The Putnam County Department of Information Technology/Geographic Information Systems is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Deputy Director of Information Technology/Geographic Information Systems (IT/GIS).

This is a Competitive position under New York State Civil Service Law. Per NYS Civil Service Law any appointment to this position will be made on a Provisional basis, pending the future administration of a Civil Service examination.

This is a professional level position with responsibility for assisting the Director in administering, directing and managing countywide information technology and geographic information systems (IT/GIS) activities. Incumbent assists in planning, directing and coordinating all county IT/GIS operations and activities. Incumbent participates in establishing countywide and departmental IT/GIS policies, procedures and standards. Considerable contact and interaction with County departments, officials and staff is involved. Work is performed under direct supervision of the Director of IT/GIS. Supervision is exercised over subordinate technical and clerical staff. Performs related work as required.

SOME TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:

• Provides, or assigns staff to provide, technical assistance and advice to county departments regarding information technology related issues and/or problems;
• Assists in assigning, directing, reviewing and evaluating the work of subordinate technical staff;
• Coordinates and participates in the installation and maintenance of hardware, software and network infrastructure devices for servers, storage systems and virtual server hosts, including assembly, configuration and transport, in accordance with established procedures and best practices;
• Oversees and maintains server-related security;
• Coordinates server configuration and allocation of server resources, including storage systems and data storage capacity, to ensure that application and data needs of users and user departments are met;
• Coordinates and performs periodic preventative maintenance in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and departmental standards;
• Coordinates ongoing installation, trouble-shooting and overall management of VoIP phone system;
• Establishes, reviews and modifies departmental information technology policies, procedures and standards;
• May respond to user calls and emails for maintenance, service, repairs or other computer system related problems, and provides resolutions to problems;
• Performs a variety of related activities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a closely related field and three (3) years of experience in the computer technology field which included system or program design, help desk activities, hardware/software troubleshooting, support, repair, or related computer technology activities, one (1) year of which must have included supervision of technical employees; or
2. Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree and four (4) years of experience as delineated above; or
3. Graduation from high school or possession of a comparable diploma and five (5) years of experience as delineated above; or
4. An equivalent combination of training and experience, as indicated above.

PLEASE NOTE: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Access to transportation is required to meet work requirements in a timely and efficient manner.

PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

1. Certification as Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or higher;

2. Certification as Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) or higher.

SALARY: $90,000

SCHEDULE: Full-time, Monday – Friday

BENEFITS:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

APPLICATION: 

Applications and resumes may be submitted to the Putnam County Personnel Department by mail or email:

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Putnam County Personnel Department

110 Old Route 6, Bldg 3

Carmel NY, 10512