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SPS Commerce has an immediate opening for a Staff Database Engineer who will serve as an integral part of the Technology Operations team and overall service delivery of production and development systems.

Based in our office in downtown Minneapolis, our hybrid work model provides the best of both worlds. We #succeedtogether through in person collaboration, balanced with remote work to provide flexibility.

Does this sound like you?

• You thrive in environments where you can blend technical expertise with collaborative problem-solving, working seamlessly with both development and operations teams to enhance and support database services.
• You value open communication and are skilled at conveying technical information clearly to colleagues at all levels, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
• You excel in a setting where your strategic thinking and curiosity drive you to continuously improve and develop new technical skills.
• You take pride in ensuring systems are optimized, secure, and well-documented, always meeting or exceeding performance and availability standards.

Why join SPS?

We solve retail supply chain problems by cutting through inefficiency with innovation and automation. At SPS we empower retailers, suppliers, distributors, grocers, and logistics partners to work better together with our people, our process, and our tech products. We have the world’s largest retail network, and we don’t just lead the industry, we are the industry.

At SPS, we believe every employee makes a difference. We ensure employees have the tools, resources, and training to explore new ideas and execute them. Our success comes from playing as a team and always playing to win. Careers don’t just grow here, they’re made here.

What is the day-to-day like? 

The Staff Database Engineer is responsible for administering databases along all aspects of the service lifecycle. This position requires a diligent pursuit to develop, scale, improve, and support database services within the organization.

• Manage the deployment, configuration, monitoring, and ongoing operations of relational and non-relational database services
• Engage with Development teams and Operations peers to develop, scale and improve database systems and services
• Administer systems as assigned to provide appropriate documentation, capacity management, monitoring, and recommendations for future state
• Participate in a production support on-call rotation, completing incident and problem management tasks as assigned
• Escalate support tasks to other teams or technology management when needed
• Develop and maintain backup and recovery procedures for database services
• Develop reports and other applications necessary to support database service operations
• Administer user and application access to database services
• Create and support scripts for use in daily maintenance and troubleshooting tasks; demonstrate troubleshooting skills to provide resolution to incidents and problem management projects
• Understand and follow procedures identified by SOX and other security standards
• Meet or exceed performance, availability, and recoverability requirements for database services
• Work collaboratively with team members to analyze current systems and recommend and implement changes to current systems

What experience and skills do you need?

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years of related experience or 11 years of experience without a degree
• Experience interacting with databases and working knowledge of database structures and design
• Experience with Python or other programming language outside of shell scripting
• Experience with software version control like git or SVN
• Basic systems engineering skills on Linux with experience running databases on Linux
• Ability to balance multiple projects and tasks concurrently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate (written and verbal) with persons at all levels of the organization
• Ability to think strategically, as well as curiosity to develop additional technical skills
• Experience supporting Oracle and PostgreSQL
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

What experience is preferred?

• Advanced systems engineering skills on Linux
• Experience with Terraform
• Experience with Ansible, Chef, or any other configuration and automation management framework
• Ability to understand application architecture and its impact on database design
• Experience and practical knowledge of agile development process

SPS Commerce offers a comprehensive package of benefits including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, paid time-off, 401(k), health and flexible spending accounts, stock purchase plan and more.

** EOE including disability / veteran **

SPS Commerce is growing!  We are looking for an EDI Software Consultant II/Consultant I to join our ERP Automation Implementation team. In this role you will take the time to listen to our customers to fully understand their needs and help resolve their queries in an efficient, professional, and timely manner - escalating when necessary.  You will use your communication, project management skills and technical aptitude to work directly with external customers and internal partners.

Join a growing team where you’ll get to engage with customers, learn their business and drive to a technical solution.

This is a hybrid role based out of our MN office.

Does this sound like you?

• Teamwork and collaboration help to drive the process of resolving issues using forward-thinking, out of the box solutions – and you are always looking for an opportunity to succeed together.
• You are customer focused. You can forge strong working relationships and instill trust while solving problems and driving value for customers.
• Initiative empowers you. You successfully analyze complex situations and develop solutions. You don’t stop until the job is done.
• Fast-paced, dynamic work environments are where you thrive. You can work with minimal supervision while taking initiative and setting priorities. 

Day-to-Day 

As an EDI Software Consultant II/Consultant I you will serve as a software subject matter expert to assist clients with implementation and software configuration activities. You will ensure customer satisfaction through follow-up, responsiveness, and quality communication.

• Balance the implementation needs and implementation schedules for many clients, ensuring a prompt, clear response to questions and concerns.
• Effectively organize and prioritize daily and long-term task lists in order to complete projects in a timely manner.
• Upload test files, analyze their outcome (QA), resolve issues, and communicate outcome to clients.
• Perform phone, email, and online user support.
• Conduct client user training sessions as required via online platforms, and train clients to utilize The Order Exchange’s software to best suit their business needs.
• Actively search for solutions to problems.
• Document technical issues and their resolutions and share information across the team.
• Assist with data migration as required.

Education and Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent experience

Preferred Experience

• Accounting Systems knowledge
• Vendor/trading partner order processing experience
• Prior ERP, SaaS, EDI, integration, implementation and/or configuration experience
• Familiarity with file formats- XML, CSV, etc.

Why Work at SPS?

We solve retail supply chain problems by cutting through inefficiency with innovation and automation. At SPS we empower retailers, suppliers, distributors, grocers, and logistics partners to work better together with our people, our process, and our tech products. We have the world’s largest retail network, and we don’t just lead the industry, we are the industry.

At SPS, we believe every employee makes a difference. We ensure employees have the tools, resources, and training to explore new ideas and execute them. Our success comes from playing as a team and always playing to win.

Careers don’t just grow here, they’re made here.

EOE including disability/ veteran

SPS Commerce offers a comprehensive package of benefits including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, paid time-off, 401(k), health and flexible spending accounts, stock purchase plan and more.

SPS Commerce has an immediate opening for a Staff Database Engineer who will serve as an integral part of the Technology Operations team and overall service delivery of production and development systems.

** Open to 100% remote candidates in the Midwest **

Does this sound like you?

• You thrive in environments where you can blend technical expertise with collaborative problem-solving, working seamlessly with both development and operations teams to enhance and support database services.
• You value open communication and are skilled at conveying technical information clearly to colleagues at all levels, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
• You excel in a setting where your strategic thinking and curiosity drive you to continuously improve and develop new technical skills.
• You take pride in ensuring systems are optimized, secure, and well-documented, always meeting or exceeding performance and availability standards.

Why join SPS?

