Screening will be conducted to establish an open eligibility list from which current and any future openings will be filled. The list will be good for one year as long as there are three remaining eligibles on the list. Usual duties of the CSIS DBS include architecture and building of advanced data storage and retrieval systems, capturing and maintaining metadata, implementing operational diagnostics, monitoring system efficiency and ensuring the data integrity of CSIS data, ensuring systems and data backup plus providing training and technical support to other members of the CSIS staff. The CSIS DBS is responsible to the CSIS Information Systems Administrator, and is expected to assist the CSIS Chief Operations Officer and other Program managers in strategic planning and operational strategies based on appraisals of system effectiveness as well as available and emerging data technologies. Experience in Unix environment is a plus.
Experience using microcomputer platforms is acceptable.
Demonstrable progress in job assignments for this period is expected. Education requires graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in computer science, information technologies, or a related field. Work experience resulting in an equivalent knowledge base may be substituted for the major requirement. Must maintain proof of privately owned automobile insurance and possess a valid California Motor Vehicle operator's license. Fingerprint clearance by both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice is a condition of appointment after all other required job conditions have been met.