Job Description
Are you looking for an exciting and fast-paced career? Join the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and be part of an organization that serves as a leader in emergency management and homeland security through dedicated service to all. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our team. If you are interested in a challenging opportunity in a high-energy, team-oriented environment, you are encouraged to apply.
Under the administrative direction of the CTO, Enterprise Solutions Services Branch Chief, the Information Technology Specialist III, Solution Architect plays a key role in aligning Cal OES's strategic goals and objectives with decisions regarding IT products and services, partners and vendors, capabilities, and key business and IT initiatives.
As a Solutions Architect at Cal OES, you will help drive successful business outcomes across a broad set of enterprise business customers through your passion for using human-centered design (also referred to as design research or design thinking) approach and craft cloud solutions and provide advice on strategies for migrating existing business processes to the cloud/hybrid environments. You will partner with businesses, program managers, and product teams to design scalable, flexible, and resilient architectures that address customer business problems and accelerate the adoption of our new services.
Solicits input from a broad range of stakeholders as well as the main business sponsor for viable solutions and proves those design solutions capability through design collaboration sessions with the stakeholders to ensure that solution meet business needs and align with overall Cal OES enterprise architecture standards.
The incumbent will work closely with data, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure compliance with organizational privacy, security, and network policies. Will perform duties related to Software Engineering, including, but not limited to: Solution Design and Software Architecture. Evaluate and recommend vendor software solutions and/or packages similar to Service Now, Salesforce, Workday, Azure, PowerPlatorm, AWS, etc., and other similar SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS offerings.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Working Conditions
Telework: This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule which includes up to two days of remote work per week. Additional in office days may be required based on the business need.
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST III
Additional Documents
- Job Application Package Checklist
- Duty Statement
Position Details
Department Information
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is an emergency response, homeland security, and disaster recovery agency and as a result, is a dynamic and exciting place to work in a team-oriented environment. Cal OES provides training to enhance the understanding of emergency and incident management to all employees.
Cal OES is an emergency response, homeland security, and disaster recovery agency and as a result, is a dynamic and exciting place to work in a team-oriented environment. Cal OES provides training to enhance the understanding of emergency and incident management to all employees.
In the event of an emergency, employees may be contacted and requested to report to work in the event of an emergency. This contact may be outside of your normal working hours (evenings/nights, weekends, and holidays). This service may require irregular work hours, work locations other than the official duty location, and may include duties other than those specified in your official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and you may be required to relocate to emergency sites.
More information may be found here: https://www.caloes.ca.gov/office-of-the-director/policy-administration
Department Website: http://www.caloes.ca.gov
Special Requirements
- List the Job Code (JC) and Position Number for this position in the “EXAMINATION(S) OR JOB TITLE(S) FOR WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING” section on the State Application, STD. 678.
- List your most current employment history first in the “EMPLOYMENT HISTORY” section on the STD. 678.
- Provide the “From” and “To” dates with the month, day and year, the “Hours Per Week” that you worked and the Total Worked (Years/Months). You may include overtime hours.
- You must complete the “DUTIES PERFORMED” on the State Application (do not note “see attached resume” in this section). Failure to comply and your application is considered incomplete.
- SROA and Surplus are encouraged to apply and must submit a copy of their letter.
- If using education to qualify please submit a copy of your transcripts. If selected, official transcripts will be required. Foreign education must obtain and submit verification of United States course/degree equivalency.
- Please note consideration shall be given to work experience gained in a part-time or full-time job, regardless of whether the job was a paid or a volunteer position or was within, or outside of, state service.
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 5/8/2024Who May Apply
Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
How To Apply
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is required and must be included.
- Statement of Qualifications - Please refer to the Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) section at the bottom of this job bulletin for the filing instructions and the SOQ Question(s). Applications submitted without the SOQ may not be considered.
Desirable Qualifications
- Strong portfolio of applying user-centered design practices in developing products and services to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.
- Ability to design and conduct concept testing and solution experiments; Deep expertise in interaction design, information architecture, and workflow analysis; Knowledge of creating low-fidelity to high-fidelity prototypes.
- Minimum seven years of experience solving user problems and complex business problems, communicating cross-organizationally, and staying focused on people’s needs to deliver more relevant and delightful customer experiences.
- Experience planning and conducting both quantitative and qualitative user research at all stages of product development.
- Ability to frame key questions, create research plans to address those, conduct research, and synthesize the findings into meaningful, actionable insights.
- Experience designing and developing distributed and scalable products and services and deploying them to on-premise/cloud-based solutions.
- Fluent with Agile software development methods and tools. Experience in Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and Scrum practices. Supported IT DevOps environments and teams.
- Experience architecting/designing solutions built on cloud and demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
- Experience communicating customer needs and product feedback to product owners and engineering teams. Balance devising creative solutions and doing what’s right for the customer.
- Experience and Knowledge in IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, Security, and other emerging cloud computing services, Containers, AI/ML, and Gen AI technologies.
- Experience with various platforms, tools, and programming languages (Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday, MuleSoft, Power platform, Snowflake, Azure Services, AWS, .NET Framework, C#, XML, JSON, Python, DevOps, SQL, JavaScript, CSS, Node.js, React.js, JSON, and Web UI frameworks). Web Services (SOAP, REST) and DBMS (Oracle, SQL Server, NoSQL, etc.)
- Experience working with vendors, suppliers, and partners.
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Excellent collaboration and teamwork attitude. Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as you will be responsible for designing and implementing complex systems. You should also be knowledgeable about cloud computing, security, and software architecture and be able to keep up with the latest trends and technologies in the field.
Benefits
- Free Parking
- On-site Gym and Locker room
- Electric Carport
- Excellent CalPERS state pension plan
- 401(k) and 457(b) Plans
- Flexible Schedules
- Generous paid time off
- Health, dental & vision insurance for the employee or the employee's family
- Investment in careers development
- Located near many local eateries, financial institutions, and the Light Rail Station.
Contact Information
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Department Website: http://www.caloes.ca.gov
Human Resources Contact:
HR Unit - SP
(916) 845-8321
Recruitments@caloes.ca.gov
Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.
EEO Contact:EEO Officer
(916) 845-8527
EEO@CalOES.ca.gov
California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.
Statement of Qualifications
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
- Describe your education work experience as an applications/solutions architect lead capacity that has prepared you for the duties described in the job announcement?
- Describe your experience providing strategic technical leadership to a large enterprise project that modernized business services through technology transformation. What was your role? What was the project? What was the outcome?
- Describe your leadership experience performing research, analysis, planning, development, deployment, and technical support for successful and sustainable complex enterprise-scale SaaS solutions (like Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday, Power Platform, etc.).
- Describe your demonstrated experience advising and providing formal and informal presentations to executives, managers, peers, and business customers. What approaches, tools, and techniques did you employ to communicate complex technology concepts and recommendations to non-technical audiences?
Examination Information
To obtain list eligibility please click on the link below:
Information Technology Specialist III - Exam 2PBCH
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.
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