Mainframe Systems Manager (SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR OPT 3)

Essential Functions

25% Subject to management approval, serves as the Mainframe Systems Manager for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), supporting the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS):

• Interprets and implements policies, procedures, and application standards of management information services.
• Manages, evaluates, and coordinates major project development, testing and implementation efforts proposed for Department of Innovation & Technology/Department of Human Services (DoIT-IDHS) Applications Management with primary focus on mainframe system applications and additional attention to web-based applications.
• Reviews, monitors and confirms projects are developed within the scope of DoIT-IDHS goals. 
• Documents activities specifying time frames, priority tasks and utilization of resources.  
   

20% Serves as a full-line supervisor:

• Assigns and reviews work.
• Provides guidance and training to assigned staff.
• Counsels staff regarding work performance.
• Reassigns staff to meet day-to-day operating needs.
• Establishes annual goals and objectives.
• Approves time off.
• Adjusts first level grievances.
• Effectively recommends and imposes discipline, up to and including discharge.
• Prepares and signs performance evaluations.
• Determines and recommends staffing needs.

15% Coordinates work assignments involving Applications units to ensure that resources are being used efficiently:  

• Coordinates efforts with other DoIT-IDHS areas and external entities that interface with these units and systems, including other governmental agencies and private organizations.  
• Identifies applications systems and resources that are candidates for consolidation or movement to other areas within the DoIT-IDHS organization.

15% Meets with program administrators (Steering Committee) on a frequent basis to discuss the status of work assignments and to document issues needing resolution.

Essential Functions Continued

10% Assists the Applications Management Administrator and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in establishing long-range objectives and priorities for DoIT-IDHS, and to monitor and recommend best practices, with primary focus on mainframe technology:  

• Confers with the Applications Management Administrator and the Chief of Information Officer (CIO) on a frequent basis to discuss the status of tasks and to respond to special assignments.

5% Prepares technology status reports, issue papers and other requested documentation in support of the Applications areas.

5% Keeps abreast of new developments in the Information Technology field:

• Continues education by attending meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
• Attends demonstrations and exhibitions related to assigned operations.

5% Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with coursework in management information systems, data processing or telecommunications or directly related fields.  
2. Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in management information systems, data processing or telecommunications in a public or business organization.

Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Significance)

1. Five (5) years of professional experience supervising professional information technology staff.
2. Five (5) years of professional experience interacting with and communicating in verbal and written form with internal and external stakeholders.
3. Five (5) years of professional experience working with project management processes for an information technology public or private organization.
4. Five (5) years of professional experience working with web-based or mainframe application development processes and tools for an information technology public or private organization.
5. Five (5) years of professional experience using COBOL, JCL, Easytrieve Plus, CICS, DB2, SQL, or systems/business analysis.
6. Five (5) years of professional experience working with database management processes for an information technology public or private organization.
7. Five (5) years of professional experience interpreting and implementing policies, procedures, and application standards of management information services.
8. Five (5) years of professional experience working with web-based applications for an information technology public or private organization.
9. Ability to analyze administrative problems and adopt an effective course of action.
10. Ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Conditions of Employment

NOTE: Applicants must possess the ability to meet ALL of the following conditions of employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position. 

1. Requires the ability to verify identity.
2. Requires employment authorization to accept permanent full-time position with the State of Illinois.
3. Requires the ability to pass a position specific, agency required background check.
4. Requires self-disclosure of criminal history. 
5. Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop, personal computer, work cell phone and any other required equipment or devices.
6. Requires the ability to attend seminars, conferences, and training to remain current on methods, tools, ideologies or other industry related topics relevant to job duties.
7. Requires ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 20 pounds. This is considered light work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(b)). Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. 
8. Requires the ability to travel in performance of duties. 

The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.