IT PROGRAMMER ANALYST, LEAD/ADVANCED

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Maryland State Police

Forensic Sciences Division

221 Milford Mill Road

Pikesville, MD 21208

The incumbent will be responsible for the analysis, design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance of the DNA Sample Tracker program used by the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division. This program tracks various records, activities, and triggers associated with DNA database samples collected from qualifying convicted offenders and arrestees. The tracker is maintained by the Forensic Sciences Division but relies on the coordination of various data feeds. This position will also function as the primary point of contact between the Forensic Sciences Division and the MSP Information Technology Division in regards to all forensic science related IT operations.

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or other information technology related field.  

Experience: Two years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining applications systems and programs using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools.  

Notes:  

1. Candidates may substitute six credit hours of coursework in application analysis and programming using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for six months of the required experience.  

2. Candidates may substitute completion of high school or a high school equivalency certificate and eighteen months of experience converting data from project specifications by writing program code using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for the required education.  

3. Candidates may substitute completion of high school or a high school equivalency certificate and fifteen credits from an accredited college or university in systems analysis and application programming using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for the required education.  

4. Candidates may substitute experience in one of the following areas: operating computers, scheduling, controlling input and output or maintaining backups or data storage, processing data on computers, evaluating, implementing and maintaining hardware and software, on a year-for-year basis for a high school education.

5. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Computer Systems Programming classifications or Computer Systems Programming specialty codes in the Information Technology field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.

Employees in this classification may be subject to call 24 hours a day and, therefore, may be required to provide the employing agency with a telephone number where the employee can be reached. Employees may be furnished with a pager or cell phone.

Candidates will be subject to a complete criminal background investigation to include a polygraph examination before permanent employment can be made.  A criminal conviction may be grounds for permanent rejection of the candidate.

The selection process for this recruitment will involve a review of each application. 

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on an eligible list in the BEST, BETTER or QUALIFIED category. 

The eligible list will be used by the hiring manager to fill this vacancy.  The list will be valid for one year.

The incumbent in this position is a member of a covered bargaining unit and will be required to pay a bi-weekly service fee to the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit. 

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

NOTE: Currently, applicants are limited to uploading one file.  As a result, it is strongly urged that those applying upload ALL required and additional documents (undergraduate and graduate transcripts, resumes, etc.) as one file  

If you are unable to apply online, you may submit an application via mail.  The Maryland State Application Form can be found online.  

Completed applications, required documentation and any required addendums may be mailed to:  

Maryland State Police

Human Resources Division

1201 Reisterstown Road

Pikesville, MD 21208

ATTN: R. Bruce Tanner  

Questions or concerns regarding this recruitment may be sent to the following e-mail address:  Robert.tanner@maryland.gov  

It is the policy of the Maryland State Police to comply with all applicable federal and state laws prohibiting employment discrimination and to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender, identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected status.