The Department of Fish and Wildlife seeks candidates for chief (Environmental Program Manager I, supervisory) of the Biogeographic Data Branch, who would be responsible for planning, organizing and directing about 40 interdisciplinary staff in a wide variety of complex and sensitive data management programs that provide geospatial information, tools and expertise.
“The chief works closely with department managers and staff to review current data management practices, assists in the development of new practices, and promulgates standards related to those practices,” the job posting says. “This branch reviews, develops, and implements the department’s statewide policies and regulations for biogeographic data management.”
More information about the position can be found in the duty statement. The role has a monthly salary of $11,598 to $14,418, and the application deadline is June 30.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is seeking a Power Platform enterprise architect and administrator (IT Specialist III) with an advanced IT-related degree, experience with Microsoft Suite applications, and proficiency in C#/.NET, Node.js, or Python programming languages. The chief will serve as an expert technical adviser for the department on behalf of the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Unit, according to the job posting and duty statement.
Duties include:
- Lead and provide advanced architect-level solutions in the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Power BI, Dataverse).
- Serve as a Power Platform Tenant Administrator, responsible for creating and managing Power Platform environments.
- Work with the System Engineering team on the management and maintenance of components in an Azure Landing Zone within the CAL FIRE Production tenant.
- Assist in creating and sustaining the Center of Excellence model for the Power Platform at CAL FIRE; train staff in best practices, design patterns and techniques, testing, accessing data and connectors; and promote the use of reusable components and templates.
The position has a monthly salary range of $8,700 to $11,659, and the application deadline is July 3.
The Office of Legislative Counsel is seeking a senior technical and project support specialist (IT Specialist II) to serve as a senior technical consultant, subject matter expert, and technical lead.
“The incumbent leads the successful delivery of technical project management and technical support services,” the job posting says. “The incumbent communicates and collaborates directly with cross-divisional technical teams at the Legislative Data Center in the delivery of project support, vendor support, and advanced technical support services.”
Desirable qualifications include:
- Five or more years of experience working as a technical lead and liaison, responsible for providing critical IT services; and five or more years of experience facilitating communication among cross-functional teams, vendors, executive leadership and project stakeholders.
- Experience in building strong relationships with high-profile customers and providing the highest level of customer service.
- Experience in working in the delivery of project management, vendor management and advanced technical support.
- Knowledge of the legislative business cycle and legislative calendar in order to avoid service interruptions impacting customers.
More information is available in the duty statement. The role has a monthly salary range of $8,127 to $10,894, and the application deadline is July 11.
The Employment Development Department (EDD) is seeking an IT procurement specialist (IT Specialist I) to lead efforts to develop, plan, organize, coordinate and maintain the following tasks, including developing procurement documents, solicitations, work authorizations and amendments. The specialist “analyzes and evaluates the more complex IT solicitations and vendor responses and acts as a department liaison to internal and external entities,” the job posting says. The specialist “may work up to full-time on procurement tasks related to the EDDNext Project.”
Desirable qualifications include:
- Experience with and/or knowledge of state procurement and contracting processes related to IT.
- Experience with and/or knowledge of Public Contract Code, Government Code, State Administrative Manual, Statewide Information Management Manual, and State Contracting Manual.
- Experience in the nomenclature of the IT industry to provide procurement direction to technical staff.
- Ability to plan, organize, and adapt to changing assignments and priorities, handle multiple procurements simultaneously and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.
More information is available in the duty statement. The position has a monthly salary range of $5,960 to $9,643, and the application deadline is July 3.
EDD is also seeking a supervisor (IT Supervisor II) in the Application Services Division to manage the Unemployment Insurance Mainframe Group within the Mainframe Benefit Services Section.
“The supervisor II provides leadership, direction and coordination of work activities and resources related to the development and maintenance of information management systems,” the job posting says. In addition, the supervisor “is responsible for managing the ongoing daily operations of the UI Mainframe Group, scheduling and prioritizing workload, managing and coaching subordinates, and workforce and succession planning.” The position works closely with other managers in the division to ensure that resources are effectively used in alignment with strategic goals.
More information is available in the duty statement. This position has a monthly salary range of $7,783 to $10,428, and the application deadline is July 4.
