9-0760
PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION
NETWORK AND SYSTEMS SPECIALIST II
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: JULY 27, 2022
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $71,613
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 0760
APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE and FEE WAIVER
The application-processing fee is $40.
Application may be made via the internet at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service. Payment must be made
by VISA or MasterCard credit card and there will be an additional convenience
fee of $1.95. An acknowledgement of
receipt of application will be sent to all internet
applicants via e-mail. The application processing fee is non-refundable and
non-transferable.
The application
processing fee may be waived for Suffolk County residents who are
veterans, active duty military, members of the reserves or National Guard,
auxiliary police, members in good standing of a local fire district or
ambulance company and volunteer CERT members.
Internet applicants should complete the “Request for Application Fee
Waiver and Certification” form online.
All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification.
DUTIES
An employee in this class is involved in
evaluating departmental network and equipment needs, and the selection and
implementation of equipment and software for a Non-County jurisdiction. The
incumbent may perform specialized work that requires knowledge of specific
programs and procedures. Work is performed under the
general supervision of a Network and Systems Administrator or other
administrator, and is reviewed through conferences, consultations and the
submission of required reports. Supervision may be exercised
over lower level employees including Network and Systems Specialists I or
Technicians. Duties require independent judgment and initiative in the
evaluation and design of computer networks and systems. Does related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
To be eligible, a candidate must now be
serving and have served on a continuous basis with permanent or contingent
permanent competitive status as a Network and Systems Specialist I in
the jurisdiction in which the candidate seeks promotion for at least two (2)
years immediately preceding the last filing date.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The only subject of the examination will
be an evaluation of the candidates’ training and experience. Candidates who meet the minimum
qualifications will receive a rating based on an evaluation of their training
and experience against the background of the duties of the position.
All candidates should submit an
application on or before the last filing date.
After a preliminary review of qualifications, all approved candidates
will be required to complete and return a questionnaire describing their relevant
training and experience. The rating of
training and experience will be based upon the
information candidates provide on the questionnaire. Ambiguity and vagueness will not be resolved
in the candidate’s favor. Additional
information concerning a candidate’s training and experience will
not be accepted after the questionnaire has been rated. Candidates who have not received a
questionnaire by August 31, 2022 should contact the Department of Human
Resources, Personnel and Civil Service.
NOTES
1.
Should it become necessary to amend any
part of this announcement, the Department of Human Resources, Personnel and
Civil Service reserves the right to make such amendment on the Department’s web
page without notification to applicants.
The most current copy of this announcement is available during the
filing period at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service.
2.
Candidates
who filed for this examination more than six months ago are
advised to amend their application to include current information.
LOCAL
DATE
PREPARED: June 15, 2022
GENERAL CONDITIONS PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Application
may be made using the Suffolk County Application for
Promotional Examination (Form CS-203).
2.
Applicants
may complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and
submit it with Form CS-203.
3.
Unless
otherwise stated, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications by the date
of the written test, or last filing date in the case of training and experience
evaluations. Unless otherwise stated, part-time experience will be pro-rated.
4.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in the written examination may appeal to the
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service for reconsideration
prior to the last filing date appearing on this announcement. Appeals received on or after the last filing date will not be considered.
5.
Candidates
who fail the examination, or who fail to appear for the examination as
scheduled, will be eliminated from further
consideration for purposes of this competition.
Unless otherwise specified, the final rank order of the eligible list
will be determined on the basis of the scores received
on the written test, plus seniority and veterans' credits where appropriate.
6.
Eligible
applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. If an
application is rejected, due notice will be sent.
7.
Unless
specifically prohibited by the examination instructions, candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand-held, solar or
battery-powered calculators. Devices
with typewriter keyboards, spell-checkers, personal digital assistants, address
books, language translators, dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
Eligible
lists resulting from promotional examinations are only
certified to the jurisdiction in which a candidate is employed. In
accordance with Section 52 of the Civil Service Law, for county service, first
consideration in appointment will be given to employees in the department where
a vacancy occurs after which appointments will be made from the general
eligible list.
9.
When
an examination is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service, the
provisions of the Suffolk County Civil Service Rules dealing with the rating of
examination will apply.
10. When the
examination is prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil
Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of the Civil Service Law, the
provisions of the New York State Civil Service Rules and Regulations
which deal with the rating of examination will apply.
11. The eligible list
established as a result of this examination will
remain in force for at least one year and may be extended by the Department of
Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service for a maximum of four years. Changing conditions may make it necessary to
certify to future vacancies at higher or lower salaries than those announced.
12. Information
regarding eligibility for veterans' credits appears on the promotional
application form.
13. For each six
months of continuous permanent competitive service within the jurisdiction, to
a maximum of 20 years, .10 credits for seniority will be
added to the scores of passing candidates only.
14. Inquiries may be made as to character and ability and all statements
made by candidates are subject to verification.
Some employers may require the candidate to be
fingerprinted and to pass a background investigation.
15. Candidates must be
medically, physically and psychologically capable of performing the duties of
the job. Candidates who are appointed to positions in the Suffolk County service may
be required to pass qualifying medical and/or physical and/or psychological
evaluations.
16. Saturday Sabbath
Observers and handicapped persons: If
special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your
application.
17. No smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds of the
examination site.
18. If you will be on
active military duty with the armed forces of the United States on the date of
this test, please contact the Department of Human Resources, Personnel and
Civil Service before the last filing date appearing on this announcement for
alternate test date information.
19. Multiple
Examinations Scheduled for the Same Date:
If you have applied to take a written test announced by either one or
several local jurisdictions (county, towns, city) scheduled to be held on the
same test date as this written test, you must notify each of the local jurisdictions
no later than two weeks before the test date, so they can make arrangements for
taking all test at one test site.
All examinations for positions in State government will
be held at a State examination center.
If you have any questions please call the Suffolk County Department of
Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service at (631) 853-5500.
20. For information
regarding a weather-related cancellation of this examination, please refer to
our website at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service and
click on the “Weather-Related Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service Announcements are shown at the bottom of that page. Also check News 12 Long Island for notice of
cancellation of this examination: NEWS
12 LONG ISLAND, TV CHANNEL 12 or at their website: www.news12.com
Suffolk County
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service
725 Veterans
Memorial Highway
William J. Lindsay
County Complex, Bldg. # 158
P. O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, NY
11788-0099
Phone (631)
853-5500