IT Systems Consultant

Posting Title IT Systems Consultant
Job Requisition Number COA082234
Position Number 104476
Job Type Full-Time
Division Name Information Technology Service
Minimum Qualifications

Education and/or Equivalent Experience:

Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job plus four (4) years of related experience in a focused technology.
Experience may substitute for education up to four (4) years Master's Degree in a related field may substitute for two (2) years of experience

Licenses or Certifications:
None

Notes to Applicants

Working with Austin Water provides a number of benefits including medical, paid leave time, a great retirement plan, training opportunities and more! Click HERE for more information.

When completing the City of Austin employment application:

• Please be sure to detail on the application all previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.
• A detailed, complete employment application is required. It helps us to better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine salary if you are selected for this position. Be sure to provide job title and employment dates for all jobs you wish to be considered.
• A resume is required, but will not substitute for a complete employment application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please include contact information from previous employers.

If you are selected for hire:

• Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) is required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization or institution. You must also provide proof of your professional licenses or certifications.
• If you are in the military or are a military veteran, you will need to provide a copy of the Member 4 page of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.

Travel:
If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.

Effective October 1, 2014, all Austin Water worksite locations are tobacco-free. Use of tobacco products and/or e-cigarettes is not permitted on any AW worksite – including construction sites, parking lot, garage or in any personal vehicle located on the premises.

Pay Range

$37.12 – $49.18

Hours

8:00-5:00 Monday-Friday with limited flexibility, or other hours as business needs require.

Job Close Date
11/05/2020
Type of Posting External
Department Austin Water Utility
Regular/Temporary Regular
Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable
Category Professional
Location Waller Creek Center, 625 East 10th Street, Austin, TX 78701
Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with design, development, testing and maintenance of complex applications using Agile Methodology, .Net (C# and VB.NET) or comparable development language
• Experience in Service Oriented Architecture, including data integration and development of Web Services Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)/ Representational State Transfer (REST)
• Experience designing, implementing and securing resources including Azure Active Directory and Azure App Service Apps
• Experience with PowerShell, JavaScript and CSS
• Experience administering Microsoft Office 365
• Experience supporting IT in a government or similarly regulated environment
• Experience as solutions architect, ensuring systems security and high availability
• Demonstrated experience with version control software
• Ability to travel to more than one work location

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

1. Implement and integrate highly complex business systems including the design and architecture of system interfaces, configuration management, documentation, administration, monitoring, troubleshooting and maintain detailed plans for systems disaster recovery and testing 2. Plan and forecast budget needs for new hardware and software including the retirement of existing systems 3. Make independent decisions with significant impact for procurement of technical solutions in their focus area 4. Test, install and/or upgrade, and implement new software and/or hardware and releases 5. Develop and/or implement and ensure the compliance of IT policies, standards and procedures 6. Provide solution based cost analysis 7. Consult on projects or lead project management of enterprise storage, systems implementations and development 8. Assist project teams in planning, designing, evaluating, procuring and delivering software and/or hardware purchases ensuring specification compliance 9. Communicate and make presentations to the City’s technical departmental representatives and department business managers 10. Research and analyze the technology market and vendor products to determine the strategy that best meet the IT business needs
Responsibilities

Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised:

May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge, at an expert level, in storage, email systems, directory services, and/or virtual systems

• Knowledge of application and operating systems

• Knowledge of industry and department best practices, requirements and policies and procedures

• Knowledge of system capacity planning

• Skill in mentoring and monitoring daily work activities of others

• Skill in selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures

• Skill in documenting and maintaining complex application and process or configuration information

• Skill in installing and maintaining applications, operating systems, or equipment

• Skill in providing day-to-day system/application administration in support in a variety of work environments

• Ability to accurately identify/determine customer needs and take appropriate actions and/or steps to address identified needs

• Ability to recognize, value, and include different perspectives, experiences, approaches, and cultures in achieving organizational goals

• Ability to gain and maintain the trust and confidence of others and the organization through consistency and reliability

• Ability to give, receive, or share thoughts, ideas, perspective, and data to create shared understanding

• Ability to inspire, motivate, and influence others to achieve individual and collective goals

• Ability to make sound decisions in a timely manner that solve issues and stand the test of time

• Ability to recognize, plan, focus upon, and work toward what is most important or critical

• Ability to recognize strengths and areas for improvement in others and to provide opportunities, guidance, and encouragement to build skills and capacity

• Ability to recognize, manage, and resolve conflict efficiently and equitably

Criminal Background Investigation This position does not require a Criminal Background Investigation
EEO/ADA

City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or TTY (512) 974-2445.

Information For City Employees: If you are an employee within the department, are in good standing and meet both the minimum and preferred qualifications, then you will receive an initial interview.