong written/verbal communication skills.
- Innovative, forward-thinking individual.
- Knowledge of IT project management practices and techniques.
- Ability to oversee the research, problem solve, and troubleshoot the most challenging technical issues.
- Ability to exercise a high degree of initiative, independence, integrity, and flexibility.
- Experience with election related technologies.
- Experience with the testing and review of hardware or software.
Supplemental Questionnaire: In order to receive every consideration in the selection process, you must complete all questions with concise but detailed answers. References such as see resume will be viewed as an incomplete response. Please limit your entire response to no more than 2 pages using business professional font, font size and formatting.
- Please describe your experience with testing information technology systems using examples from your work history. What challenges have you faced when working with these and how have you resolved these issues?
- Please describe your style of leadership or management. How will you utilize your unique perspective and past experiences to lead this unit and ensure high-quality work is performed?
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Department Information
The Office of the Secretary of State (SOS) consists of nearly 600 dedicated public servants who uphold the rights of Californians while also striving to make our government, elections, and businesses both accessible and transparent. Led by an elected leader, accountable to the public, we are dedicated to fostering career development opportunities and growing a skilled workforce that embraces inclusion and values diversity.
Located in downtown Sacramento, the SOS building is within walking distance to a variety of eateries and amenities. Light Rail, State Capitol, Downtown Commons (DOCO), and Golden 1 Center, just to name a few. Conveniently located in the SOS building, the Gold Rush Grille offers delicious daily specials for breakfast or lunch and is open to the public. Our on-site childcare incorporates programs for children six weeks to five years old. Priority waitlist access and special discounted rates are available for SOS employees.
For more information about the SOS, please visit sos.ca.gov.
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 2/14/2024Who May Apply
Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
How To Apply
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
- Supplemental Application - Please provide your responses to the supplemental questions as directed above.
Benefits
Contact Information
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Human Resources Contact:
Sean Purewal
(916) 653-6974
spurewal@sos.ca.gov
Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.
EEO Contact:Ashley Boyer
(916) 653-6974
aboyer@sos.ca.gov
California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
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