8-0766
SUFFOLK COUNTY
OFFICE SYSTEMS ANALYST I
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: FEBRUARY 23, 2022
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $46,797
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GRADE 19
SPECIFICATION # 0766
All
statements made on the application may be verified and the backgrounds of
successful candidates are subject to investigation by the appointing authority.
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. A separate application and processing fee are
required for each examination (identified by examination number) for which you
are applying. The application processing
fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.
The application
processing fee may be waived for Suffolk County residents who are
veterans, auxiliary police, firefighters, members in good standing of a local
fire district or ambulance company, members of a Volunteer Fire Department or
Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Agency Explorers programs, volunteer CERT
members and members of the Suffolk County Police Explorers program. The fee may
also be waived if you are unemployed and primarily responsible for the support
of a household and for recipients of Medicaid, SSI, Public Assistance or those
in a training program under the Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce
Investment Act administered by a state or local social service agency.
Applicants should complete the “Request for Application Fee Waiver and
Certification” form online. All claims for application fee waiver are subject
to verification.
VACANCIES
The eligible list for this title will be used
to fill future vacancies in Suffolk County Departments and Suffolk County
Community College.
DUTIES
An employee in this class is involved in
assisting in evaluating the effectiveness of various types of computer networks
and systems, determining information technology needs, and selecting and
implementing systems appropriate to those needs in a County department or in
the Suffolk County Community College.
Work is performed under general supervision and is subject to frequent
review. Does related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Either:
(a) Graduation from a college with
federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a
Bachelor's Degree* which includes, or is supplemented by, twelve (12) credits in
information technology or a computer related field; or,
(b) Graduation from a standard senior high
school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma, and four (4) years
of experience in the installation, analysis, design and/or selection of
information technology networks and systems; or,
(c) An
equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of
(a) and (b).
Note: Coursework
in information technology from a non-degree-granting computer training
institution** may be accepted based upon credit hour equivalence.
Special Note: Because of the rapid evolution of technology in this field,
qualifying experience must have been gained within the last six (6) years.
*Please attach to the application a copy
of your college transcript(s) which must have your name, college name, and date
of graduation printed on it by the institution.
Grade reports, incomplete transcripts and other similar documents are unacceptable. **Please attach to the application a copy of
your transcript(s) showing coursework in computer technology from a
non-degree-granting computer training institution.
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 March 23, 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 applications to include current information.
LOCAL
DATE
PREPARED: January 5, 2022
GENERAL CONDITIONS OPEN-COMPETITIVE
ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Application
may be made using the Suffolk County Application for Employment (Forms CS-205A
and CS-205B).
2.
Applicants
may complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and
submit it with Forms CS-205A and CS-205B.
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 training and experience 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 announced 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 score received on the written test, plus 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-checker, personal digital assistant, address books, language translators,
dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
When
the 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.
9.
When
the written 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.
10.
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.
11.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the open-competitive
application form.
12.
Pursuant
to Section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of firefighters and police
officers killed in the line of duty shall be entitled to receive an additional
ten points added to a passing score attained in a competitive examination for original
appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent served. If you are qualified to participate in this
examination, and you are the child of a firefighter or police officer killed in
the line of duty, please so notify us in writing when you submit your
application for examination. A candidate
claiming such credit must submit appropriate documentation to verify
eligibility to receive these additional credits before the eligible list is
established. No additional credits will
be granted after the eligible list is established.
13.
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.
14.
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.
15.
Residency
is not required for taking any examinations.
However, some jurisdictions, such as schools, libraries, etc., give
hiring preference to residents. Some
towns also require employees to establish residency within the township. For employment in a Suffolk County
Department, with only limited exceptions set forth in Suffolk County Law,
residency within Suffolk County is required within five years of employment
with the county. In any case in which
residency preference is given, the appointee(s) must meet a specific residency
standard as defined in the Civil Service Rules.
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 Suffolk County 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 Day:
If you have applied to take a written test announced by either one or
several local jurisdictions (county, town, 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 tests 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
click on the “Weather Related Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service Announcements are shown at the
bottom of that page. The following
stations will broadcast notice of cancellation:
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97.5 FM
WBAB BABYLON 102.3 FM
WBLI BABYLON 106.1 FM
WLNG SAG
HARBOR 92.1 FM
WBZO
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WRCN MEDFORD 103.9
FM
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SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
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COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
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