We solve retail supply chain problems by cutting through inefficiency with innovation and automation. At SPS we empower retailers, suppliers, distributors, grocers, and logistics partners to work better together with our people, our process, and our tech products. We have the world’s largest retail network, and we don’t just lead the industry, we are the industry.

At SPS, we believe every employee makes a difference. We ensure employees have the tools, resources, and training to explore new ideas and execute them. Our success comes from playing as a team and always playing to win. Careers don’t just grow here, they’re made here.

What is the day-to-day like?

The Staff Database Engineer is responsible for administering databases along all aspects of the service lifecycle. This position requires a diligent pursuit to develop, scale, improve, and support database services within the organization.

• Manage the deployment, configuration, monitoring, and ongoing operations of relational and non-relational database services
• Engage with Development teams and Operations peers to develop, scale and improve database systems and services
• Administer systems as assigned to provide appropriate documentation, capacity management, monitoring, and recommendations for future state
• Participate in a production support on-call rotation, completing incident and problem management tasks as assigned
• Escalate support tasks to other teams or technology management when needed
• Develop and maintain backup and recovery procedures for database services
• Develop reports and other applications necessary to support database service operations
• Administer user and application access to database services
• Create and support scripts for use in daily maintenance and troubleshooting tasks; demonstrate troubleshooting skills to provide resolution to incidents and problem management projects
• Understand and follow procedures identified by SOX and other security standards
• Meet or exceed performance, availability, and recoverability requirements for database services
• Work collaboratively with team members to analyze current systems and recommend and implement changes to current systems

What experience and skills do you need?

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years of related experience or 11 years of experience without a degree
• Experience interacting with databases and working knowledge of database structures and design
• Experience with Python or other programming language outside of shell scripting
• Experience with software version control like git or SVN
• Basic systems engineering skills on Linux with experience running databases on Linux
• Ability to balance multiple projects and tasks concurrently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate (written and verbal) with persons at all levels of the organization
• Ability to think strategically, as well as curiosity to develop additional technical skills
• Experience supporting Oracle and PostgreSQL
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

What experience is preferred?

• Advanced systems engineering skills on Linux
• Experience with Terraform
• Experience with Ansible, Chef, or any other configuration and automation management framework
• Ability to understand application architecture and its impact on database design
• Experience and practical knowledge of agile development process

SPS Commerce offers a comprehensive package of benefits including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, paid time-off, 401(k), health and flexible spending accounts, stock purchase plan and more.

** EOE including disability / veteran **

Working Title: Lead Application Developer
Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 5
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 78397
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes #LI-Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 07/13/2024
• Closing Date: 07/26/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $39.14 - $66.92 / hourly; $81,724 - $139,728 / annually
• Job Class Option: Application
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
• FLSA Status: Exempt - Professional
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The MNIT DEED team provides technical support to help improve employment conditions in Minnesota. The team supports work that improves workforce and community development, increases business recruitment, and helps Minnesota small businesses to expand into international trade. 

Job Summary

This position exists to provide leadership in the long-range planning, development and support of major Paid Leave applications and databases for Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) partnering with the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED.)

Responsibilities include coaching other advanced technology specialists in new programming activities and designing complex user interface components in DEED’s new information systems as well as making major modification to existing applications. The position supports all Paid Leave programming and information systems development and planning for DEED.

Specific responsibilities include Ruby on Rails programming/application development, database design work and technical support for DEED’s AWS Architecture that includes tools such as PostgreSQL Database, Elastic Container Service (ECS), Elastic Container Registry (ECR), GitHub, Azure DevOps, and Terraform and includes programming languages such as Docker, Make, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.

This position is also responsible for the version control process and conducting and controlling the build process for code versions of the business applications using Azure DevOps and GitHub and will assist in the setup, configuration, and optimization of use.

In addition to being familiar with Ruby on Rails this position must lead development that may utilize AWS Pinpoint, Azure Active Directory (Entra ID), and US Web Design System (USWDS) adhering to current accessibility (WCAG) guidelines and MNIT accessibility policies. This position is expected to develop major new applications using Model-View-Controller (MVC) design patterns and is responsible to guide and mentor less experienced developers and perform code reviews as assigned.

This position will be responsible for conducting code reviews by examining the software source code of other developers on the team to ensure code quality and working with others to identify and train on more efficient ways of completing the coding task and/or resolving logical errors.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework: 

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota. 
• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume: 

Position requires a minimum of five (5) years of IT related experience in application development.

Experience must include:

• Experience with Ruby on Rails development tools including Active Record, Actin View, Action Pack, RSpec, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience with AWS environments.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub.
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

A master’s degree in Information Technology or an IT related field substitutes for three (3) years of experience, OR an IT related bachelor’s degree substitutes for two (2) years, OR an IT related associate’s degree substitutes for one (1) year.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS services such as Elastic Container Service (ECS), Elastic Container Registry (ECR), Aurora, CloudWatch, S3, and Cognito.
• Experience with Docker and other container runtimes.
• Experience with Terraform.
• Experience with PostgreSQL.

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• Education Verification
• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. 

Working Title: Service Level Management Specialist
Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 3
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 78585
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes #LI-Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 07/23/2024
• Closing Date: 08/01/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: Enterprise / Service & Knowledge Mgmt
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $32.89 - $54.06 / hourly; $68,674 - $112,877 / annually
• Job Class Option: Application
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
• FLSA Status: Nonexempt
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position will be part of the Enterprise Services team, which delivers a full suite of services to state agencies, boards, councils, and commissions, and many central services to local government partners. 

Job Summary

The Service Level Management Specialist will ensure all aspects of service level management are maintained for information technology services across the MNIT organization and delivered according to specifications. This includes specialization in supporting, managing, and administering service management best practices, processes, and policy. This position will facilitate communication between the MNIT’s IT departments and its user base to define and maintain service level expectations required for each technical service and the supporting service providers.

This position will develop, support, and maintain IT service management reporting and dashboards. This position will develop, support, and maintain the supporting service level agreements and targets in the IT service management toolset. The Specialist will specialize in the development of process improvement of SLM processes, data warehousing, and data presentation, and must be able to support ITS2s in the use of all job-related tools, especially Power BI.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework: 

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota. 
• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume: 

Position requires a minimum of three (3) years of IT related experience in data reporting and analysis.

Experience must include:

• Experience in ITSM (IT Service Management) Technology such as a ticketing system or Service Level Management principles, processes, and tools.
• Experience with programming report and dashboard in tools such as BMC Helix (Remedy) Smart Reporting, Microsoft Power BI, Crystal Reports, or Tableau.
• Experience with data management such as Access, Oracle, or SQL.
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

A master’s degree in Information Technology or an IT related field substitutes for three (3) years of experience, OR an IT related bachelor’s degree substitutes for two (2) years, OR an IT related associate’s degree substitutes for one (1) year.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in IT, Computer Science, Business, or related field.   ITIL Certification.
• Experience with BMC Remedy/Helix.   Strong customer relations skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral skills.
• Strong Microsoft Office suite skills and presentation experience.
• Knowledge of laws and of state and department policies, procedures, and collective bargaining agreements that govern the management of human resources and fiscal resources.

