This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by creating innovative solutions, strengthening partnerships and collaborations, and embracing technology. The Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) leverages data and technology to advance goals and inform action and accountability.
The incumbent works under the general direction of the Information Technology Manager I, Chief, System Architecture Services Section. The Information Technology Specialist II (ITS II) supports complex enterprise network environments including, but is not limited to, firewalls, switches, load balancers, Wireless Access Points, Wireless Controllers, network access control, and network monitoring tools. The ITS II acts in a lead capacity on complex network infrastructure projects. The ITS II provides networking expertise to technical staff and consultants who manage, support, maintain, secure and optimize the CDPH network infrastructure. Administers all aspects of data center network infrastructure administration at CDPH data centers and cloud environments and collaborates with the Server Operations Services Section team for network related support for CDPH information technology (IT) Data Center Operations & Services Branch. Consults with and provides guidance to IT and program staff for all network infrastructure workloads, including technical requirements development; building and deploying network systems; monitoring, tuning and troubleshooting the network infrastructure for optimal performance; and system availability.
The ITS II will perform duties in Information Security Engineering and System Engineering domains.
This is a reposting of JC-445899 to increase candidate pool; previous applicants do not need to reapply and are still being considered.
This position may be eligible for telework up to three (3) days per week and is required to report in-person to the designated headquarters office location a minimum of two (2) days per week. The amount of telework permitted is at the discretion of the Department and is subject to change, consistent with CDPH’s Telework Program. All employees who telework are required to be California residents in accordance with Government Code 14200. Candidates who reside outside of the state of California may be interviewed; however, the selected candidate must have a primary residency in the state of California prior to appointment (and continue to maintain California residency) as a condition of employment. Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.
Business travel may be required, and reimbursement considers an employee’s designated headquarters office subject to regulations and bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the designated headquarters office will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
The headquarters office location for this position is identified in the attached duty statement.
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