Computer Applications Specialist

at  Los Angeles Unified School District

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education,
focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students
as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you
will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting
the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal
of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to
thrive in college, career and life.
LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an
enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710
square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we
employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers
in our city.
LAUSD Employees: Please be advised that all LAUSD employees must
sign in to the GlobalProtect Virtual Private Network (VPN) in order to
submit an application from an external network outside of an LAUSD
location. For assistance with installing the GlobalProtect virtual network,
please contact Information Technology Services at (213) 443-1300 or
(213) 241-5200.
Department or School Site The District has 600+ staff members, including programmers, network
engineers, and administrative staff - all of whom provide support to the
Schools and most District offices in a professional, forward thinking, and
challenging environment. Technologies supported range from personal
systems to enterprise-wide systems and applications.
Project In LAUSD’s Information Technology Services, a Computer Applications
Specialist formulates concepts for and develops new and modified
systems and computer applications to meet user requirements based on
departmental needs.
Benefits Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental,
vision, and life insurance plans.
Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement
System (CalPERS).
Vacation: Vacation: 24 days.
Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.
Job Duties/Responsibilities - Consults with technical and managerial personnel and end users and

recommends solutions to problems affecting departmental operations.

• Develops and specifies operational designs and directs project

development teams throughout project or information systems

development.

• Reviews the progress of project development teams and recommends

appropriate change and corrective actions in programs.

• Provides technical support, assistance, and consultation to faculty, staff

and/or lower-level consultants.

• Monitors the development and implementation of new departmental

systems to insure that program requirements, check points,

documentation, and schedules are met.

• Recommends long-range developmental plans related to the

department.

• Meets user objectives by formulating and developing systems

approaches involving advanced and innovative methodologies, concepts,

and techniques.

• Analyzes new and existing hardware and software for appropriateness

in developing new department related systems.

• Evaluates the effects of new applications on existing applications,

production, and systems software.

• Prepares technical specifications to be used in proposal or quotation

requests.

• Develops and recommends technical policies relative to information

systems.

• Prepares system specification for software compliance.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements EDUCATION:
Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s
degree preferably in computer science or a related field. Additional
qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a
year-to-year basis.
NOTE: You MUST upload your degree (i.e. scan or take a picture of your
degree) or official transcripts to your candidate profile, under
“attachments.”

EXPERIENCE:

Three years of technical professional experience in the development or
testing and implementation of a computer applications system preferably
in a major school district. A minimum of one year of experience using a
fourth-generation computer language is required and can be used
concurrent to the above required experience.

SPECIAL NOTES

Management class, exempt from bargaining units.
NOTE: Candidates who have completed college or university course
work at an institution in a country other than the United States, must
obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts and degrees. Please
be sure to request a “Detailed” evaluation report. The original of this
degree evaluation must be presented. For more information on Foreign
Transcript Evaluation please visit https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/7876
Desirable Qualifications We are seeking an experienced Computer Applications Specialist with a
strong background in the software application development lifecycle. The
ideal candidate would excel in developing and modifying systems and
applications to meet departmental needs, while also improving workflow
processes based on business requirements. The ideal candidate would
possess exceptional problem-solving skills and have the ability to consult
with technical, managerial personnel, and end users to recommend
effective solutions for enhancing departmental operations. Additionally,
the ideal candidate would have experience in vendor management,
dealing with individual consultants/contractors or companies providing
workflow facilitation products/services. Strong technical proficiency in
fourth-generation languages (Java, SQL, PL/SQL, Data/BASIC, etc.),
.NET Framework, database systems (Oracle RDBMS, SQL Server,
Pick/Multi Value, etc.), web-service platforms (SharePoint, Dynamics
CRM, FileNet, etc.), and reporting tools (OBIEE and SQL Reports) are
preferred.

The ideal candidate would have the knowledge of:

• Technical aspects of governmental processes
• Theory and practice of school business with emphasis on systems

design and control techniques

• Theory and practice of systems and procedures analysis and design
• Characteristics and capabilities of state-of-the art technology in data

processing

• Operations research and statistical analysis
• Computer hardware, peripheral equipment, and terminals
• Distributed processing techniques
• Mathematical modeling
• Various higher-level programming languages

The ideal candidate would also have the ability to:

• Write and orally express difficult and complex concepts clearly and

concisely

• Analyze problems in computer operation, program logic, and

communications

• Evaluate and adapt new data processing techniques
• Prepare long-range and short-range plans and work schedules
• Conduct and participate in meetings involving technical subjects

Employment Selection Process The selection process for this position will tentatively consist of the
following: Technical Project and Interview.
This is a competitive process as we anticipate a number of well qualified
candidates for this recruitment. Please make sure that you describe in
DETAIL, your experience, education, and training that most closely
relates to this position in the on-line application.
In your application you may include a professional resume, but it will
NOT be in lieu of a detailed application. Additionally, please attach your
degree or unofficial college transcript demonstrating you meet the
EDUCATION requirement (refer to the Minimum Requirements section).
Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an
approved sender so that messages aren’t accidentally placed into your
spam/junk e-mail folder.
For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment
process, visit the ‘My LAUSD Career’ section of our website at
http://www.lausdjobs.org .
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