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IT Technical Specialist 1

Salary

$4,770.00 - $8,589.00 Monthly

Location

Statewide, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

210337\IT Spec\07-10-25\JOB

Department

DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services

Opening Date

07/16/2025

Closing Date

7/21/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Department MISSION

DCFS is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters.

Department VISION

We care for the well-being and safety of Louisiana's people.

Department VALUES

Treating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.

This announcement is to fill three IT Technical specialist positions, with one in New Orleans, one in Baton Rouge, and one in Shreveport.

The IT Technical specialist is responsible for managing servers, printers and computers systems for the Disability Determinations office, and will serve as the Security Officer a lead staff member in each of the Disability Determinations offices in the State of Louisiana.

Minimum Qualifications

Six years of experience in information technology; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus four years of experience in information technology; OR

An associate's degree in information technology plus four years of experience in information technology; OR

A bachelor’s degree plus four years of experience in information technology; OR

A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus three years of experience in information technology; OR

A master’s degree plus three years of experience in information technology.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

NOTE:

A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties

As an IT Technical Specialist, you may commonly perform the duties described below:

+ Work in coordination with Human Resources and DDS Management to ensure new employees have the equipment and clearances required to onboard as quickly as possible.

+ Create new users and set them up with correct security for Mainframe, LAN, DCPS and HSPD.

+ Provide software assistance for Laptop, Legacy and any applications used by users

+ Image laptops before deployment to user

+ Setup and configure laptops and printers.

Position Specific Details

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional or Job Appointment

Work Schedule: General work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday. Other work schedules are available with management approval.

Compensation: The IT Technical Specialist 1 is located in the Disability Determinations Services, within the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Your experienceWILL NOTbe evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties. If you are a current employee of the State of Louisiana it is important that you indicate in the "Duties" section for each jobthe specific programs that you worked in to receive credit for that experience.

How to Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application.The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if it is incomplete. *

DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities".

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Jaymee Burleigh

DCFS/ Disabilities Determinations Services

5825 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

[email protected]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Please select how you qualify for this position from the options below.

+ Six years of experience in information technology.

+ Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus four years of experience in information technology.

+ An associate's degree in information technology plus four years of experience in information technology.

+ A bachelor’s degree plus four years of experience in information technology.

+ A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus three years of experience in information technology.

+ A master’s degree plus three years of experience in information technology.

+ None of the above.

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If indicated in your answer to the previous questions that you've completed twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field, please list your qualifying hours below in the following format: Course, hours, institution. If you answered not, enter N/A. Ex. CSC 1350 – Computer Science I – 3 hrs - LSU)

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Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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