Release Date: December 11, 2024                  

Application Deadline: December 25, 2024

Requisition: 11130

Current benefited staff of SMCPS who submit a timely application and meet the minimum qualifications for the position shall be granted an interview and shall be considered to fill the vacancy prior to external applicants being considered.  Questions regarding your application and/or candidacy should be directed to the Department of Human Resources (hrd@smcps.org).

POSITION:       Software Systems Engineer

REPORTS TO:   Director and Supervisor of Information Technology

LOCATION:       Department of Information Technology

Salary:       The salary for this position will be based on EASMC-ESP salary schedule for 12-month 7-hour employees Range 36 ($78,397 - $118,591).

NATURE OF WORK:

This is a highly skilled technical position that emphasizes application development, user interface design, database management, and server administration. At this level, a Software Systems Engineer will analyze and assess new and existing applications, servers, and databases, and engineer solutions to meet the growing needs of the SMCPS network. This requires in-depth knowledge of various systems, their integration and use, as well as a high degree of skill in utilizing various programming languages, open-source architectures, automation development, and server administration. The work is performed under the general direction of the Director of Information Technology and/or Supervisor of Information Technology.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students and community members
• Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to use technology effectively to complete tasks
• Ability to report to work daily and on time
• Ability to organize, supervise, coordinate and establish priorities of tasks to be completed
• Ability to work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and to follow complex oral and/or written instructions
• Ability to communicate courteously and tactfully with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner
• Ability to work under pressure
• Possess excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
• Possess excellent time management skills and ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours
• Possess knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of the Mary’s County Public School System

 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works with various departments and teams to understand and translate needs into secure and efficiently designed deliverables.
• Designs and develops applications to meet the goals, standards, and objectives of SMCPS and its stakeholders
• Provides guidance and expertise on a wide variety of projects across the SMCPS IT infrastructure, to include system and process automation
• Interfaces with vendors, external support teams, and software engineers to troubleshoot and improve products adopted by SMCPS
• Provides high-level troubleshooting and technical support of various applications, servers, devices, and databases
• Applies operating system and application updates to servers and various other systems as they become available
• Maintains, troubleshoots, and audits various databases;
• Tests, documents, and evaluates new and existing applications and systems for integration into the SMCPS environment
• Generates reports and translates data for both internal and external reporting, including but not limited to, technology utilization reports, log data correlation, licensing reports, change logs, and incident reports
• Regularly review work requests for progress and completion
• Develops and maintains custom applications and systems to meet SMCPS objectives
• Provides technical support and guidance for SMCPS users on a daily basis
• Manages, maintains and audits Linux, Windows, and Database infrastructure
• Compile and format data for various reporting objectives
• Assists in various audits for Local, State, and Federal reporting
• May be required to use a personal vehicle, with mileage reimbursed at the county rate when required to travel between locations during the same day
• Performs other related and non related job duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Five (5) years experience in programming, database management, and/or system administration
• Highly proficient in at least two (2) of the following technologies:
  • Visual Basic, PHP, Javascript, SQL, Python, .Net, Perl, HTML, C++, C#, NoSQL, PowerShell, KQL
• Possess a valid driver’s license with no more than four (4) Maryland current points. The applicant must not be convicted, pleaded guilty or nolo contendere, or received a probation before judgment or stet docket entry for any alcohol or controlled substances offense under federal or state law for a minimum of five (5) years prior to the use of Board-owned (Board Policy EEBA)

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:

Full-time twelve-month position.

SALARY GRADE RANGE:

The salary for this position will be based on the EASMC-ESP salary schedule for twelve-month seven-hour employees – Range 36.

BARGAINING UNIT ELIGIBILITY: EASMC-ESP

Updated 11.2024