COMPUTER NETWORK SPECIALIST II (FULL-TIME CONTRACTUAL)

at  State of Maryland

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: Two years and six months of experience, one year of experience planning, integrating and maintaining software and hardware for local or wide area computer networks and an additional eighteen months of experience converting data from project specifications by preparing program code using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools; planning, installing and maintaining data communications network lines and devices; or evaluating, implementing and maintaining computer hardware and software.
Notes:
1. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and fifteen credit hours from an accredited college or university in systems analysis and applications programming using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for the additional eighteen months of the required experience.
2. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and completion of a certification program in Network Administration, such as Certified Novell Administrator (CNA), Microsoft Certified Product Specialist NT 4.0 Administrator or equivalent certification program for the additional eighteen months of the required experience.
3. Candidates may substitute experience in one of the following areas on a year-for-year basis for graduation from an accredited a high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate: operating computer systems, scheduling, controlling input and output or maintaining backups or data storage, processing data on computer systems, evaluating, implementing and maintaining computer hardware and software or converting data from project specifications by developing programs using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools.
4. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor’s degree in computer information technology, management information systems, or other information technology related field, including course work in local or wide area computer networks, from an accredited college or university and one year of experience planning, integrating and maintaining software and hardware for local or wide area computer networks for the required experience.
5. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Network Analyst classifications or Network Integration and Management specialty codes in the Information Technology field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The desired candidate should possess:

• Experience responding to help desk assignments and documenting solutions to support requests;
• Experience preparing written correspondence to maintain documentation for installations, setup procedures, and user support & training.

The main purpose of this full-time contractual position will be to plan, integrate, install and maintain software and hardware for the hospital’s local and/or wide area network environment by performing associated tasks (job duties).
Software includes but is not limited to various over-the-counter software applications, productivity and specialty software applications, databases, operating systems and network management software.
Hardware includes but is not limited to computers, printers, cables, modems, faxes, presentation equipment, video conference equipment and servers.
This position will also function at the full performance level of support and will train users on these systems and their prospective applications hospital wide.
In addition, this position will report to the Computer Network Specialist Supervisor, does not supervise, and is Emergency Essential.
NOTICE: This position is telework eligible and will operate on a hybrid schedule.