Job Description

Job Description and Duties

THIS POSITION MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A HYBRID WORK SCHEDULE. THE AMOUNT OF TELEWORK IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPARTMENT AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS BUSINESS NEEDS ARISE.

The Employment Development Department (EDD) has immediate openings for exceptional information technology professionals. We need great team members to join our technical experts at the forefront of the Department's infrastructure, governance, system and cybersecurity, and fraud detection and prevention efforts. We are looking for skilled and innovative Information Technology (IT) specialists to join the Information Technology Branch (ITB) as part of a multi-year effort to create and put in place risk management strategies while building enterprise resilience, for now and for the future. The Lead Storage Architect:

• Provides expert level technical guidance and strategic direction to IT executive management and other technical direction to IT Specialists/subject matter experts to establish recovery plans and resource acquisition methodologies, plan, and direct recovery exercises, as well as management of related IT budgets, development of annual program agendas and recovery improvement metrics.
• Has extensive decision-making authority and directs the most critical and complex projects, including the development of enterprise architecture, providing strategic and tactical technical direction supporting Storage, Backup, Disaster Recovery (DR), and cross-domain expertise at a deep technical level.
• Develops an enterprise-wide DR program including the formulation of DR strategies and policy. Provides expert level technical guidance and strategic direction to IT executive management and other technical direction to IT Specialists/subject matter experts to establish storage, backup, and recovery plans and resource acquisition methodologies. Plans and directs DR exercises, management of related IT budgets, development of annual program agendas and creation of recovery improvement metrics.
• Provides leadership and mastery level expertise and support in the evaluation, testing, design, and implementation of hardware, software, network, and cloud solutions for the enterprise storage, backup, and data protection infrastructure.

Employees are required to report to their headquarters office on their assigned in-office days. Travel expenses to and from the assigned headquarters are the responsibility of the employee.

Position is located at EDD's headquarters office at 800 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, California.

Benefits of working at this location include:

• Close to major freeways, light rail, and transit stops
• Enclosed bicycle parking
• Close to downtown shopping and restaurants
• Close to the Golden 1 Center and Sutter Health Park

Working Conditions

Visa Sponsorship

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without the need for visa sponsorship by the start date of employment.

Hybrid work schedule. Typical office enviornment.

Special Requirements

It is strongly encouraged to apply through your CalCareer Account at .

Please only submit ONE application.  Electronic applications submitted through your CalCareer Account are highly recommended and will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing.

If you are unable to apply electronically through your CalCareer account, please mail a completed and signed State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 and application package to the mailing address provided in the “Application Instructions’ section below and ensure the following:

• Clearly indicate the Job Code #, Position Number and the Classification Title of this position in the “Examination or Job Title(s) For Which You Are Applying” section located on Page 3 of your State Examination/Employment STD Form 678.
• Clearly indicate the basis of your eligibility (list, transfer, reinstatement, etc.) in the “Explanations” section located on Page 3 of your State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678.
• Remove and do not submit the “Equal Employment Opportunity” questionnaire (Page 10) with your completed State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678.  This page is for examination use only.
• Do not include your full Social Security Number on your documents and/or do not provide any LEAP information.

Examination/Assessment

To apply for this position, you must obtain list eligibility by taking and passing the examination. If you already have list eligibility for this classification, you do not need to retake the examination unless your list eligibility has expired.

Click the examination link below for more information and to take the exam:

For more information about the State hiring process,  click here . To watch tutorials on how to apply for a State job,  click here .

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Possess effective interpersonal and professional qualities with the ability to build valuable internal and external relationships with a wide variety of people.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing to all levels of management and staff.
• Experience working on large scale enterprise information technology projects.
• Demonstrates robust understanding of security protocols, authentication, and authorization.
• Uses rigorous logic & methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions. Works with concepts and complexity comfortably.
• Makes good decisions based on analysis, experience, and judgment.
• Uses time & resources effectively & efficiently.
• Produce results working independently and in a team.
• Ability to learn emerging technologies that may become necessary to support the organization's business and long-term strategic plan.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field of study.
• CompTIA Storage+, EMC Proven Professional Data Scientist Associate (EMCDSA), SNIA Certified Storage Networking Expert (SCSN E), or equivalent credentials from HP Enterprise, IBM, NetApp, Oracle, Red Hat, VMware, Microsoft, or Cisco.
• 6-8 years of experience in a storage and recovery architectural leadership role spanning a broad range of technologies including NetBackup, EMC VMAX, NetApp, replication tools, Data Domain, Avamar, Atmos, data protection strategy, encryption, and high availability infrastructure.
• Exceptional ability to provide strategic technical direction, influence, and expertise to drive high confidence in the organization's business continuity and disaster recovery plans across the enterprise.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website,  , and the CalPERS website,  .

Statement of Qualifications Requirements

A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is Required. The SOQ serves as documentation of each candidate’s ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing.  The SOQ is not a resume or cover letter. Resumes and/or Cover Letters  DO NOT take the place of the SOQ. Applications received without an SOQ may not receive further consideration and may be excluded from the hiring process.

SOQ will be considered the first phase of the hiring process for this position. If your qualifications are competitive, you may be invited to an interview. The SOQ should be typed and not more than one page in length, not less than 12 point font, single-spaced, with margins not less than one inch, including your first and last name at the top of the page.

Please restate the question with your response.

1. Please describe your experience with developing an enterprise disaster recovery program. What was the program and how did you achieve the most difficult recovery objective? What security controls were implemented to ensure regular disaster recovery testing could occur?

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications - A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is Required.
  Please see “Statement of Qualifications Requirements” section for more information about the SOQ.

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