Job Requisition ID: 55487
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Agency: Department of Healthcare and Family Services
BPIS: 09961
Class Title: INFORMATION SERVICES SPEC I (21161)
Skill Option: Application Services- Information Technology- UMP Credential
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated starting salary (As of July 1, 2026) $5,834; full range $5,834-$8,307
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
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Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment. serves as a Junior Developer for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) supporting Health & Family Services (HFS) assisting in performing professional application services assignments of limited scope. This position requires team membership skills, special technology related skills (denoted above), good communication skills, ability to work under pressure gracefully with tact and deftness, handle multiple high priority projects contemporaneously, and successfully complete large and small projects to successful outcomes in a timely manner. If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities, and experience, we invite you to apply for this position to join the DoIT Team!
As a State of Illinois employee, you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:
For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx
The Department of Innovation & Technology (DolT) is the state's IT agency delivering an enterprise approach to statewide technology, innovation and telecommunication services, as well as policy and standards development, lifecycle investment planning, and cybersecurity services. With over 1,500 employees, DolT delivers IT services and innovative solutions to customer agencies to improve services provided to Illinois residents, DolT offers employees the opportunity to advance their careers, develop new skills and reach their potential, both personally and professionally. DoIT is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity and inclusion. We welcome and value employees with different backgrounds, life experiences and talents. It is the collective sum of our individual differences that provides a broad perspective, leading to greater innovation and achievement. In recruiting for our team, we recognize the unique contributions of each applicant regardless of culture, ethnicity, race, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, disability, and sexual orientation.
Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Headquarter Location: 2200 Churchill Rd, Springfield, Illinois, 62702
Work County: Sangamon
Email: HFS.DPASApps@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
This title is within the Upward Mobility Program (UMP) General Program information can be found by clicking on the Upward Mobility Program link or for specific title information at UMP Titles To utilize upward mobility contractual rights for this position, employees must apply internally and must upload a copy of the UMP grade notice to their application documents prior to submission UMP grades can be uploaded to the Additional Documents OR Grade Documentation section of the application.
This position DOES contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
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The government of Illinois, under the Constitution of Illinois, has three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. The executive branch is split into several statewide elected offices, with the Governor as chief executive, and has numerous departments, agencies, boards and commissions. Legislative functions are granted to the General Assembly, composed of the 118-member House of Representatives and the 59-member Senate. The judiciary is composed of the Supreme Court and lower courts.
The government of Illinois has numerous departments, agencies, boards and commissions, but the code departments, so called because they're established by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, provide most of the state's services:
Department on Aging
Department of Agriculture
Department of Central Management Services
Department of Children and Family Services
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Department of Corrections
Department of Employment Security
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Department of Human Rights
Department of Human Services
Department of Juvenile Justice
Department of Labor
Department of the Lottery
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Public Health
Department of Revenue
Department of State Police
Department of Transportation
Department of Veterans' Affairs
