City of Hollywood, Florida

Compensation

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• **Seeking Highly Skilled & Knowledgeable Network and Server Operations Manager with Extensive Administration / Operations Experience*** Come to a City that Builds Careers! As one of the largest cities in Broward County, the City of Hollywood provides an energetic, innovative and collaborative work environment for its employees. Want Top Notch Insurance? We offer low cost health insurance giving you the best value - Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Plans. Need Work Life Balance? We have got you covered with a 4-Day Work Week and an Award Winning Wellness Program. And We Don’t Stop There. The City of Hollywood provides a generous Paid Time Off Program inclusive of 13 Paid Holidays, Vacation Leave, Personal Leave, and Sick Leave. Repaying Student Loans? Employees at the City with 10 years of public service and on-time payments qualify for the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program. Let’s Partner Together and Come Grow with the City of Hollywood. Apply Now! For more information about this position and our competitive pay, benefits package and pension plan, refer to this job posting or our City website at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/hollywoodfl . Starting Salary For this Position is within $88,845.44 - $115,000 Annually Dependent On Qualifications JOB SUMMARY: Under the general direction of the Director of Information Technology, performs highly responsible management, administrative and technical work in planning and directing the activities of the City’s Network and Server Operations staff. This involves management of the City’s datacenters, server, network, and communication environments and associated systems and equipment. Work involves the responsibility for the management of related contracts and purchases, operational efficiencies, business continuity. Works closely with other IT divisions and City departments to communicate and optimize IT related services. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements. • Accomplishes financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action. • Monitors and supervises information technology staff by communicating job expectations; plans, monitors, and appraises job results; coaches, counsels, and disciplines employees. • Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintains a safe and secure work environment; develops personal growth opportunities. • Maintains organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies. • Directs technological research by studying organization goals, strategies, practices, and user projects. • Initiates, coordinates, and enforces systems, policies, and procedures. • Completes projects by coordinating resources and timetables with user departments and data center. • Verifies application results by conducting system audits of implemented technologies. • Preserves assets by implementing disaster recovery and back-up procedures and information security and control structures. • Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards. • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies. • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. • Effectively and positively represents the City in delivering and performing work with colleagues and clients, irrespective of gender, race, religion, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, or sexual orientation. • Establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors and managers. • Performs other job duties as assigned. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Required: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Computer Science, Public Administration, Business Administration or a related field; and seven (7) to ten (10) years of experience with micro-computing hardware and software including PC networking, local area networking (LAN) and server maintenance for a network of 600 users; plus three (3) years of supervisory and administrative experience. Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) or CompTIA Network+ certification is required. Additional education and experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience may be substituted for the above requirements. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: • Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) or CompTIA Network+ certification is required. • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred. • Valid Driver’s License: With proof of automobile insurance • Background Check: Must have an acceptable background record • Driving Abstract: Must have an acceptable driving record KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES: • Considerable knowledge of the principles of supervision, organization, and administration. • Ability to analyze complex operations and to organize and design their components into logical systems. • Knowledge of current principles and practices of computer systems technology and project leadership. • Knowledge of PC hardware, file server and software systems. • Knowledge of networking and local area networking. • Knowledge of current hardware and software research and trends in the computer industry. • Strong analytical skills and skills in problem solving methods. • Skill in preparing and presenting complex technical presentations. • Ability to supervise subordinates in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale. • Ability to communicate effectively, orally, and in writing, with all levels of management and staff. • Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors, managers and the public. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical abilities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, write, hear, speak and be required to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. May require the use of fingers or hands to manipulate objects such as picking, gripping, or pressing. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, peripheral, and depth perception. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is performed primarily in an office environment that requires the employee to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs. Required Education and Background Information: Look over the announcement carefully to determine your eligibility. Please note minimum education and experience requirements. Closed competitive positions are open only to employees while open competitive positions are open to anyone who meets the minimum qualifications for the position. Evidence of a GED test score is required if submitted for high school diploma. Applicants are responsible for clearly documenting work experience and/or providing all relevant information at the time of application. Additional information will not be accepted after the announcement closing date. Examination: Depending on the number of applicants and the quality of their education and experience, the examination may consist of one or more of the following tests: written examination, performance examination, education and experience evaluation, oral examination and/or other job related examinations. You will be notified of the time and place of your examination when you file or later by mail. A passing grade is required on each part of the process. Repeated participation in any examination for which the same test is used is limited to once every 6 months. Your examination results will be sent by email as soon as possible after the grading is completed. Final passing grades are used to determine a candidate's position on the eligibility list of successful candidates. Departments fill vacancies from this list. The top three names are considered for each vacancy unless otherwise modified. Those not appointed are returned to the eligibility list for further consideration in accordance with the Civil Service Ordinance. Your name will remain on a register for one year for open competitive examinations and two years for closed competitive except where labor contract conflicts. Your name may be removed from an eligibility list prior to one year according to Hollywood's Civil Service Ordinance or labor contracts. Your eligibility may be canceled if you refuse a position or if you are not available for work. You are responsible for notifying the Employment Office, in writing, of any change in your address or telephone number. Special Accommodation and Communication Needs: The City of Hollywood provides necessary reasonable accommodation in the examination process upon request to persons with disabilities. Such requests must be made PRIOR to any scheduled examination. Veteran's Preference: The City values the service that veterans and their family members have given to our country, and as such, proactively recruits and hires veterans and qualified spouses to the greatest extent possible. Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. To obtain veteran's preference, candidates MUST submit a copy of separation papers (DD214) and meet eligibility requirements as stipulated by the Florida Statutes. For additional information, please refer to the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs. All successful applicants will be required to pass an extensive background which may include criminal history searches, driving history checks, credit report, courthouse searches, education verification, employment verification, professional license verification, or other search methods as deemed necessary for the position. In addition, the applicant will be required to undergo a medical examination, which may include a drug screening, prior to appointment. EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES: The City of Hollywood has an Ordinance which regulates the employment of relatives of City employees. Effective January 28, 2008, a relative may only be hired under the following additional conditions: • The relative must have competed in an appropriate examination process as determined by Human Resources and be placed on a civil service eligibility list; • The relative must be among the top three ranked candidates available on the certified eligibility list unless expanded by the Civil Service Board; • The Department or Office Director and the Director, Human Resources must demonstrate that it is in the best interests of the City of Hollywood to hire the relative of a public officer or employee. As of 12/15/2005 the City will require all newly hired employees to sign an affidavit affirming non-usage of tobacco or tobacco products within the last year prior to submission of application and will continue to be a non-user of tobacco products throughout employment with the City of Hollywood. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The Employment Office will make reasonable efforts in the examination and workplace to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources of special needs by calling (954) 921-3216. All applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, abilities, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression (except as limited by law, Personnel Rules, Collective Bargaining Agreements, or bona fide occupational disqualifications). The City of Hollywood is an Equal Opportunity / Equal Access Employer.