The Montgomery County Board of Elections is seeking to fill three (3) Information Technology Technician II positions. This is a full-time, permanent position responsible for preparing election equipment in accordance with federal and state mandates to ensure voters in Montgomery County have the opportunity to cast their ballot securely and privately. The Employee will work under supervision of the Information Technology Specialist.

The position requires basic knowledge of election procedures and election equipment. This position will require attention to detail, the ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions and strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks to ensure deadlines are met.

What you will be Doing

Key responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:

• Supporting and ensuring the operation of critical election equipment.
• Programming, testing, and staging the deployment of voting equipment and electronic pollbooks in a warehouse environment.
• Troubleshooting malfunctioning election equipment issues during Early Voting and on Election Day either in a help desk environment or in person at Early Voting and Election Day sites.
• Physically performs the maintaining of inventory of the state supplied voting equipment, electronic pollbooks and peripherals.
• Providing assistance and support to Information Technology Specialist, Information Technology Technician III and the Information Technology Manager.
• Leading and training a team of temporary employees on specific tasks and projects as required.
• Performing related duties as required.

The successful candidate must be available for work at the Board of Elections office in Gaithersburg on Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm and during certain times of the year will be expected to work a wide range of hours including mandatory overtime on holidays, evenings, and weekends.

The successful candidate must also have access to their own transportation to travel to work assignment at locations across the county.

Effective August 30, 2021 all new hires will be required to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus prior to their first date of employment. Individuals who are unable to be vaccinated should contact OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov to discuss possible accommodations.

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Two (2) years of experience related to the position providing data processing/technician and support services to technology users or technology specialists.

Education: Graduation from High School Certificate of Completion recognized in the State of Maryland.

Equivalency : An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.Preferred Criteria

Preferred Criteria

The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent relevancy of training, and experience in the following areas:

• Knowledge of voting process and experience with voting equipment.
• Experience identifying problems, using creative thinking and sound judgement to generate and propose alternatives regarding a proper course of action.
• Experience monitoring progress and effectively managing time in leading a team on specific tasks and projects.
• Experience in multitasking under tight deadlines and changing business needs.
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions and maintain effective working relationships with employees and departments.