Release Date: April 3, 2024 Application Deadline: April 17, 2024

Requisition: 10543

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.

Position: Programmer DataBase Administrator

(twelve-month assignment)

Location: Department of Assessment and Accountability

Salary: The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC-ESP salary schedule for twelve-month seven-hour employees – Range 34 ($73,171 - $110,680)Based on this year's salary schedule.

Effective: July 2024

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Qualified applicants, including current employees of St. Mary's County Public Schools, must complete a TalentEd online application. In addition to the online application, any support documentation (copy of certification where applicable) must be scanned and uploaded to the TalentEd application. The online application and any support documentation must clearly demonstrate that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications, including information about the applicant’s background, experience, and professional qualifications. Failure to submit all required documentation will result in your application being considered incomplete. Incomplete applications will not be forwarded to the selection committee for review. All online applications must be completed no later than April 17, 2024. Following a screening of credentials, interviews will be scheduled. Please contact the Department of Human Resources with questions. (301-475-5511, ext. 32187)

NATURE OF WORK:

This is an administrative and technical position that requires the ability to coordinate multiple projects concurrently. The employee is responsible for providing support to all users of software applications for St. Mary’s County Public Schools and analyzing, defining, and developing software applications to meet user requirements and manages the SMCPS student information database environment including server health. The work is performed under the general direction of the Supervisor of Accountability.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Analyzes user requests for design of new and modification of existing applications;
• Tests, documents, and supports applications in SQL and Cognos;
• Translates data into formats required by both internal and outside reporting requirements;
• Provides technical support for all Student Information System applications;
• Provides technical support for users of various applications;
• Interfaces with vendors that provide software and hardware products for school system;
• Provides technical support and troubleshooting for server software and applications;
• Recommend and oversee SMPCS student information database server upgrades/updates;
• Develop and maintain exports from SMCPS student information database into other applications;
• Excellent human relations and communication skills;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent collaboration and problem-solving skills;
• 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;
• Ability to work with limited supervision with a results-oriented approach;
• Possesses a strong desire to continually learn; and
• Possesses a professional work ethic.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Diagnoses problems and provides technical support to users on a daily basis;
• Develops and maintains programs to meet local and state data requirements;
• Manages the server daily processes and user access;
• Attends and conducts meetings to determine user requirements for software development and modifications;
• Extract and reformat data from student information systems to produce state required data in state format for submission to state agency.
• Collaborates with programmer analysts and others within the department to create and provide professional development regarding department initiatives;
• Liaisons with other Programmer Analysts in DAA to resolve help-desk tickets pertaining to online instructional district platforms;
• Assists with imports and exports between the student information system and learning management system;
• Developing and maintaining user-defined screens in the students information system; and
• Fulfill local data requests from various SMCPS departments.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Area or two years of equivalent experience which equates to one year of college;
• Experience with SQL database;
• Highly proficient with MS Word, Excel, Access and SQL as updating, maintaining, and analyzing data is an integral part of the position;
• Experience with Windows Server and MS SQL Server; and
• Possess knowledge of school board and state policies, rules and regulations, goals and objectives pertaining to student registrations, grading, transcripts, and discipline.

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:

Full-time twelve-month position.

SALARY GRADE RANGE: The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC-ESP salary schedule for twelve-month seven-hour employees – Range 34.

BARGAINING UNIT ELIGIBILITY: EASMC-ESP

Updated 03.18.2024