Department Information
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is dedicated to optimizing the health and well- being of the people of California.
The Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) within CDPH advances its vision of "Healthy Individuals and Families in Healthful Communities" through the provision of high-quality information resources and technology.
- The salary information listed on this advertisement may not reflect recent salary increases from salary adjustments or changes in the fiscal year.
- The CDPH is not currently an E-Verify employer.
Department Website: https://www.cdph.ca.gov
Job Description And Duties
This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by creating customer focused solutions that are responsive and agile; supporting a modern infrastructure, tools, architecture, and standards; to effectively provide efficient services following service level agreements. The Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) leverages data and technology to create sustainability across CDPH by creating efficient solutions that meet customer expectations and reduce waste. As well as, creating innovative solutions, strengthening partnerships and collaborations, and embracing technology.
Under direction of the Information Technology Supervisor (IT Sup) II, Chief, Public Health Business Application and Support Unit (PHBASU), the Information Technology Specialist (ITS) I applies, develops, and implements information technology (IT) solutions for CDPH system problems to achieve desired results. The ITS I has responsibility related to the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and IT project priorities in multi-platform environments and makes recommendations based on the evaluation of software products and programming languages for their applicability to the systems and projects.
The ITS I utilizes skills and knowledgebase of development and support using Adabas and SQL databases, and the Natural and COBOL programming languages to help solve business process and enterprise integration issues for CDPH program customers. Activities include overseeing daily production operations and the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Natural/Adabas and COBOL programs, and JCL scripting in support of CDPH enterprise applications, databases, batch processing, user interface screens, workflows, and reports generation. The ITS I supports systems and tools on various platforms as needed such as for the cloud-based Microsoft Power Platform enterprise applications hosted on the CDPH Azure Tenant.
The ITS I oversees and directs application development and upgrade/migration activities. The ITS I acts as a project leader on complex applications and/or on complex IT system problems. Identifies the causes of production problems and assists the IT Sup II in leading the planning and implementation of appropriate technical solutions to production problems. The ITS I maintains regular and frequent communication with programs, customers, and other IT professionals, and performs other duties as assigned. Occasional travel is required to CDPH remote offices.
The ITS I performs duties within the Software Engineering and Business Technology Management domains.
NOTE: This position will be required to periodically work off hours to monitor, receive, and respond to production related communication and messages outside of normal business hours.
Final Filing Date: 4/2/2025
Position Details
Job Code #: JC-469932
Position #(s): 580-151-1402-070
Working Title: Lead IT Application Developer
Classification: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST I $6,323.00 - $8,475.00 A $6,954.00 - $9,319.00 B $7,635.00 - $10,230.00 C
# of Positions: 1
Work Location: Sacramento County
Telework:
Hybrid
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Should you have any questions regarding the application process, our Recruitment Team is ready to help you at Apply@cdph.ca.gov or (916) 445-0983.