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• Education Verification
• CJIS Background Check
• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. 

Working Title: Application Architect - Systems Architect
Job Class: Systems Architect
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 78751
• Location: Brooklyn Park
• Telework Eligible: Yes #LI-Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 07/25/2024
• Closing Date: 07/31/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: IT PR Reports BOAH / BOAH Supervisor
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $42.07 - $71.79 / hourly; $87,842 - $149,897 / annually
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
• FLSA Status: Exempt - Professional
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at both the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Minnesota Board of Animal Health (BAH). The MNIT MDA and BAH teams support technology critical to ensuring food supply integrity and safety, livestock health, and supporting a vibrant agricultural economy for Minnesota. 

Job Summary

This position exists to guide the Minnesota Dept of Agriculture proactively and holistically through technical modernization and optimization initiatives on Salesforce infrastructure, supporting future business and technical strategy. The Application Architect’s scope of activities include leading the organization to achieve targeted business outcomes related to Salesforce modernization efforts.  The Application Architect focuses on building relationships with business and IT stakeholders, communicating the technical needs of the Salesforce Modernization efforts and shaping and guiding the delivery of application architecture services. The role would best fit someone with a maker’s mindset, who can design and develop salesforce technical architecture. This person will partner closely with business partners, vendors, and technical teams to achieve the vision of MDA and MNITs combined technical strategies.  A successful person in this role will be able to switch context seamlessly from design to solution, from influencing stakeholders to working with engineering teams, to make the future state architecture a reality.

The Technical Solutions Architect’s focus is to:

• Communicate the value of Application Architecture, and its portfolio of services
• Design and build an Application Architecture oriented around optimizing technology and aligning to Salesforce platform
• Build, own, and maintain the Reference Architecture for the organization
• Drive alignment between business and IT, across the IT landscape, and across state agencies
• Coach and mentor the technical team that may include solution and domain architects and developers
• Help business leaders achieve business outcomes and understand, leverage, and operationalize existing, new, and emerging technologies.
• Partner closely with technical execution teams by providing actionable technical recommendations on initiatives and policies to help the organization drive towards targeted business outcomes.
• Lead, prioritize, and develop the overall technical architecture approach for the organization, and communicate architectural direction.
• Help business leaders enable their future-state business capabilities that, in turn, drive the organization’s targeted business outcomes through the choice of initiatives in which the organization chooses to invest.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework: 

•         Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota. 
•          Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Position requires a minimum of six (6) to ten (10) years’ experience in : Business, Data, Application, and Technology architecture.

Experience must also demonstrate the following:

• Knowledge of architect standards and conventions such as TOGAF, ISO/IEC, Zachman, Federal Enterprise Architecture, etc.
• Experience with Salesforce application development, integration and implementation of enterprise solutions
• Experience with cloud environments such as Azure or AWS
• Experience with development, implementation, and governance of technical architecture standards and guidelines
• Experience in information security practices, and tools across the architectural stack, to ensure systems architecture
• Strong understanding and proven application of Governance, Risk and Compliance
• Salesforce technical development lead or leadership experience
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering or a related field of study
• Ten or more years of hands-on technical or business experience in digital modernization efforts
• Ten or more years of experience in at least three disciplines, such as business, data, solution or technical architecture, application development, middleware, requirements gathering, use case development, information analysis, database management or operations in a multitier environment
• Experience with AWS cloud environment
• Knowledge of business ecosystems, cloud infrastructure, SaaS, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), API’s, Open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics
• Knowledge of organizations business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting and risk management
• Familiarity with data management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks
• Experience in technical frameworks such as TOGAF
• Product or Agile experience
• Understanding of the different types of agile principles, methodologies and frameworks, especially those designed to be scaled at the enterprise level.
• Understanding of existing, new and emerging technologies and processing environments and industry and market trends.

Additional Requirements

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• Education Verification

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. 

Working Title: Cloud Engineer
Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 4
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 78753
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes #LI-Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 07/24/2024
• Closing Date: 07/30/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $36.52 - $60.24 / hourly; $76,253 - $125,781 / annually
• Job Class Option: Systems Software
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
• FLSA Status: Exempt - Administrative
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). MNIT DNR provides comprehensive IT operations and support services, custom application development, and dedicated support functions to an organization that manages and conserves the state’s natural resources in a way that creates a sustainable quality of life for all Minnesotans.

Job Summary

As a Cloud Engineer for Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), you will provide planning, coordination, maintenance, and administration of MNIT DNR mission critical Windows application hosting systems, software and underlying infrastructure hosted in Microsoft Azure. A critical component of your position is the migration of local server environment regarding provisioning of services and infrastructure as well as applications into the cloud.

DNR relies on these services for business critical day to day operations and your responsibility is to keep the supported application hosting services environment operating efficiently, securely and with minimal manual manipulation. You will apply project management techniques to improve upon or resolve technical issues for Department-wide application hosting related projects, and will investigate new Cloud services, technologies, makes recommendations for change and enhancement, and maximizes technologies' potential in terms of client productivity.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework:

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate these qualifications in their resume:

Position requires a minimum of four (4) years of experience working on applications and servers in an IT environment.

Experience must include:

• Azure Cloud Administration in an enterprise environment
• Microsoft AZ900 certification
• Cloud services (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)
• Experience with infrastructure as code technologies, such as Ansible, Cloudbolt or Azure Resource Manager
• Experience with DevOps tools, such as GitHub and GitLab
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

A master’s degree in Information Technology or a related field substitutes for three (3) years of experience, OR a related bachelor’s degree substitutes for two (2) years, OR a related associate’s degree substitutes for one (1) year

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Server and RedHat Linux
• Microsoft Azure Certifications
• 1 year of experience working in Microsoft Azure
• Experience with Azure Native Backups and Azure Security Rights
• Scripting experience, including batch file creation, command-line registry manipulation, and command-based configuration.
• Good understanding of Dev/Ops and cloud security
• Experience with networking and firewalls

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• Education Verification
• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. 

