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COMPUTER NETWORK SPECIALIST I

FULL-TIME CONTRACTUAL

Recruitment #14-999999-830

GRADE

16

LOCATION OF POSITION

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Office of Chief Medical Examiner

Information Technology

900 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD  21223  

Main Purpose of Job

The Contractual Computer Network Specialist I is the intermediate level of work planning, integrating and maintaining software or hardware for local or wide area computer networks to include operating systems software and network communications software.  Storing information electronically that helps determine the cause and manner of death began in 1990.  To date, there are approximately 120,000 death investigations stored in the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) database.  This position assures the quality of information entered and maintains the hardware and software where the information is stored.  Doing so is critical as the information gathered from death investigations must be readily available in order to support families, police agencies, the state's attorney, and other interested groups or individuals.  The successful applicant should have a working knowledge of VOIP and active directory topologies and some training/experience with SQL.  Due to the nature of business of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the selected employee must be willing to be exposed to human body/body parts in written description, photographic images and actual bodies.  This is a full-time contractual position which may require being available to work on-call as needed for emergencies during evenings, weekends, and holidays.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Education:   Bachelor's degree in computer information technology, management information systems, or other information technology related field, to include course work in local or wide area computer network, from an accredited college or university.

Experience:  Six months of experience planning, integrating and maintaining software and hardware for local or wide area computer networks.

NOTES:

1.  Candidates may substitute completion of high school or high school equivalency certificate and 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 for the required education.

2.  Candidates may substitute completion of high school or 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 required education.

3.  Candidates may substitute completion of high school or 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 required education.

4.  Candidates may substitute experience in one of the following areas on a year-for-year basis for a high school education: 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.

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 and education.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The successful applicant should have a working knowledge of VOIP and active directory topologies and some training/experience with SQL.  Due to the nature of business of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the selected employee must be willing to be exposed to human body/body parts in written description, photographic images and actual bodies. 

SELECTION PROCESS

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be evaluated. The evaluation may be a rating of your application based on your education, training and experience as they relate to the requirements of the position. Therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all related education, experience, dates and hours of work. For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service must accompany the application. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. For Recorded Job Information Call: 410-767-6018.

BENEFITS

This is a full-time contractual position with no benefits.

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

Online application process is STRONGLY preferred. If online process is not available, please send your paper application to: DHMH, Recruitment and Selection Division, 201 W. Preston St., Room 114-B, Baltimore, MD 21201. The paper application must be received by 5 pm, close of business, on the closing date for the recruitment, no postmarks will be accepted.

Incorrect application forms will not be accepted.

If you need to submit additional information, the preferred method is to upload. If unable to upload, please fax requested information only to 410-333-5689.

Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by calling: (410) 767-1251 or MD TTY Relay Service 1-800-735-2258.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.




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