DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS CONSULTANT - 41000340

Requisition No: 839948 

Agency: Office of the Attorney General

Working Title: DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS CONSULTANT - 41000340

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 41000340 

Salary:  $55,000 - $65,000 Annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/14/2024 

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Our Organization and Mission: The Office represents the State of Florida in state and federal civil and criminal courts, from trial courts to the Supreme Court of the United States. 

Position Summary: This position is in the Office of the Attorney General within the Information Technology (IT) unit in Tallahassee, Florida.

Pay: $55,000 - $65,000 Annually

Qualifications: 

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of experience in computer systems analysis, computer programming or in planning or designing distributed computer systems; or
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course of study in one (1) of the computer sciences or in management information systems and three (3) years of experience as described above; or
• A master's degree from an accredited college or university with major course of study in one (1) of the computer sciences or in management information systems and two (2) years experience as described above; or
• A doctorate from an accredited college or university with major course of study in one (1) of the computer sciences or in management information systems and one (1) year of experience as described above; or
• Five (5) years of experience as described above and either (1) completion of a 1440 classroom hour program of study from a vocational/technical school or accredited community college in an area of data processing (excluding data entry), or (2) 60 semester or 90 quarter hours of college course work from an accredited institution which includes four courses in computer science or management information systems.
• Experience as described above can be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.
• Completion of a one (1) year program of study from a vocational/technical school in an area of data processing (excluding data entry) can substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.
• At least 2 years experience administrating or have administrative rights with MS SQL Servers. Additional 2 years experience with writing T-SQL.

Preference given to candidates with designing and implementing relational database architecture. Coding in C#, C+, C++, Powershell, SSIS, SSRS, Microsoft BI, business analyst skills are a plus.
Relevant Microsoft Certifications will be a plus.

The Work You Will Do: The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 

• This position may require occasional work outside normal business days and hours, which is Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
• This position is responsible for providing administration and support of the SQL environments and solutions, and related subsystems, within the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).
• Supports the design, development, testing, deployment of changes, and support of all OAG SQL solutions.  
• Must be responsive, efficient, and professional in response to client support requests and request from peers in Information Technology (IT).  
• Team work approach in collaboration with Information Technology (IT) staff and other business units in the OAG.
• Support the end-to-end lifecycle of SQL solutions, including code promotion, system upgrades, maintenance fixes, and patches.
• Coordinate with IT staff and end users on requested customizations, and review the technical requirements to design, test, implement, and maintain a solution.  
• Assist with development of standard operation procedures.
• Provide on-going support of SQL and related environment, including incident analysis and resolution.  
• Work closely with IT Application Development, Infrastructure, Information Security Manager (ISM), and the Help Desk to ensure the successful deployment, support, and availability of business systems.  
• Have strong communication skills, both oral and written.  
• Ability to effectively communicate and bridge the gap between technical and non-technical audiences.
• Monitor quality and performance of the SQL environment and applications through testing and maintenance.  
• Assign, maintain, and review application security roles and privileges.  Collaborate with Infrastructure staff to conduct routine hardware and software audits of servers to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, configuration guidelines, Monitors and tunes the system to achieve optimum performance levels.
• Facilitate and/or create new procedures and processes that support advancing technologies and/or capabilities.  
• Provide peer level review and mentoring to other team members.  
• Maintain proficiency in technologies and tools needed to customize SQL solutions.
• Responsible for support and assistance with advanced queries, reports and scripts.  
• Support data exchange with internal and external systems.  
• This includes verifying scheduled jobs run as required, troubleshooting cause of job failure, resolving issue(s) and ensuring job runs successfully.  
• As a state agency, data with external systems.
• Incumbent should be timely and reliable with work, documentation, and interaction with teammates.  
• Perform other related work as required.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida: Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: To be considered for the position, all applicants must:

Submit a complete and accurate application profile necessary for qualifying such as dates of service, reason for leaving, etc. In addition, all applicants must ensure all employment and/or detailed information about work experience is listed on the application (including military service, self-employment, job-related volunteer work, internships, etc.) and that gaps in employment are explained. 

NOTE: Any required experience and/or preferences listed in the advertisement must be verified at the time of application.

• Ensure that applicant responses to qualifying questions are verifiable by skills and/or experience stated on the employment application and/or resume. Applicants who do not respond to the qualifying questions will not be considered for this position.
• The elements of the selection process may include a skill assessment exercise. 
• Current and future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months. Following the six-month period, a new application must be submitted to an open advertisement to be considered for that vacancy.
• OAG employees are paid biweekly. All state employees are required to participate in the direct deposit program pursuant to s. 110.113, Fs.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS/ DRUG FREE WORKPLACE: All OAG positions are "sensitive or special trust" and require favorable results on a background investigation including fingerprinting, pursuant to s. 110.1127(2)(a), F.S. The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free Workplace, all employees are subject to reasonable suspicion or other drug testing in accordance with section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. We hire only U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.

E-VERIFY STATEMENT: The Office of the Attorney General participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (e-verify). E-verify is a program that electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States after completion of the employment eligibility verification form (i-9).

PERSONS WITH DISABILITY/ADA STATEMENT: The OAG supports the employment of individuals with disabilities and encourages them to seek employment within our agency. If you need an accommodation because of a disability, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, in order to participate in the application process, please notify the people first service center at 877-562-7287. If you need an accommodation during the selection process, please notify the hiring authority in advance to allow sufficient time to provide an accommodation.

REMINDERS: Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website at: https: //www.sss.gov. If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. If you return to FRS employment before satisfying the required waiting period, your retirement may be voided, and you may have to repay all benefits you have received, including any Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) payout.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.