Working Title: Production Control Analyst
Job Class: Electronic Data Processing Operations Technical Specialist
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 77820
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes #LI - Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 07/17/2024
• Closing Date: 07/26/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: Office of Enterprise Tech
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Night Shift / 11:00 pm to 7:00 am
• Days of Work: Tuesday - Saturday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $24.91 - $35.96 / hourly; $52,012 - $75,084 / annually
• Job Class Option: Documentation
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 207 - Technical/AFSCME
• Work Area: Production Control
• FLSA Status: Nonexempt
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position will be part of the Enterprise Services team, which delivers a full suite of services to state agencies, boards, councils, and commissions, and many central services to local government partners.

Job Summary

The purpose of this position is to provide technical and administrative assistance in processing all jobs submitted to the Production Control area in the best possible time. In the absence of the Lead worker, provide technical assistance, instruction, and supervision of Production Control personnel in the performance of Production Control functions. To help train employees on the CA-7 functions and applications. Training may necessitate working an off shift when necessary.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework: 

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota. 
• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume:

• Advanced experience with the CA-7 automated scheduling system, report distribution systems, and Production Control functions
• Experience with TSO/ISPF
• Experience with BMC/Remedy (or other IT ticketing system)
• Technical skills to stage production batch jobs using IBM's job control language JCL
• Experience resolving batch processing job failures on a z/OS mainframe
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Applications Manager (Appworx)
• Leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to produce reports and perform job tracking

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• CJIS Background Check
• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Working Title: Production Control Analyst
Job Class: Electronic Data Processing Operations Technical Specialist
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 77820
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes #LI - Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 07/17/2024
• Closing Date: 07/26/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: Office of Enterprise Tech
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Night Shift / 11:00 pm to 7:00 am
• Days of Work: Tuesday - Saturday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $24.91 - $35.96 / hourly; $52,012 - $75,084 / annually
• Job Class Option: Documentation
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 207 - Technical/AFSCME
• Work Area: Production Control
• FLSA Status: Nonexempt
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position will be part of the Enterprise Services team, which delivers a full suite of services to state agencies, boards, councils, and commissions, and many central services to local government partners.

Job Summary

The purpose of this position is to provide technical and administrative assistance in processing all jobs submitted to the Production Control area in the best possible time. In the absence of the Lead worker, provide technical assistance, instruction, and supervision of Production Control personnel in the performance of Production Control functions. To help train employees on the CA-7 functions and applications. Training may necessitate working an off shift when necessary.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework: 

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota. 
• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume:

• Advanced experience with the CA-7 automated scheduling system, report distribution systems, and Production Control functions
• Experience with TSO/ISPF
• Experience with BMC/Remedy (or other IT ticketing system)
• Technical skills to stage production batch jobs using IBM's job control language JCL
• Experience resolving batch processing job failures on a z/OS mainframe
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Applications Manager (Appworx)
• Leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to produce reports and perform job tracking

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• CJIS Background Check
• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Working Title: Workstation Deployment Technician Student Worker
Job Class: Student Worker Para Professional
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 77897
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes #LI-Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Part-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Limited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 07/19/2024
• Closing Date: 07/25/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: Enterprise / Work Station Deployment
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: Yes; occasional
• Salary Range: $17.58 - $20.58 / hourly
• Classified Status: Unclassified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 207 - Technical/AFSCME
• Work Area: St. Paul, Minnesota
• End Date: 07/07/2027
• FLSA Status: Nonexempt
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: No

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position will be part of the Enterprise Services team, which delivers a full suite of services to state agencies, boards, councils, and commissions, and many central services to local government partners. 

Job Summary

The Student Worker position provides the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in the field of information technology.

This position exists to assist with the lifecycle tasks related to desktop and laptop computers, currently an installed base of approximately 37,000 devices. These tasks include, but are not limited to: preparation, imaging, operating system and application installation, transfer of user settings and data, placement on the customer’s desk, deployment of new computer to current customers, retrieval of the customer’s previous computer, onboarding of new employees, offboarding of leaving/transferring employees, data sanitization and removal of computer hardware.

This position will perform assigned work in a variety of workplace environments. This includes but is not limited to large multi-tenant office buildings, regional field offices, correctional facilities, elected official offices, laboratories, warehouses and public use spaces.

This position is eligible for telework, but it will require an employee to be onsite at the work location as needed.

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible.

Please note that this is a limited, part-time, 20 hours per week position that is anticipated to last up to three (3) years.

This position requires some travel to State of Minnesota office locations throughout the Metro area. Estimated travel is 10%. A valid driver's license is required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume: 
Education:
Student Worker Eligibility -

To be eligible for an appointment as a Student Worker Paraprofessional, you must be enrolled in a post-secondary or graduate educational program or plan to enroll within three months. Students may be "off" for the summer or for one semester/quarter and remain employed as a student worker, but such absences cannot exceed one semester/quarter in a year. If you are enrolled at a credit-granting institution you must carry at least six semester/nine quarter credits. If enrolled at a non-credit granting institution or one that only offers one credit per class, you must be taking two or more classes per semester/quarter. Any lesser credit (class) load will be treated as a semester/quarter off. Graduate students must be enrolled in at least two courses or making progress on a dissertation. You will be asked to complete an Educational Verification form prior to appointment.

Experience:

• Academic programs can include Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related program.
• Through formal education or work experience, the incumbent is expected to have knowledge or experience of Windows Environment.
• Experience in customer service.
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to translate technical information for non-technical staff.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Good organizational skills, ability to work independently, and excellent written and verbal skills.

Physical Requirements

Requires moving/lifting devices such as desktops, monitors, laptops, and miscellaneous equipment from multiple locations (Desk to desk or from one agency site to another), lifting devices up on to storage shelves (Above head (40 lbs.) and being able to gain access under desks (crawl).

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• Education Verification
• Driver's License Record Check
• Tax Check
• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. 

Working Title: Production Control Analyst
Job Class: Electronic Data Processing Operations Technical Specialist
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 77820
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes #LI - Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 07/17/2024
• Closing Date: 07/26/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: Office of Enterprise Tech
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Night Shift / 11:00 pm to 7:00 am
• Days of Work: Tuesday - Saturday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $24.91 - $35.96 / hourly; $52,012 - $75,084 / annually
• Job Class Option: Documentation
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 207 - Technical/AFSCME
• Work Area: Production Control
• FLSA Status: Nonexempt
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position will be part of the Enterprise Services team, which delivers a full suite of services to state agencies, boards, councils, and commissions, and many central services to local government partners.

