Title: IT Systems and Project Manager

State Role Title: Info Technology Specialist III

Hiring Range: $90,000 - $110,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept of Prof & Occup Reg

Location: DPOR Main Office

Agency Website: www.dpor.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

This position oversees and manages various DPOR systems, projects, and team members to ensure that DPOR systems operate efficiently and securely and in a manner that aligns with business goals. This position serves as a lead within DPOR’s IT section that coordinates the efforts of a technical team and performs tasks that provide operational support for DPOR’s mission-critical systems.

Minimum Qualifications

Considerable working experience with

· Linux/RHEL server environments.

· Enterprise Java and applications and application architectures.

· Application servers and web technologies, including Tomcat, JBoss, IIS, Apache, and related web services technologies.

· Oracle databases.

· SOAP/Web Services and enterprise system integrations.

· Linux batch processing, scheduled jobs, and automation processes.

· Network security concepts, firewall coordination, IP filtering, certificate creation/implementation and access management.

· Multi-tier application environments and release management processes.

· Enterprise application support, troubleshooting, and production operations.

· Demonstrated ability to function as an effective team/project lead and/or as a supervisor

· Considerable experience implementing information security principles and practices.

· Considerable experience performing risk assessments and producing system security plans in accordance with applicable Commonwealth and agency standards and policies

· Ability to understand, document and assess end-to-end business processes and translate operational requirements into technical solutions.

· Excellent communication (both written and oral), stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

· Strong understanding of application infrastructure, databases, integrations, and operational processes.

· Demonstrated ability and determination to learn new and complex technologies, systems, and processes, and apply knowledge gained to support operations

· Demonstrated ability to plan and perform in a manner that results in on-time, effective delivery of agreed-upon services and outcomes.

· Demonstrated ability and willingness to take on tasks that free up other team members to focus on efforts that only they can do.

· Highly-organized and detail-oriented with strong documentation skills

Additional Considerations

· Working knowledge of VITA standards, particularly SEC-530

· Working experience with Windows Server, IIS, and SQL Server

· Working experience with Windows scheduled jobs and automation processes.

· Working experience with Microsoft Power Platform

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

CONFIRMATION: You will receive a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé are submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

As part of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR), you will play a crucial role in promoting the economic vitality of Virginia by helping qualified individuals start businesses and pursue their chosen fields. DPOR is an executive branch agency under the Secretary of Labor for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Our regulatory boards are comprised of practitioners and citizens appointed by the Governor. They are responsible for regulating various professions and occupations, including architects and contractors, cosmetologists, and professional wrestlers. We protect the public by verifying minimum competency, investigating complaints, and upholding professional compliance with state laws and regulations.

Working for the State affords you many benefits, and here are just a few:
• Affordable and comprehensive health benefits,
• 13 paid state holidays.
• Time off to volunteer as well as vacation, sick, and personal leave.
• Participation in the VRS retirement system (Hybrid 457 Deferred Compensation Plan).
• Free parking on the premises (DPOR)

TELEWORK OPTIONS: Please note that this position may be eligible for limited telework and is not a full-time telework position. Upon hire into this position, the agency requires the incumbent to be in the position for 90 days before a specific telework schedule may be submitted for consideration.

VETERAN STATUS: When applying for this employment opportunity, if you indicate you are a veteran, please provide a copy of your DD214 to personnel@dpor.virginia.gov or via fax to (833) 654-4240 before the job posting closes.

LAY OFF POLICY: If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.3 Layoff, and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit a copy of the card by attaching it to your submitted application, or you may send it to personnel@dpor.virginia.gov, or via fax to (833) 654-4240, before the job posting closing.

ALTERNATIVE HIRING PROCESS: In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155. Please provide a copy of your Certificate of Disability (COD) to personnel@dpor.virginia.gov, or via fax to (833) 654-4240, before the job posting closes.

ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS OR RESUMES ONLY: DPOR does not accept mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand-delivered applications or resumes.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS: Final candidates are subject to a background investigation. The investigation may include local agency checks, criminal record checks, driving record, employment verification, verification of education, and other checks requested by the hiring authority related to the position. Please be advised that if the information gathered does not coincide with the information listed on your application, your application will no longer be considered for the position.

LICENSES: Applicants must disclose any current professional or occupational registration, certification, and license(s) held by DPOR. Applicants with an active license issued by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) may be required to place their license in an inactive status while employed with the agency. Additional information may be provided by the Human Resources Office.

Veterans, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

DPOR is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 804-367-8500

Email: hr@dpor.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.