The California Department of Technology is recruiting for a manager of Planning and Product Management (IT Manager I) to build and foster “a dynamic team responsible for defining desirable, viable, feasible and sustainable solutions that meet customer needs, supporting development across the product life cycle and coordinating schedules among multiple projects, and managing dependencies within internal teams and stakeholders by optimizing product strategy and managing overall roadmap,” according to the job posting.
Additionally, according to the posting and the duty statement, the manager “is responsible for overseeing the planning and execution of various communities of practice which enable the state’s greater technology community and business programs to share knowledge and best practices, collaborate with their colleagues, and directly engage on high-priority topics.”
Desirable qualifications include:
- Extensive experience in the management of product envisioning, development processes and techniques and building product road maps, requirements, user research, performance tracking and product backlog management.
- Ability to develop minimum viable product, gather inputs and feedback, and quickly adjust and navigate through product building.
- Proven experience as a program manager, having a thorough understanding of various program/project management tools, techniques and methods.
- Extensive knowledge of program evaluation, change management and IT service delivery with excellent problem-solving ability.
The position has a monthly salary range of $8,591 to $11,512, and the application deadline is June 29.
The Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal) is seeking to fill five IT positions.
FI$Cal seeks an application development analyst (IT Specialist I) to serve as “a technical specialist to examine, devise, create, incorporate, document, rectify and uphold customizations for diverse applications across the organization,” according to the job posting. “Operating autonomously, the analyst delivers comprehensive support for enterprise-wide application development, addresses challenges in production applications, and guarantees compliance with the department’s strategic business and technological vision, goals, and objectives.”
More information on this role can be found in the duty statement. The monthly salary range is $5,960 to $9,643, and the application deadline is July 16.
FI$Cal is seeking a system administrator (IT Specialist I) to be responsible “for the installation, configuration, patching, monitoring, optimization, backup, recovery, performance, maintenance, and operations of the FI$Cal system.”
According to the job posting and duty statement, “This includes the system databases, application platforms, and associated tools, as well as the technical testing and support of the FI$Cal system.” More information can be found in the duty statement. The monthly salary range is $5,960 to $9,643, and the application deadline is July 16.
FI$Cal is seeking a project manager (IT Specialist I) to be responsible for planning, executing, monitoring and controlling all activities for the assigned projects within the Project Management Office, including implementation of new IT products, services and systems and new releases of the FI$Cal system.
The manager “ensures that FI$Cal’s project management processes, tools and techniques, industry best practices and state processes including California Project Management Framework (CA-PMF) are consistently applied to all assigned projects,” according to the job posting and duty statement.
In addition, the manager “communicates with business partners on updated state policies and procedures and ensures that the department’s control agencies’ reporting requirements are met. The (manager) articulates and implements processes, facilitates discussions or meetings, and provides status updates, coaching and mentoring to other project team members.”
This position has a monthly salary range of $5,960 to $9,643, and the application deadline is June 26.
FI$Cal is recruiting for an information security analyst (IT Specialist I) to conduct security event monitoring, vulnerability and threat management, information security architecture, policy and guidelines development, procedure review, information security awareness training, privacy compliance program oversight, risk management, and collaboration with privacy and security executives and teams.
According to the job posting and duty statement, desirable qualifications include IT-related education and/or certification and experience in event monitoring, security architecture and/or risk management. This position has a monthly salary range of $5,960 to $9,643, and the application deadline is July 16.
FI$Cal is also recruiting for a policy and standards analyst (IT Specialist I) “to develop and oversee privacy compliance program, security policies, guidelines, and standards,” according to the job posting and duty statement.
“The incumbent will ensure compliance with industry standards, state and federal security requirements, and promote privacy and data security awareness throughout the organization,” the posting says. “The duties for this position are focused in the Information Security Engineering domain, however, work may be assigned in the other domains as needed.”
This position has a monthly salary range of $5,960 to $9,643, and the application deadline is July 16.
FI$Cal is also seeking an application development analyst (IT Specialist I) “to examine, devise, create, incorporate, document, rectify, and uphold customizations for diverse applications across the organization,” according to the job posting and duty statement.
“Operating autonomously, the analyst delivers comprehensive support for enterprise-wide application development, addresses challenges in production applications, and guarantees compliance with the department’s strategic business and technological vision, goals, and objectives,” the posting says. “The responsibilities associated with this role encompass software engineering, business intelligence application development, and web application development, while also following the system development life cycle and adhering to department standards.”
This position has a monthly salary range of $5,960 to $9,643, and the application deadline is July 16.