Job Summary

The purpose of this position is to provide technical and administrative assistance in processing all jobs submitted to the Production Control area in the best possible time. In the absence of the Lead worker, provide technical assistance, instruction, and supervision of Production Control personnel in the performance of Production Control functions. To help train employees on the CA-7 functions and applications. Training may necessitate working an off shift when necessary.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework: 

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota. 
• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume:

• Advanced experience with the CA-7 automated scheduling system, report distribution systems, and Production Control functions
• Experience with TSO/ISPF
• Experience with BMC/Remedy (or other IT ticketing system)
• Technical skills to stage production batch jobs using IBM's job control language JCL
• Experience resolving batch processing job failures on a z/OS mainframe
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Applications Manager (Appworx)
• Leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to produce reports and perform job tracking

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• CJIS Background Check
• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Working Title: ETL Developer
Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 3
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 78584
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes #LI-Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 07/18/2024
• Closing Date: 07/24/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $32.89 - $54.06 / hourly; $68,674 - $112,877 / annually
• Job Class Option: Application
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
• FLSA Status: Exempt - Administrative
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The MNIT MDH team provides services for over 250+ applications and delivers the information technology to drive one of the leading public health systems in the nation. You will support an agency that works to protect, maintain, and improve the health of all Minnesotans.

Job Summary

As a Data Analyst for Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) you will support the Health Policy Division’s custom data collection efforts. You will provide production support and enhancements for health care related information systems currently used by the division, and design small to medium sized computer systems, computer programs, and participates in the technical design of large systems. As staffing resources and workloads require, you may be required to work independently and share knowledge within a team setting. You will evaluate financial impacts and may also be required to generate cost-benefit analysis and estimates to provide management with decision points regarding design, development, and deployment. Come be a part of something bigger than yourself, something to be inspired by; come to work for Minnesota IT Services – MDH.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework:

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate these qualifications in their resume:

Position requires a minimum of three (3) years of programming experience in technical design, development, test, and implementation.

Experience must include:

• Designing and developing applications using modern programming languages (such as Java or Python) and related frameworks, with understanding of web application security and common attack vectors.
• Implementing solutions in the cloud technology (such as AWS or Azure)
• Agile software development methodology
• Working with SQL and/or ORM technologies
• DevOps concepts leveraging CI/CD tools
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

A master’s degree in Information Technology or a related field substitutes for three (3) years of experience, OR a related bachelor’s degree substitutes for two (2) years, OR a related associate’s degree substitutes for one (1) year.

Working Title: DOC Security Technology Specialist 
Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 3
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 78450
• Location: Red Wing; Stillwater; Faribault
• Telework Eligible: Yes - #Li-Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 07/13/2024
• Closing Date: 07/26/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: Department of Corrections
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: Yes, up to 50%
• Salary Range: $32.89 - $54.06 / hourly; $68,674 - $112,877 / annually
• Job Class Option: Systems Software
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
• FLSA Status: Exempt-Administrative
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at the Department of Corrections (DOC). The MNIT DOC team runs many unique applications that manage the information and security of the department, supporting 4,500 employees across 10 prisons and 50 field offices located throughout the state. 

Job Summary

As a Security Technology Specialist, you will ensure the stability, integrity, accountability, and efficient operation of security technology systems, which support agency-wide functions for the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC). This position supports security technology systems, application version upgrades, security technology device hardware, reviews hardware standards, evaluates hardware life cycles, coordinates hardware implementations, and provides day-to-day support for the agency to ensure security technology systems run efficiently.

The Security Technology Specialist will provide tier two support for facility Information Systems which support the Minnesota Department of Corrections Networks, Security Technology Systems, and provide MNIT emergency support of enterprise systems during critical outages. In addition, the Security Technology Specialist will communicate and work in collaboration with MNIT@DOC Security Technology Support team and MNIT Enterprise Services to achieve and meet the operational goals of MNIT Services as well as the Minnesota Department of Corrections.

This position requires an employee to be onsite at the work location. This position will primarily support Stillwater, Faribault, and Red Wing facilities. This position may be eligible to telework 2-3 days per week.

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in Minnesota.
• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume.

This position requires a minimum of three (3) years of experience working with personal computers, servers, client-server applications and local area networks (LAN) systems.

Experience must include:

• Experience with a variety of computer hardware, operating systems, networking, databases, data communications, and video management systems
• Experience with access control systems, perimeter protection systems.
• Working knowledge of computer programming or scripting.
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

**A master’s degree in information technology or a related field may substitute for three years of experience, related bachelor's degree may substitute for two years, or related associate’s degree may substitute for one year.**

Preferred Qualifications

• Genetec Security Center Unified Platform.
• Video surveillance system technology; Genetec Video Management System.
• Physical Access Control systems; Genetec Synergis Access Control System.
• Digital evidence management systems; Genetec Clearance Digital Evidence Management System.
• Understanding of DOC and partner agencies processes.

Physical Requirements

Requires moving / lifting devices and technologies such as desktops, monitors, laptops, video conferencing devices and miscellaneous equipment from multiple locations. Desk to desk or from one agency site to another. Lifting devices on to storage shelves above head (40 lbs.) and being able to gain access or crawl under desks.

The selected finalist is required to review and sign a Physical Demands Worksheet for this position. For a copy, please email Jolene Blaser at jolene.e.blaser@state.mn.us

Requires moving / lifting devices and technologies such as desktops, monitors, laptops, video conferencing devices and miscellaneous equipment from multiple locations. Desk to desk or from one agency site to another. Lifting devices on to storage shelves above head (40 lbs.) and being able to gain access or crawl under desks. Requires moving / lifting devices and technologies such as desktops, monitors, laptops, video conferencing devices and miscellaneous equipment from multiple locations. Desk to desk or from one agency site to another. Lifting devices on to storage shelves above head (40 lbs.) and being able to gain access or crawl under desks.

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• Education Verification
• CJIS Background Check
• DOC Background Check
• Driver's License Record Check
• Mantoux test
• Drug screen 
• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Working Title: Application Development & Support Supervisor 
Job Class: Systems Analysis Unit Supervisor
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 78223
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time, #LI-Hybrid
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 07/10/2024
• Closing Date: 07/24/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day / 07:00 a.m. - 05:30 p.m.
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $38.74 - $66.92 / hourly; $80,889 - $139,728 / annually
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 216 - Middle Management Association/MMA
• FLSA Status: Exempt - Executive
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives in government IT. This position serves our partners at the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). MNIT MnDOT supports an agency with technology integrated into all areas of business. From business intelligence and solutions for critical transportation infrastructure to planning and operating a safe, efficient, and reliable multimodal transportation system, the team connects people and markets across Minnesota.

