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Skilled and Professional Services


Office of Personnel Services and Benefits


Data Processing Programmer Anaylst Lead/Advanced

Please mail your completed State application to: 
OPSB Recruitment & Examination Division, Room 501
301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

Or, To Complete an Application On Line: Go to the DBM Application System

Announcement Number - 08-4471-001
If you are completing your application on paper, place both the title and announcement number on your application.

(08-4471-001) (List both the title and announcement number on your application.)

SALARY:    $46,563 - $74,725

CLOSING DATE:  OPEN AND CONTINUOUS


POSITION DUTIES: This is the Lead/Advanced level of work designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining applications systems and programs using third generation or other generally accepted computer programming languages.  At the Lead level, employees in this classification assign, review and approve the work and train lower-level DP Programmer Analysts or DP Programmers.  At the Advanced level, employees in this classification function as a project manager for a major computer programming project.
 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Each candidate must have:

Education: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or other information technology-related field to include coursework in systems analysis and applications programming using third generation or other generally accepted computer programming languages.  (Your application must clearly list all coursework you have completed in systems analysis and applications programming using third generation or other generally accepted programming languages.)

AND

Experience: Two years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining applications systems and programs using third generation or other generally accepted computer programming languages.  (Your application must clearly list all third generation or other generally accepted programming languages used.)
                                                         
Notes:  
1. Thirty credit hours from an accredited college or university in Computer
Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or other information technology related field to include coursework in systems analysis and applications programming using third generation or other generally accepted computer programming languages may be substituted for the required
education. 
2. One year of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining applications systems and programs using third generation or other generally accepted computer programming languages may be substituted for the required education.
3. Experienceoperating multipurpose, multi-tasking computer systems; or scheduling, controlling input and output or maintaining a tape library to process data on multipurpose, multi-tasking computer system; or evaluating, implementing and maintaining microcomputer hardware and software; or converting data from project specifications by developing program code using third generation or other generally accepted computer programming languages may be substituted for high school on a year-for-year basis.

TO APPLY:  Please include the title of the position for which you are applying, as well as the announcement number, on your State application (MS-100).  Please send your application to the address listed above.  Sending the application to a different address could result in not being considered.

APPLICATIONS:  Applications may be obtained by visiting our website at: www.dbm.maryland.gov; by writing to DBM, OPSB, Recruitment & Examination Division, 301 W. Preston Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201; or by calling 410-767-4850, toll-free: 800-705-3493; TTY users call Maryland Relay Service, 800-735-2258.

QUALIFICATIONS:  You must possess the minimum (and selective, if applicable) qualifications to be considered for this position.  If you are scheduled to complete an educational or licensing requirement within six months of the assessment, you may participate in the examination process.  Permanent Maryland State employees may also complete necessary experience requirements within six months of the date of the assessment.  However, such candidates will appear in pending status on the eligible list until documentation has been received that the educational and/or experience requirements have been met.  Credit may be given for relevant part-time, temporary, or volunteer experience, if you list the number of hours worked per week.  For education obtained outside the U.S., you will be required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service.  This evaluation must be submitted with your application.  All information used to determine your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  Therefore, be sure that you accurately and thoroughly complete the application.

SELECTION PROCESS AND ASSESSMENT:  Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application (and on separate pages, if necessary) to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment.  All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  We will not consider information submitted after this date.  Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position.  You may be required to complete a qualifications supplement, or the rating may be based on your application.  Therefore, it is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application.  Report all experience and education that is related to this position.

Issued: 05/08/4471/mbp

BENEFITS OFFERED TO MARYLAND STATE EMPLOYEES:

Medical/Health Insurance Plans:

PPO Plans

  • CareFirst Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO
  • MLH-Eagle (MAMSI)

POS Plans

  • CareFirst Blue Cross/Blue Shield MPOS
  • M.D. IPA Preferred
  • Aetna QPOS

HMO Plans

  • CareFirst Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • Blue Choice
  • Optimum Choice (MAMSI)
  • Kaiser Permanente

Prescription Plan

Dental Plans:

  • United Concordia DPPO
  • United Concordia DHMO
  • Dental Benefit Providers DHMO

Term Life Insurance Plan

Personal Accidental Death and Dismemberment Plan

Long Term Care Plan

Each medical plan includes vision coverage.

Flexible Spending Accounts:

  • Health Care Spending Accounts
  • Daycare Spending Accounts

State Retirement and Pension System

  • Employees are vested in the pension system after five years of employment

Tax-deferred supplemental retirement savings plans:

  • 457
  • 403(b)
  • 401(k)
  • 401(a) match plan

SECU Credit Union

Direct Deposit

Savings Bonds

Maryland Prepaid College Savings Plans

Paid Holidays: 11-12 per year

Annual Leave

  • Up to five years of State service, 10 days earned per year
  • Five to 10 years of State service, 15 days earned per year
  • 10-20 years of State service, 20 days earned per year
  • 20+ years of State service, 25 earned per year
  • Employees may carry over up to 10 weeks of annual leave per year

Personal Leave: Six days per year

Sick Leave: 15 days per year, unlimited accruement

Compensatory Leave

Military Leave

Leave Bank and Employee-to-Employee Leave Donations

Employee Assistance Program

Flextime and Teleworking opportunities for some positions

* Please note that the benefit information provided pertains to full-time, permanent employees. All benefits apply to part-time employees who work at least 50%, although leave is prorated based on number of hours worked. Contractual employees may enjoy some of these benefits.

 

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