Labor Category Description: 

Telecommunications Engineer

Minimum/General Experience:

Five (5) or more years of experience in planning, designing, implementing and programming telecommunications networks.  Has extensive experience with and knowledge of communications protocols, telecommunications hardware and operating systems.

Functional Responsibility:

Works under direct supervision in performing telecommunication network engineering tasks.  Analyzes, evaluates, recommends and implements solutions to complex network, system and subsystem problems.  May direct one or more staff members.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Order No:

IT31-GS, IT31-CS

Labor Category Description:

Associate Telecommunications Engineer

Minimum/General Experience:

Up to five (5) years of experience assisting with the planning, designing and implementation of physical and logical communications networks.

Functional Responsibility:

Under direct supervision, assists in performing telecommunication network engineering tasks.  Participates in the implementation of solutions to network, system and subsystem problems. 

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Order No:

IT32-GS, IT32-CS

Labor Category Description:

Sr. Network Engineer

Minimum/General Experience:

Four (4) to nine (9) years of experience evaluating, installing and supporting the implementation and operation of Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN).

Functional Responsibility:

Under minimum supervision, analyzes and assesses network configuration to ensure achievement of design goals.  Plans the implementation of upgrades and enhancements and directs the acquisition, installation and testing of network hardware.  Advises system users of requirements, configuration and constraints.  May supervise one or more professionals.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering or non-technical degree with 8 years of experience

Order No:

IT33-GS, IT33-CS

Labor Category Description:

Network Engineer

Minimum/General Experience:

Two (2) to six (6) years of experience evaluating, installing and supporting the implementation and operation of Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN).

Functional Responsibility:

Under general supervision, analyzes and assesses network configuration to ensure achievement of design goals.  Plans, or assists in the planning, of the implementation of upgrades and enhancements and directs the acquisition, installation and testing of network hardware. 

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering or non-technical degree with 5 years of experience

Order No:

IT34-GS, IT34-CS

Labor Category Description: 

LAN/WAN Administrator

Minimum/General Experience:

Two (2) to five (5) years experience in installing, maintaining and managing Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs)

Functional Responsibility:

Under general supervision, directs and ensures the operation of hardware and software systems required to support LAN or WAN operations.  Evaluates and recommends products for network needs.  Establishes and implements procedures and standards for network use.  Responsible for acquisition, installation, maintenance and usage of the network. Gathers and analyzes statistical data on network usage and response.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Order No:

IT35-GS, IT35-CS

Labor Category Description:

Associate LAN/WAN Administrator

Minimum/General Experience:

Up to three (3) years of experience in installing, maintaining and managing Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs)

Functional Responsibility:

Under direct supervision, assists in the direction of the operation of hardware and software systems required for LAN or WAN operations.  Evaluates and recommends products for network needs.  Assists in the establishment and implementation of procedures and standards for network use.  Assists in gathering statistical data on network usage and response.

Minimum Education:

A.A. degree or equivalent

Order No:

IT36-GS, IT36-CS

Labor Category Description: 

Information Systems Specialist

Minimum/General Experience:

Five (5) or more years experience using, installing and integrating common business application software and customized software. Must have experience with programming in Graphics and DOS environments.  Must have knowledge of macro and batch operating system commands.  Must have extensive knowledge of the implementation of software within microcomputer and Local and Wide Area Network environments.

Functional Responsibility:

Designs, develops, integrates, implements, upgrades and maintains systems containing Common Off The Shelf (COTS) applications and customized computer code.  Works with clients to determine system and application requirements .

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Order No:

IT37-GS, IT37-CS

Labor Category Description:

Sr. Systems Analyst

Minimum/General Experience:

Seven (7) to twelve (12) years of experience in the application of system knowledge of programming techniques, operating systems, and platform capabilities; also outlining steps required for program development.

Functional Responsibility:

Works with users to identify current operating procedures and clarify program objectives.  Consults manuals, periodicals, and technical reports to learn ways to develop programs that meet user or market requirements.  Writes program documentation and user operations guidelines.  Provides technical guidance to lower-level analyst-programmers.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Order No:

IT38-GS, IT38-CS

Labor Category Description:

Systems Analyst

Minimum/General Experience:

Four (4) to nine (9) years of experience in the application of standard programming procedures and a detailed knowledge of the application being programmed.

Functional Responsibility:

Works under general supervision, plans, develops, tests, and documents computer programs, generally working from source data provided by senior analyst-programmers and users.  May supervise or provide guidance to one or more technical staff or a team.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Order No:

IT39-GS, IT39-CS

Labor Category Description:

Associate Systems Analyst

Minimum/General Experience:

Up to five (5) years of experience which applies to identifying software problems and documenting input and output requirements.

Functional Responsibility:

Works under close supervision.  Performs routine assignments that require following project specifications and statements of problems and procedures to create or modify computer programs.

Minimum Education:

A.A. degree or equivalent experience

Order No:

IT40-GS, IT40-CS

Labor Category Description:

Sr. Principal Programmer/Analyst

Minimum/General Experience:

Ten (10) or more years of technical experience developing, modifying, and maintaining complex computer programs.

Functional Responsibility:

Works independently on more complex assignments that may require non-standard programming techniques.  Evaluates user requests for new or modified programs to determine feasibility, cost, time requirements, and compatibility with existing systems.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Order No:

IT41-GS, IT41-CS

Labor Category Description:

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

Minimum/General Experience:

Six (6) to twelve (12) years of technical experience developing, modifying, and maintaining complex computer programs.

Functional Responsibility:

Works, under limited supervision, on more complex assignments that require non-standard programming techniques.  Evaluates user requests for new or modified programs to determine feasibility, cost, time requirements, and compatibility with existing systems.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Order No:

IT42-GS, IT42-CS

Labor Category Description: 

Programmer/Analyst

Minimum/General Experience:

Four (4) to eight (8) years of technical experience developing and applying standard programming procedures and detailed knowledge of applications.  Requires competence in preparation of program documentation and materials for users.

Functional Responsibility:

Plans, develops, tests, and documents computer programs, working from detailed source data provided by Senior Programmers or Systems Analysts.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Order No:

IT43-GS, IT43-CS

Labor Category Description:

Associate Programmer/Analyst

Minimum/General Experience:

Up to five (5) years of technical experience which requires knowledge of one or more procedural programming languages.  Also requires knowledge of application development and use of computer software tools.

Functional Responsibility:

Perform routine assignments which typically require detailed project specifications and statements of problems and procedures to create or modify computer programs.

Minimum Education:

A.A. degree with two or more semesters of specialized training in one or more programming languages or equivalent experience.

Order No:

IT44-GS, IT44-CS