Job Summary

As an Application Development and Support Supervisor, you will supervise, manage, direct, and lead a team to deliver application development and support services for commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and custom-built applications used by the MN Department of Transportation (MnDOT). This exciting leadership position will partner closely and collaboratively with MnDOT’s Engineering Services Division (ESD) and its Project Data Management Section (PDMS) to supervise, delegate, and direct the work of your assigned embedded staff and contractors per priorities set by MnDOT and will collaborate on application lifecycle planning for new, enhancements, replacements, and retirements to ensure applications remain on current technologies, identified risks are properly mitigated, and applications/systems are fully supported.  You will communicate, coach, coordinate, plan, and guide your team to deliver and resolve simple to very complex tasks to ensure assigned applications remain supported, secure, preserved, reliable, and align to our MnDOT partner needs and priorities and meet or exceed their expectations.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework:  

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota. 
• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume:

This position requires a minimum of three (3) years of experience in a technical application management or technical support function and services.

Experience must include and demonstrate the following:

• Supervising or serving as a team lead for delivering technical development or support functions and services for large, mission critical, and complex applications (e.g. incidents response, service requests, work orders, configurations, integrations, preservations, upgrades, enhancements, etc.)
• Customer relationship management or serving as a technical liaison to business partners to understand and align application development and support services to meet their business needs and priorities.
• Ability to communicate technical information and issues clearly and effectively, both in writing and verbally, including ability to tailor messaging to a wide variety of audiences including stakeholders, business partners, technical staff, supervisor peers and executive leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Agile, Product and/or Program management and software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, practices, and approaches.
• Experience leading a team in a technical application development and support function for large and complex applications with a minimum of 2 (two) years supervisory/management experience in that same function.
• A college degree in a computer science, software engineering, information technology (IT), management information system (MIS), geographic information systems (GIS), or other closely related technical field.
• Experience providing performance and talent management including but not limited to assessing employee knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs), employee engagement, training and development (both technical and professional/soft skills), team building, participative management, and problem identification and resolution.
• Experience providing technical leadership, service delivery, IT Service Management (ITSM), managing service level expectations, and keeping application development and support activities focused on and aligned to our MnDOT’ business partners needs and priorities as well as supporting and adhering to MNIT’s strategic and tactical direction, processes, and standards.
• Strong ability to be inclusive and work with all levels of the organization, diverse audiences, and perspectives, including business and technical stakeholders, communicate in an effective and tactful way. Able to translate technical information into plain language and vice versa.
• ITIL certification and experience with ITIL process management and application problem management.

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• Education Verification
• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Working Title: Enterprise Portfolio and Planning Manager 
Job Class: Information Systems Manager
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 77761
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes - #LI-Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 07/03/2024
• Closing Date: 07/23/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: Department of Public Safety/Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $42.93 - $73.46 / hourly; $89,637 - $153,384 / annually
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 216 - Middle Management Association/MMA
• FLSA Status: Exempt - Executive
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) within the Department of Public Safety (DPS). MNIT BCA provides comprehensive IT operations and support services, custom application development, and dedicated business-specific support functions for investigative and specialized law enforcement services. You will support an agency that partners with law enforcement, public safety, and criminal justice agencies to prevent and solve crimes. 

Job Summary

As an Enterprise Portfolio and Planning Manager, you will manage multiple functions within Minnesota Justice Information Systems (MNJIS) which include portfolio, program, project, and technical product management within an Agile organization. This position provides technical and strategic direction in support of the MNJIS division leadership team at the BCA and provides management and oversight to IT staff and contractors who are responsible for portfolio, program, project, and technical product management.

You will be responsible for developing short and long-term goals for your assigned areas and will contributes to long-term, organizational planning by creating the MNJIS four-year strategic plans and implementing strategies to meet MNJIS, BCA, DPS, and MNIT strategic goals.

This position requires an employee to be onsite at the work location 3 days per week.

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St Paul, Minnesota.
• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of following qualifications on their resume:

This position requires minimum of five (5) years of experience in a complex IT development environment planning, designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining IT systems and services, including two (2) years of supervisory experience. Supervisory experience should cover multiple areas such as: selecting, orienting, and training employees; coaching, counseling, and performance managing employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results, etc. *Two (2) years of experience in a Systems Architect classification or two (2) years of experience in an external IT Architect role may substitute for the required supervisory experience.*

Experience must include:

• Principles of information management systems, their development design, and application.
• Systems development methodologies, information systems analysis and design.
• Project, program, and portfolio management methodologies to deliver and track projects including financial, execution, operational efficiency, business value, risk evaluation, and stake-holder relevant metrics.
• Development of technology product roadmaps which include IT specific initiatives such as software upgrades and data migrations, adding or changing infrastructure components, moving to a new platform, etc.
• Strong understanding and use of Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, etc.) and methodologies for managing initiatives with an Agile environment.
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Experience working in an environment with strict regulatory, security, and compliance requirements such as law enforcement or criminal justice systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders (both technical and non-technical) including, but not limited to, staff, agency peers, agency management, and customer groups using a variety of communication styles and approaches.
• Knowledge and experience with advanced supervision, staff development, team development, program management and evaluation.
• Group facilitation/management skills, including the ability to resolve conflicts through negotiation, influencing, persuasion, and consensus building.
• Strong ability to identify, conceptualize, analyze, and solve a broad range of complex problems and recommend effective and integrated solutions.
• Ability to plan strategically, appropriately, and effectively set priorities, and adapt to a quickly changing environment.

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• Education Verification
• CJIS Background Check
• Drug screen 
• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Working Title: IT Operational Analyst
Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 4
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 77671
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes #LI-Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 07/06/2024
• Closing Date: 07/19/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: Office of Enterprise Tech / Intertech-Technical Support
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $36.52 - $60.24 / hourly; $76,254 - $125,781 / annually
• Job Class Option: IS Planning
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - Professional Employees (MAPE)
• FLSA Status: Exempt - Administrative
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position will be part of the Enterprise Services team, which delivers a full suite of services to state agencies, boards, councils, and commissions, and many central services to local government partners. 

Job Summary

The Operational Analyst will analyze processes, business routines, and services of the MNIT Network and Telecommunications Enterprise Services and other related MNIT workgroups.

Job duties include analyzing IT operations business and service delivery processes to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement, gather data and use analytical tools to identify patterns and trends, and make recommendations to streamline IT operations.

This role will develop solutions to improve operational efficiency, recommend changes to existing processes, implement new technology, develop new workflows to optimize performance, and track service metrics and assist in representing data in reporting. In addition, the incumbent in this role will monitor the performance of the organization to ensure that the changes have had the desired effect using data analytics tools to track key performance indicators (KPIs) and make adjustments as necessary.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework: 

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota. 
• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualification in their resume:

Position requires a minimum of four (4) years of IT related experience in one or more of the following technical domains: business analyst, data analyst, or project management.

