Job Description and Duties
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The Information Technology Specialist II (ITS II) works under the general direction of the Information Technology Manager I. The ITS II serves as a technical lead and subject matter expert in data administration and data management, demonstrating an in-depth understanding and innovative problem-solving where guidance is not readily available. The ITS II plays a major role advising management and formulating IT strategy and policy at the CPUC. The ITS II acts as a lead over lower-level staff.
The ITS II works in the Software Engineering, System Engineering, and Information Security domains with limited work in the IT Project Management domain. The ITS II may lead staff working in the Business Technology Management and Client Services domains.
The ITS II will work on developing and updating Data and GIS inventories and performing data classification in conjunction with the CPUC program staff and the Information Security Office. This position will also provide applications support for systems developed in Python and R and well as provide support for RedHat Linux, Anaconda, and PostGreSQL environments. The ITS II will also provide data warehouse support, including developing strategies for migrating siloed data to the CPUC data warehouse environment to support Enterprise Data Analytics efforts.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
