Job Description

Job Title Information Technology Specialist III, Grade 26
Location Gaithersburg, MD, US
Organization Name Department of Fire and Rescue Service
Medical Exam Core I Exam with Drug & Alcohol Screen
Background Investigation Yes
Financial Disclosure No


Closing Date: Open Until Filled

About the Department

The mission of the is to protect lives, property and the environment with comprehensive risk reduction programs and safe and effective emergency response provided by highly skilled career and volunteer service providers representing the County\'s diverse population. The mission of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Technology Services team is to provide customer-focused technology service and to implement the type of automation necessary to accomplish the department\'s core mission.

What You Will Be Doing

MCFRS is seeking a full performance level professional to perform Information Technology Specialist III work. The core duties include Active Directory administration, network and server administration, maintenance of the Enterprise computing environment, maintenance of security in the Enterprise environment and maintenance of the hardware and software inventory for the organization. The positions will require work schedule flexibility including some after-hours work, if necessary, to meet operational or customer requirements.

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Administration and maintenance of the Active Directory organizational unit for the fire department.

• This includes modifications to user accounts over employee lifecycle, mailbox administration to include security, automatic replies, auto-forwards, etc.
• Maintain and troubleshoot network infrastructure in support of MCFRS projects, to include switches, firewalls, servers, and storage.

• Maintain and troubleshoot monitoring, alerting and backups.
• Administration, maintenance and troubleshooting of the Enterprise computing environment.

• This includes working with a team to produce a stable image suitable for deployment in the MCFRS enterprise.
• Provide oversight and troubleshooting for new equipment rollouts, applications, networking, and printing.
• Maintain the security of the Enterprise computing environment.

• Monitor the state of security patching on Enterprise computers.
• Administration, maintenance and troubleshooting of security patching on MCFRS servers.
• Participate in the monthly backup of MCFRS firewalls and switches.
• Maintain an accurate inventory of hardware and software.

• Record acquisition of new hardware and software.
• Track movement of hardware and software licenses.
• Utilize internal tools to maintain records and reports.

Who We Are Seeking:

\xc2\xb7 You have excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.

\xc2\xb7 You enjoy working autonomously to complete tasks and projects.

\xc2\xb7 You are organized, detailed oriented and have excellent documentation skills.

\xc2\xb7 You are a problem-solver who can create innovative solutions.

\xc2\xb7 You will need to be able to learn and adapt quickly in a fast-changing environment.

Additional Information:

• The position serves as technical team lead in specific projects and be responsible for supervising a team of contractors performing installations and upgrades.
• Ability to travel to satellite offices throughout Montgomery County, Maryland.

To ensure a positive workplace and to comply with federal, state and County laws, the incumbent is responsible for completing mandatory trainings within the first three to six months or within the specified timeframe.

For information about Montgomery County Government\'s comprehensive benefits package, please visit the webpage and check out our competitive benefits!

Additional Employment Information

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant\'s responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County\'s "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff\'s office) are subject to the County\'s ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the website.
Minimum Qualifications

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Experience: Three (3) years of professional experience in the information technology field in such areas as programming, systems analysis, and data/telecommunications.

Education: Bachelor\'s degree in Information Technology or Network Engineering or related field from an accredited college or university.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted. For applicants possessing very hard-to-find skills which are a critical need to the department/agency, training and certification may be accepted in lieu of full degree requirements.

Physical Ability: Ability to lift boxes containing computer support items and equipment such as printers, computers, modems, and monitors weighing up to 50 pounds.
Preferred Criteria

There are NO Preferred Criteria Assessments. All applicants will be reviewed by the Office of Human Resources (OHR) for minimum qualifications. Those applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be rated \xe2\x80\x9cQualified\xe2\x80\x9d, placed on the eligible list, and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting the qualifications of the same grade or higher will be placed on the Eligible List as \xe2\x80\x9cTransfer\xe2\x80\x9d candidate and may be considered for an interview.

Preference for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the following:

• Experience with Active Directory administration.
• Experience working with servers in a data center environment.
• Experience with network engineering.
• Experience with system administration.
• Experience with storage systems administration.

Minimum Salary 76394
Maximum Salary 122842
Currency USD

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