Experience must include:

• Experience documenting as-is, transitional, and to-be models.
• Experience using Visio.
• Experience using PowerBI and data analytics.
• Experience collaborating across functional borders including business and IT teams.
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

*A master’s degree in Information Technology or an IT related field substitutes for three (3) years of experience, OR an IT related bachelor’s degree substitutes for two (2) years, OR an IT related associate’s degree substitutes for one (1) year. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Business intelligence and report writing skills including the ability to analyze data, create reports, identify anomalies in data, and create narratives and visuals to accurately share data with both technical and non-technical personnel.
• Experience in Business Analysis.
• Knowledge of process improvement methodologies.

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• Education Verification
• CJIS Background Check
• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Working Title: Solutions Architect 
Job Class: Systems Architect
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 77890
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes - #LI-Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 06/26/2024
• Closing Date: 07/16/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: Department of Corrections
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: Yes - up to 5%
• Salary Range: $42.07 - $71.79 / hourly; $87,842 - $149,898 / annually
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
• FLSA Status: Exempt - Professional
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at the Department of Corrections (DOC). The MNIT DOC team runs many unique applications that manage the information and security of the department, supporting 4,500 employees across 10 prisons and 50 field offices located throughout the state. 

Job Summary

As a Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for strategic planning and advanced IT system design, architecture, and technology for MNIT DOC information systems, sets standards and guidelines for design activities, selects specific technologies to meet business needs, and guides strategic and long-range planning for information systems.  The incumbent serves as the chief architect for MNIT DOC IT solutions, catering to diverse users across multiple platforms such as commercial off-the-shelf software, platform as a service (PaaS), software as a service (SaaS), Cloud computing, AI technologies, and hardware.  This position actively participates in new and existing technology projects to help select and design systems to meet business needs.

This position works with a cross functional team of architects to establish technology road maps for MNIT DOC that lay out continuous improvement opportunities that align with business needs and maintain IT industry standards.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework: 

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota. 
• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume:

Position requires a minimum of six (6) years of experience in a progressive technical role, performing enterprise architecture work.

Experience must include: 

• Knowledge of architect standards and conventions such as TOGAF, ISO/IEC, Zachman, Federal Enterprise Architecture, etc.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• In-depth understanding of business processes and IT strategy alignment.
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

A master’s degree in Information Technology or an IT related field substitutes for three (3) years of experience, OR an IT related bachelor’s degree substitutes for two (2) years, OR an IT related associate’s degree substitutes for one (1) year.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge on corrections or judicial systems.
• Track record in emerging technologies such as platform as a service (PaaS), software as a service (SaaS), Cloud computing, AI technologies to drive innovation.
• Extensive experience with IT infrastructure, cloud computing, and solutions development.
• Proficiency in utilizing standard technologies and platforms to reduce IT complexity.
• Proven ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• Education Verification
• CJIS Background Check
• DOC Background Check
• Driver's License Record Check
• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. 

Job Summary

The Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) serves hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans in need of career support. Whether they are customers at a CareerForce center, users of our Unemployment Insurance system, or a participant in a reskilling program, DEED, and its nonprofit and county partners, offers the programs and tools to help Minnesota work. We seek to improve our systems to make them more functional and easier for our customers to navigate – and this is especially true for our digital presence.

The Workforce Development Product Specialist will focus on improving the usability and functionality of Workforce Development (WFD) digital products by leading usability studies, analyzing data, implementing configuration changes, developing and tracking metrics, writing user stories, and generally leading the continuous improvement of the products.

As the technical and planning expert, the incumbent will coordinate the activities of Minnesota Information Technology Services (MNIT) and WFD program staff to support their efforts to configure WFD digital products to better serve customers. The incumbent will develop methodologies and perform user acceptance testing. The incumbent will routinely communicate with stakeholders and develop stakeholder communication about performance measures, progress towards goals, and product recommendations.

This position will work closely with the WFD Product Owner, MNIT Project Manager, CareerForce staff and partners, and Information Technology (IT) vendors. This role will contribute to maintaining websites and developing and tracking metrics which could impact future DEED funding. This position will be recognized as a business partner to WFD program managers and staff, MNIT managers and staff, and WFD program partners at city, county, and nonprofit offices across Minnesota.

We are looking for a passionate advocate for DEED stakeholders and customer base who loves relationship building, consensus creation, and fun.

This position is expected to last up to three (3) years.

This posting may be used to fill multiple positions.

Minimum Qualifications

To receive credit for your education and experience, your resume should clearly describe how you meet each minimum and/or preferred qualification listed, including dates of employment.

Two (2) years* of experience in the areas of product management, content management, technical communication, web design, user-experience research, or other closely related field as determined by the agency.

*Bachelor's degree in computer science, economics, political science, business, or other closely related field as determined by the agency may substitute one (1) year of experience; master’s degree substitutes for eighteen (18) months of experience; PhD substitutes for twenty-four (24) months of experience

Applicants that meet the above minimum qualification will be further evaluated on the following:

Ability to:

• Develop custom configurations and workflows with content management systems such as Drupal and Microsoft SharePoint.
• Build constructive relationships with WFD program managers and staff, MNIT managers and staff, and WFD program partners at city, county, and non-profit offices across Minnesota.

Knowledge of:

• Information technology concepts, including basic application development and user testing, to function as a bridge between technical experts and end users.
• User experience, including knowledge of accessibility guidelines for digital products, usability testing, user personas, human-centered design, and using data to improve user experience (e.g., comfort with Google Analytics).

Skill in:

• Communication sufficient to engage with stakeholders at all levels and colleagues of all personality types related to process improvements.
• Project management to be able to conceptualize, design, plan, implement, deliver on time, and reflect upon each project.

Working Title: Senior PeopleSoft Application Developer
Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 4 or 5
Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID: 77703
• Location: St. Paul
• Telework Eligible: Yes #LI-Hybrid
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Unlimited
• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 06/21/2024
• Closing Date: 07/15/2024
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit: IT PR Reports MMB / SWIFT SEMA4
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: No
• Salary Range: $37.45 - $64.04 / hourly; $78,195 - $133,715 / annually
• Job Class Option: Application
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 217 - Confidential/Unrep
• FLSA Status: Exempt - Professional
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives.  This position serves our partners at Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB). MNIT MMB supports critical business operations for the State of Minnesota, including enterprise human resources and payroll, state employee insurance, and benefits administration. The team also provides the technical expertise necessary to manage the state budget and provide economic forecasts to policymakers.

*This position is eligible to receive a $5,000 Hiring Bonus! This bonus will be paid in two increments, with the first payment made after successfully passing the probationary period. **In order to qualify, you must not currently work for the State of Minnesota.

