Common use of Senior Information Technologist Clause in Contracts

Senior Information Technologist. This is a generalist position that leads and/or performs advanced professional duties pertaining to the analysis, maintenance and administration of computer hardware and software systems to meet business needs; serves as a lead or supervisor with responsibility for assigning, directing and monitoring the work of subordinate professional staff; manages projects requiring the support of multiple staff and the procurement/utilization of significant resources; designs and implements a variety of information systems including Local and Wide Area Networks and servers; plans, implements and monitors hardware and software upgrades, patches, security and backup/recovery processes; installs, configures, customizes and administers a variety of commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) applications; meets with customers to identify business system needs and recommend hardware/software solutions; provides professional leadership and support for systems design and development projects; performs other related duties as assigned. Senior Information Technologist positions may be assigned to perform a wide variety of activities within County departments. Duties typically emphasize advanced system administration, maintenance and problem analysis/resolution within client-server environments. Work is often broad in scope and may encompass multiple information technology specialties (e.g., Application Development, Network, Database or Security). This is the advanced journey-level class. Incumbents at this level work under minimal direction, receiving occasional supervision while working toward a definite objective. A Senior Information Technologist may lead and direct the work of other professional staff and/or may serve as a departmental system administrator. Incumbents may also serve as project managers over large IT projects. This class is distinguished from the class of Information Technologist II by the performance of supervisory and/or advanced professional duties. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES