The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is recruiting for four IT roles, three of which involve geographic information systems. The fourth is for a system architect. The Cal OES roles are:
- System architect (IT Specialist III), who will work to “identify, collect and perform analysis of technologies, services and systems to help Cal OES meet its goals and mission objectives,” the job posting says. “The incumbent will investigate, document and report on new and existing technologies and emerging trends, provide actionable strategic, technical, and tactical information and intelligence, (and) prepare reports, briefings, and presentations.” Responsibilities include working with other IT staff and business units to streamline operations and drive innovation.
This position has a monthly salary range of $8,119 to $10,880, and the application deadline is Tuesday. More information about the position and the department are available in the duty statement and in an online brochure. - Geospatial architect (IT Specialist III), who will deliver technical solutions and support to internal Cal OES partners. The architect “will have experience in partner-facing roles and success in operating within enterprise-scale system environments,” the job posting states. “The incumbent serves as a specialized adviser providing expertise and strategic technical direction in the development of architectural platforms, geospatial data performance and systems aligned with current and future organizational needs.”
The position “requires expert-level knowledge and hands-on experience in designing efficient and complex data and geo-database designs for transaction processing, data analytics and data warehousing,” the posting states. “Utilizes master-level knowledge and skills in future technology trends, technical components, interfaces, protocols and architectures to advise management on formulating a geospatial data management strategy, policy and governance.”
The position has a monthly salary range of $8,119 to $10,880, and the application deadline is Tuesday. More information is available in the duty statement and in an online brochure. - Geospatial data scientist (IT Specialist III), who “develops and applies methods to identify, collect, process and analyze large volumes of data to build and enhance products, processes and systems for emergency management,” the job posting says. “The incumbent will work in a dynamic environment to deliver interoperable department solutions. The incumbent “will conduct data mining and retrieval and apply statistical and mathematical analyses to identify trends, solve analytical problems, develop predictive models and create visualizations that anyone can use. The geospatial data scientist will apply programing, statistics and visualization to glean insights from large and disparate data sources.” The monthly salary range for this role is $8,119 to $10,880, and the application deadline is Tuesday. More information is available in the duty statement and in an online brochure.
- Geospatial developer (IT Specialist II), who will serve as “an expert technical resource to support the design, development, deployment and maintenance of Cal OES GIS applications and configurations,” the job posting says. “The incumbent will ensure adequate documentation for ongoing maintenance and support; provide innovative desktop and mobile-ready geospatial Web mapping solutions to Cal OES internal and external partners; assist with Americans with Disability Act (ADA) compliance issues; ensure applications are optimized; and integrate GIS information with other Cal OES IT applications. In addition to GIS application development, configuration and support, the incumbent will provide support to the Data and Geospatial team as needed. This role has a monthly salary range of $7,365 to $9,869, and the application deadline is Tuesday. More information is available in the duty statement and in an online brochure.
The responsibilities of the managers, according to the job posting, include:
- Product Strategy and Road Map: Manage the lifecycle of products (information systems solutions and platforms) in support of assigned objectives, key results and partners. Analyze trends, customer requirements, input from a diverse set of stakeholders and process re-engineering/innovation opportunities to establish product vision and strategy. Set product road map for uses, features and integrations.
- Requirements Management: Translate customer requirements into buildable features, coordinate feature decisions, prioritize diverse demand, and integrate into product planning and development. Lend roll-out of new features in coordination with city teams, vendors/partners and testing teams to ensure positive release experience for customers and staffs. Ensure effective release and maintenance of services, including re-engineering processes, monitoring, automation and communications routing.
- Operational Support: Sustain customer satisfaction through quality customer support, post implementation. Define system configurations. Analyze and resolve product issues.
The job posting, which contains more details about the positions, lists the annual salary range as $113,464 to $138,236. The application deadline is March 15.
