Posting number: 2026-04159
Department: GOVERNOR'S TECHNOLOGY OFFICE
Job classification: IT TECHNICIAN 4
Posting type: Open Competitive
Categories: IT and Computers
This is an IT Technician 4 position within the Governor's Technology Office (GTO), Facility Operations team. This is an entry-level opportunity for those seeking to begin a career in Information Technology, in an Enterprise environment. This is an onsite position located in Carson City, Nevada. Primary duties for the incumbent include monitoring multiple computing technology platforms including Windows and Linux Server OS Virtual Machines, IBM mainframe (z/OS), modifying z/OS and Linux/UNIX job schedules, making basic code changes to batch jobs, printing large batches of duplex printed output, monitoring all equipment housed within the GTO Computer Facility, and notifying the Server, Mainframe, UNIX, Network, and Mechanical sections along with other State of Nevada agencies of software and hardware failures. IT Technician 4’s will be given thorough on-the-job training empowering them with the skills needed to successfully perform their job duties.
Information Technology (IT) Technicians install, configure, monitor, and maintain networks and monitor and maintain help desk user support or mainframe and server operations. Incumbents may perform duties associated with one or more IT specialization areas depending on the needs of the agency.
Graduation from high school or equivalent and five years of experience utilizing the fundamentals of typical computer systems, operating systems, applications, and peripherals, three years of which must have included IT work experience in a user support role; OR one year of relevant experience as an IT Technician III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
Participate in the development and revision of policies and procedures related to a functional area; review policies and procedures for changes applicable to IT; maintain operations, tasks, security, and/or functional area logs; review instructions from other IT staff and correct or return for revisions as necessary.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Under limited supervision, incumbents perform advanced journey level duties and may serve as a project leader or lead-worker and provide training to IT Technicians at the same level or lower. For Network Operations and Support positions, this level may be used as either a trainee for the next level in the series, or as a permanently allocated sub-journey level.
This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.
Detailed knowledge of: commercially available operating systems and applications used by the agency; help desk applications configuration as used for change/problem management; principles and practices of a computer system and peripheral devices as needed to monitor a system; user password security principles and practices.
Working knowledge of: database principles; network domains and login procedures; web browser capabilities and the difference between intranets and the Internet.
General knowledge of: at least one programming language, such as Pascal, COBOL, Natural, Fortran, BASIC, or html for understanding as applies to queries used in common applications; network troubleshooting.
Ability to: create and use disk images; provide or develop documentation of systems, jobs, programs, and audit documentation for completeness and accuracy; provide testing support by assisting in the monitoring of program tests and reviewing computer output and identifying errors; restore data from backup media.
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