Job Summary

The purpose of this position is to provide project leadership for the enhancement, maintenance, and operation of the statewide Oracle/PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) and Enterprise Learning Management (ELM) Information Systems. Provide team leadership for feasibility/upgrade studies, system designs, implementation and enhancement of the complex ELM and HCM Information Systems.  Provide advanced technical guidance, advice and assistance to state technical staff, state functional staff, and others as needed. Perform advanced developer duties including system design, programming, testing, and troubleshooting.  Provide expertise to other technical or functional groups as needed (ELM, FMS, EPM, etc.). Participate in development for legislative and bargaining issues affecting the labor negotiation process.  Incumbent will have access to, and be exposed to, bargaining related material and discussions without censure.

This position acts as the HCM Application Technical Lead of the Statewide Human Capital Management Information Systems. HCM includes Recruiting Solutions, Human Resources, Benefits Administration and Payroll Oracle/PeopleSoft modules.  These functions are mission-critical for the State of Minnesota. Errors and problems in these modules could have significant cost, penalty, and legal impacts. The incumbent of this position will serve as the lead in maintaining, improving, and troubleshooting HCM/ELM functionality.  They will provide expertise and project management to other technical and functional staff in support of this area. The state acronym for HCM is SEMA4 (Statewide Employee Management), and the terms SEMA4 and HCM are often used interchangeably not only within this document but also within the teams that use it.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework: 

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies.  
• Candidates residing outside of Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) require additional review prior to telework approval upon becoming a finalist. 
  • Candidates located in Minnesota, or a bordering state, do not require additional review.  

***This vacancy is being posted at the Information Technology Specialist 4 and Information Technology Specialist 5 classification levels. Only one vacancy will be filled, and the classification level will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume: 

Information Technology Specialist 5 Level:

Position requires a minimum of five (5) years of experience in an information technology role with primary responsibility for advanced application development using PeopleSoft Technologies.

Experience must include:

• Oracle/PeopleSoft HCM software.
• Oracle/PeopleSoft application development tools, i.e., PeopleTools.
• SQL.
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

A Master’s degree in Information Technology or a related field substitutes for three years of experience, OR a related Bachelor’s degree substitutes for two years, OR a related Associate’s substitutes for one year.

Information Technology Specialist 4 Level:

Position requires a minimum of four (4) years of experience in an information technology role with primary responsibility for advanced application development using PeopleSoft Technologies.

Experience must include:

• Oracle/PeopleSoft HCM software.
• Oracle/PeopleSoft application development tools, i.e., PeopleTools.
• SQL.
• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.
• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

A Master’s degree in Information Technology or a related field substitutes for three years of experience, OR a related Bachelor’s degree substitutes for two years, OR a related Associate’s substitutes for one year.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent analytical capabilities; strong communication skills; ability to work independently, be proactive and
  accountable for own deliverables.
• Creativity in developing resourceful solutions to deal with constantly changing information technologies.
• Extensive work experience with a combination of PeopleSoft HCM 9.2, PeopleSoft ELM 9.2, People Tools 8.60+ and Fluid application development
• Understanding of business processes and requirements
• Experience with version control/migration tools for PeopleSoft such as Phire
• Experience with batch job scheduling tools for PeopleSoft such as AppWorx
• Demonstrated experience as a PeopleSoft application development lead, or team lead (especially for the ITS 5 role)
• Ability to estimate development costs.
• Public Sector experience.

Additional Requirements

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• Education Verification
• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

SPS Commerce has an immediate opening for a Staff Database Engineer who will serve as an integral part of the Technology Operations team and overall service delivery of production and development systems.

Based in our office in downtown Minneapolis, our hybrid work model provides the best of both worlds. We #succeedtogether through in person collaboration, balanced with remote work to provide flexibility.

Does this sound like you?

• You thrive in environments where you can blend technical expertise with collaborative problem-solving, working seamlessly with both development and operations teams to enhance and support database services.
• You value open communication and are skilled at conveying technical information clearly to colleagues at all levels, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
• You excel in a setting where your strategic thinking and curiosity drive you to continuously improve and develop new technical skills.
• You take pride in ensuring systems are optimized, secure, and well-documented, always meeting or exceeding performance and availability standards.

Why join SPS?

We solve retail supply chain problems by cutting through inefficiency with innovation and automation. At SPS we empower retailers, suppliers, distributors, grocers, and logistics partners to work better together with our people, our process, and our tech products. We have the world’s largest retail network, and we don’t just lead the industry, we are the industry.

At SPS, we believe every employee makes a difference. We ensure employees have the tools, resources, and training to explore new ideas and execute them. Our success comes from playing as a team and always playing to win. Careers don’t just grow here, they’re made here.

What is the day-to-day like? 

The Staff Database Engineer is responsible for administering databases along all aspects of the service lifecycle. This position requires a diligent pursuit to develop, scale, improve, and support database services within the organization.

• Manage the deployment, configuration, monitoring, and ongoing operations of relational and non-relational database services
• Engage with Development teams and Operations peers to develop, scale and improve database systems and services
• Administer systems as assigned to provide appropriate documentation, capacity management, monitoring, and recommendations for future state
• Participate in a production support on-call rotation, completing incident and problem management tasks as assigned
• Escalate support tasks to other teams or technology management when needed
• Develop and maintain backup and recovery procedures for database services
• Develop reports and other applications necessary to support database service operations
• Administer user and application access to database services
• Create and support scripts for use in daily maintenance and troubleshooting tasks; demonstrate troubleshooting skills to provide resolution to incidents and problem management projects
• Understand and follow procedures identified by SOX and other security standards
• Meet or exceed performance, availability, and recoverability requirements for database services
• Work collaboratively with team members to analyze current systems and recommend and implement changes to current systems

What experience and skills do you need?

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years of related experience or 11 years of experience without a degree
• Experience interacting with databases and working knowledge of database structures and design
• Experience with Python or other programming language outside of shell scripting
• Experience with software version control like git or SVN
• Basic systems engineering skills on Linux with experience running databases on Linux
• Ability to balance multiple projects and tasks concurrently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate (written and verbal) with persons at all levels of the organization
• Ability to think strategically, as well as curiosity to develop additional technical skills
• Experience supporting Oracle and PostgreSQL
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

What experience is preferred?

• Advanced systems engineering skills on Linux
• Experience with Terraform
• Experience with Ansible, Chef, or any other configuration and automation management framework
• Ability to understand application architecture and its impact on database design
• Experience and practical knowledge of agile development process

SPS Commerce offers a comprehensive package of benefits including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, paid time-off, 401(k), health and flexible spending accounts, stock purchase plan and more.

** EOE including disability / veteran **