Location: Edinburg,TX, USA
Salary: $68,267.00 Annually Location : Edinburg, TX Job Type: Regular Full Time Job Number: 2024-02536 Department: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Opening Date: 09/24/2024 Closing Date: Continuous Work Hours:: 8AM - 5PM Status:: External Advertisement Open Positions:: 01 Grade:: 16 Advertisement details and/or special instructions:: This position will participate in providing on-call service to the Sheriff's Office and Hidalgo County. Please attach resume with application. General Description Under the direction of the Director, Information Technology Department, this position performs complex information system managerial work. Work involves planning, design, maintenance, and monitoring of the County's entire technology environment. Manages and administers the County's computerized information system staff including mid-range computers, servers, internet firewall, e-mail server and local and wide area networks. Examples of Work Performed Manages multiple technology systems, related equipment and processes. Manages loads information, reorganizes as necessary, and assists in monitoring database performance. Executes the procedures necessary to save, retrieve, and recover databases from hardware and software failures. Maintains data standards; prepares and develops database documentation, procedures, and definitions for data dictionaries. Creates test database environment for applications section, including the creation of necessary libraries and procedures. Assists with the installation of database software and with analyzing, designing, and implementing databases. Assists with designing and maintaining database structures. Assists with establishing and implementing necessary database security controls. Manages the County's information system including hardware; assesses current and future data processing needs for County department users and modifies existing systems and writes/installs or recommends new programs and hardware to meet user needs. Provides the management for a computerized recordkeeping system, eliminating many manual records and the need for outside vendor systems. Confers with user departments regularly to identify computerization needs and determines how the desired results can be achieved; analyzes existing systems and programs and develops or recommends new systems or modifications to existing systems. Assures system documentation by directing the writing of detailed descriptions of the system components; supervises the training of user department personnel in the use of PC's, terminals, printers and other peripherals, in addition to the program applications installed. Recommends and directs software changes and updates to keep department systems up-to date; monitors any software changes; assists departments with regard to program changes and operations. Assists in designing special forms for user departments; assists in determining if the form meets user needs, determines number of forms, etc. Develops methodology to expand flexibility of programs or systems to meet changing needs of user departments and to accommodate future expansion without necessitating a major redesign of the systems at a later date. Works on special projects to assist various offices, departments and committees in establishing goals and deadlines pertaining to the cycle or flow of county information between departments and to the local, state, and federal government. Determines the most effective way to design a system or write a program and authorizes scheduling. Maintains contacts with all user departments, hardware vendors and other systems representatives. Performs related work as assigned. Education and Experience Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with major course work in computer science, management information systems or a technology specialized degree. Two (2) years of experience in technology management, experience in system design and programming work including one (1) year in a supervisory role. Certificates, Licenses and Registration Must have a current valid Texas motor vehicle operator's license. Must be able to be insured by the County's insurance carrier. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of computer programming and systems design; of computer operations, systems, and procedures; of project control and cost estimating techniques; of computer programming languages; of data processing flowcharting techniques; of database structures and theories; of current database technologies; and of data analysis techniques. Ability to identify and define user task needs, to process information logically, and to conduct short-range and long-range project planning studies. The County of Hidalgo offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees, retirees, and their families. For more information, please Click Here 01 Did you graduate from an accredited four (4) year college or university with major course work in computer science, management information systems or a technology specialized degree? Yes No 02 Do you have two (2) years of experience in technology management, experience in system design and programming work including one (1) year in a supervisory role? Yes No Required Question