<p>The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This position is located in the Production Support Services section.  Req. 218087</p> <p>The Office of Technology Services aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative, effective, and reliable solutions that support and enhance the IT functions within Executive Branch Departments. The Office of Technology Services will work to increase the return on the State's investment in technology by promoting smart decision-making, solving problems intelligently, increasing the rate of project success, and fostering a skilled and professional staff.</p> <p>The Division of Administration is the state government's management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:</p> <ul> <li>Overseeing the state's capital construction program </li><li>Working to provide state and federal grants for community development </li><li>Development of the state budget </li><li>Providing technology services </li><li>Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services </li><li>Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes </li></ul> <p>No experience or training is required. The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.</p> <p>Job Duties:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Demonstrates advanced expertise in modifying JCL, parameter files, processing dates, and file configurations to ensure accurate and efficient daily batch production across multiple job scheduling platforms; validates and reviews setup work to maintain operational integrity.</p> </li><li> <p>Leads the configuration and optimization of new and existing jobs within enterprise job scheduler systems, proactively monitoring and resolving scheduling conflicts in collaboration with console operations, application development, and database teams.</p> </li><li> <p>Serves as a technical lead for batch scheduling operations, providing guidance to production control staff, supporting procedural documentation updates, and assisting with training to promote operational excellence.</p> </li><li> <p>Analyzes nightly batch processing results, identifies failures, and partners with application programmers and database administrators to troubleshoot issues and coordinate timely job reprocessing.</p> </li><li> <p>Ensures quality assurance of system-generated output by reviewing reports for accuracy and guiding corrective actions to maintain high standards of data integrity.</p> </li><li> <p>Manages secure intake and upload of data files for state agencies, federal partners, and external stakeholders, ensuring compliance with established data handling protocols.</p> </li><li> <p>Oversees rotation and maintenance of tape backup media across multiple systems to safeguard critical data and support disaster recovery readiness.</p> </li><li> <p>Maintains and updates daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual job scheduler calendars to support accurate production timelines and business continuity.</p> </li><li> <p>Supports special projects, system analyses, operational studies, and process improvement initiatives to enhance statewide IT operations.</p> </li><li> <p>Actively engages in professional development to expand technical knowledge, strengthen system expertise, and stay current with evolving enterprise technologies.</p> </li></ul> <p>Position-Specific Details:</p> <p>Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by either a new hire or the promotion of a current, permanent-status classified employee.</p> <p>Career Progression: This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as an IT Statewide Operator 1, 2, 3, or 4.</p> <p>Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.</p> <p>How To Apply:</p> <p>No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.</p> <p>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.  </p> <ul> <li>Information to support your eligibility for the position 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. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. 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. </li></ul> <p>Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position. A criminal history check may be conducted on employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers.  Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing.  New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify system.</p> <p>For further information about this posting, please contact:</p> <p>Erica R. Gay</p> <p>HR Specialist</p> <p>Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources</p> <p>Email:Erica.Gay@la.gov</p>