COMPFILE TECHNICAL SUPPORT LEAD

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Date:  May 16, 2025
Location: 

Chicago, IL, US, 60602

Job Requisition ID:  47099

Job Requisition ID: 47099 
Closing Date: 05/30/2025
​Agency: Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
Class Title: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST III - 21167 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $8,486 monthly; Full Range $8,486 - $12,616 monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC063
Merit Comp Code: 

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission is seeking a talented individual to be our CompFile Technical Support Lead.

 

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No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.

Position Overview

Under direction of the IWCC CIO, the incumbent will perform highly complex professional and advisory functions in Applications Services, System Services, and Client Services areas for CompFile; serves as a highly advanced specialist in planning, implementing, and coordinating CompFile administration, complex and sophisticated interface functions between systems programs and various Azure components, and similar functions of major  cope and impact; serves as a project leader providing advice and guidance to equivalent or lower level professionals for highly complex assignments; may serve as a staff assistant to a principal manager of an agency’s Information Technology program; provides advice and guidance in highly complex program aspects that require extensive technical research and systems analysis.

Essential Functions

  • Continually works on maintaining and updating IWCC proprietary IT systems.
  • Evaluates new technology to anticipate the probable impact on future plans and current information systems
  • Coordinates in-depth management studies involving extensive technical research and systems analysis of agency administrative functions that are of major scope and impact to the ongoing CompFile system
    Provides work leadership, guidance, training, and direction to Information Systems Analyst II and lower-level professional staff.
    Keeps abreast of new developments in the Information Technology field

Minimum Qualifications

  • Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to four years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
  • Requires five years of professional experience in a related Information Technology field.
     

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prefers five years of Workers’ Compensation and Case Docket Management experience.
  • Prefers two years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 configuration experience, Azure DevOps, Knowledge of Visual Studio (C#, plug-ins), SharePoint, Microsoft Office 365 suite; Power BI, Azure SQL and WebJobs maintenance/scheduling, experience of key vault secrets and configuration
  • Prefers two years of experience with Information Technology concepts and principles, the theories and functions of computer systems, Azure Portal technologies and the principles and techniques of IT documentation
     

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Work Location: 69 W Washington St Chicago, IL 60602-3134
Agency Contact: wcc.hr@illinois.gov
Email: wcc,hr@illinois.gov
Phone #: 312-814-6500
Posting Group: Leadership & Management

 

 

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.

If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so. 

State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. 

Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.  If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.

If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:

State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid

Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.

 

Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission offers a robust benefit package including:

  • Monday-Friday schedule
  • Health, life, vision, and dental insurance
  • Paid Parental leave
  • Pension Plan
  • Deferred Compensation, and other pre-tax benefit programs
  • Employees earn (12) paid sick days annually
  • (10-25) paid vacation days (based on years of service)
  • Employees earn (3) paid personal days (pro-rated based on start date)
  • (13-14) paid state holidays annually

 

The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission resolves disputes between employees and employers regarding work-related injuries and illnesses. A case is first tried by an arbitrator, whose decision may be reviewed by a panel of three commissioners. Cases may then be appealed to the circuit court, Appellate Court, and Illinois Supreme Court. Like most court systems, the vast majority of disputes are resolved by settlement.

 

The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:

  • donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
  • systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
  • wcc.hr@illinois.gov


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