Computer Information Technology Supervisor I

Location: Missouri Circuit Courts

The salary reflected represents the base pay for this position and does not include any differential for time-of-service pay for state tenure.

Why You'll Love This Position

A position with the Missouri Judiciary provides you the opportunity to work with a variety of exceptional, hardworking people and to gain a valuable and rewarding career. It takes many types of talent to advance the mission of the Missouri Judiciary and to keep operations running smoothly. Our positions offer competitive benefit programs, growth opportunities and the ability to work with people in your community.

We are recruiting to fill a Computer Information Technology Supervisor I position to perform supervisory, professional and advanced technical work in directing and coordinating computer information technology services with local County IT, State IT (OSCA) and vendors. An employee in this class provides technical and administrative supervision in computer systems analysis and design, database and/or network administration, systems programming, and/or other computer information technology specialties in a mainframe, midrange and/or microcomputer environment. Work may involve the oversight of feasibility and impact studies of technology direction including the formulation of recommendations. Work may also include planning and coordinating computer information technology projects or performing administrative functions such as budgeting, purchasing and fiscal analysis.

Supervision Received: This position reports through the presiding judge or their designated point of contact; however, the employee is expected to exercise initiative and independence in the performance in the performance of assigned responsibilities. Supervision Exercised: Duties include supervision of Computer Information Technologists and other IT support staff, or vendors performing IT related work for the court.

• Plans, assigns, supervises, reviews and evaluates the work of a small staff of Computer Information Technologists.
• Evaluates workforce and resource needs of assigned staff.
• Participates in meetings with agency administrators to develop, implement or interpret new or revised initiatives.
• Provides guidance and training to assigned staff.
• Develops data-gathering techniques and standards; directs or participates in feasibility studies; recommends computer information technology solutions; and supervises project implementation.
• Communicates with vendors on hardware and software developments, and assists in the research, review, recommendation and preparation of requests for proposals and/or bid specifications for hardware and/or software purchases.
• Provides guidance in computer systems analysis and design; database and/or network management; systems programming; and/or other information technology specialties.
• Supervises or provides customer or technical support for internal and/or external computer information technology systems for approximately 250 employees on the Circuit Court Campus.
• Supervises staff in the support of computer information technology systems that may span multiple platforms.
• Supervises the development and application of standards and procedures necessary to develop, install and maintain efficient and effective computer information technology systems.
• Participates in computer systems disaster recovery plan maintenance and implementation.
• Participates in information strategic plan development, maintenance and implementation.
• Serves on policy, technical, personnel and user group committees.
• Serve as a liaison between county, state and external vendors for projects in building that impact court staff and external users.
• Performs other related work as assigned.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Three years, including two years above the entry-level, of professional and technical computer information technology systems experience such as computer programming, systems analysis and design, or work with primary responsibility for the configuration of mainframe, midrange and/or microcomputer hardware and software, network administration or closely related areas; and graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with at least fifteen (15) semester hours in computer science, computer information systems or closely related areas. (Computer information technology systems experience such as computer programming, systems analysis and design or work with primary responsibility for the configuration of computer hardware and software in a mainframe, midrange and/or microcomputer environment may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for deficiencies in the stated education. Graduate work in computer science, computer information systems, business administration, public administration or closely related areas may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for a maximum of one year of the stated general experience.) OR one year of experience as a Computer Information Technologist III or two years of experience as a Computer Information Technologist II.

Additional experience above the minimum stated may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education.

Preferred Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of computer information technology.
• Considerable knowledge of agency’s automated information systems.
• Considerable knowledge of agency’s functions and their interrelationships.
• Considerable knowledge of continuing trends and developments in computer hardware and software.
• Working knowledge of the principles of project management.
• Working knowledge of various computer platforms.
• Working knowledge of the principles and practices of administration and effective supervision.
• Working knowledge of the principles of cost benefit analysis.
• Working knowledge of the principles of computer systems disaster recovery.
• Working knowledge of the procurement process.
• Working knowledge of the information strategic planning process.
• Ability to utilize project management tools.
• Ability to organize and direct the preparation and maintenance of standards, policies, procedures, guidelines, documentation and technical manuals.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person and through electronic means.
• Ability to train, direct and evaluate the work of assigned staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
  
  

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck.

Please send inquiries regarding this position or questions regarding employment with the Missouri Judiciary to: darren.boruff@courts.mo.gov