Under general direction of the Enterprise Network Manager, an Information Technology Manager I, the Information Technology Specialist II demonstrates leadership and expertise and performs a wide variety of tasks in support of Department of State Hospitals requiring regular innovative problem-solving within broadly stated and non-specific guidelines, including multiple program areas, and involving planning, developing, and implementing technological solutions that are essential to the mission of DSH
The primary duties of the IT Specialist II lie within the Information Network Engineering, IT Project Management, and Systems Engineering domains of the IT Specialist II classification. This includes, security aspects of the initiation, design, development, testing, operation and defense of IT data and environments to address sources of disruption; and/or management or oversight of all phases of the project management and system development life cycles to ensure efficient delivery of a unique IT product, services or system; and/or architecture, design, configuration, operation and maintenance of systems discovery and planning, designing, configuring, administering an sustaining the operation of a defined system including network, server, storage, operating systems, database, program, hardware and software.
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You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Working Conditions

• A hybrid Telework schedule, consistent with the State of California’s in-office requirement, may be considered with prior approval from management. The incumbent may also be required to travel throughout California as needed, with prior notice.
• The State’s Commute Programs provide bicycle, mass transit and vanpool incentives to eligible state employees. The State’s mass transit incentive pays 100% of the transit pass up to the IRS maximum of $325 per month in 2025

Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS

The mission of the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) is to provide evaluation and treatment in a safe and responsible manner, seeking innovation and excellence in hospital operations, across a continuum of care and settings.
This is a Sacramento-based position that may work a hybrid telework schedule, consistent with the State of California’s in-office requirement based out of any one of our six locations located throughout California. Incumbent will have minimal travel requirements but will be asked to travel to any of DSH’s six locations when operational need arises and with prior notice.

YOUR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS MUST ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING:

• Do you have at least five years of experience in network and system administration? a. Yes b. No
• If you answered “yes” to the question above, please describe your experience with network design and administration. Please include your role and responsibility, the type of organization(s), methods and procedures of network administration and security/integrity maintenance you were responsible for. If you do not have this experience, indicate N/A below.
• Please describe your experience troubleshooting network connectivity issues. What tools have you used to troubleshoot?If you do not have this experience, please indicate N/A below.
• Please describe your experience with routers, switches, wireless networks, cloud services and WAN Optimization. If you do not have this experience, please indicate N/A below.
• Please describe your experience with firewall rules and policies, and network performance and tuning. If you do not have this experience, please indicate N/A below.
• Please describe your experience with load balancers. If you do not have this experience, please indicate N/A below.
  Equal Opportunity Employer
  The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
  It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

Please refer the Job description for details