About The Position

The Clark County Department of Aviation is seeking qualified applicants to apply for the Systems Programmer I/II position. This position performs installation, monitoring, maintenance, and modification of computer system software, including operating systems, control and communication software, systems utilities and other applications/services as appropriate to the County's computing environment.

Additionally, this position focuses on the setup, configuration, and management of monitoring for IT systems, infrastructure, and airline systems. The primary objective is to ensure that all IT systems function at optimal performance levels, maintaining high availability while proactively addressing potential issues. A crucial responsibility includes identifying and responding to system anomalies, performance bottlenecks, or potential failures before they escalate into service interruptions.

Systems Programmer I: $35.38/Hourly - $52.32/Hourly

Systems Programmer II: $38.23/Hourly - $56.51/Hourly

The Systems Programmer I is a training underfill position, upon successful completion of the training program the successful candidate will be non-competitively promoted to Systems Programmer II.

THIS RECRUITMENT IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 150 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND WILL CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE ONCE THAT NUMBER IS REACHED.

This examination will establish an Open Competitive Eligibility list to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months or may be extended as needed by Employee Services.

Employee Services reserves the right to call only the most qualified applicants to the selection process.

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience:

Systems Programmer I - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Processing, Mathematics, or a field related to the work AND two (2) years of full-time professional experience in applications or systems programming. Additional experience in systems analysis and/or programming may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis up to two (2) years.

Systems Programmer II - In addition to the above: Two (2) years of full-time professional level experience in the installation and maintenance of operating system software for large-scale computers.

All qualifying education and each experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see attached resume" on your application. All details must be written in your own words and cannot be copied from job descriptions or other external sources.

Working Conditions: Work extended shifts or be called back in emergency situations.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination.

Residency Requirement: Permanent employees must maintain a principal place of residency within the boundaries of Clark County and provide proof of compliance with Nevada motor vehicle registration and drivers' license laws within 90 days of employment.

Citizenship: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note, Clark County does not provide H1B visa sponsorships or transfers for any employment positions.

Background Check: Employment with the Department of Aviation is contingent upon completion of an education/experience background investigation, a fingerprint-based criminal history record check processed by the FBI, and upon the ability to be granted a security badge as mandated by the Transportation Security Administration. Note: all prospective hires must present two original government issued ID's upon acceptance of job offer. Examples of acceptable ID's include a Passport, Driver's License or DMV issued ID, birth certificate, Social Security card, Voter Registration card, school issued ID with picture, etc.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment, stamina to remain seated and maintain concentration for an extended period of time, vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Installs, configures and modifies large scale computer operating systems, utility programs, data base management systems, application development systems, telecommunications systems, and third- party application systems.
• Performs assembler and higher language programming to support inter-data base, inter-system and inter-computer interfaces.
• Analyzes and solves day-to-day terminal and network problems reported by users; uses network commands and software analysis tools to solve the problems.
• Modifies, tests and implements changes to County communications software to improve performance and to accommodate changes.
• Coordinates with applications programming staff to determine modifications necessary to systems software, tables and parameter lists to support the installation of new applications.
• Installs, tests and implements vendor supplied modifications to existing software.
• Evaluates, tests and recommends hardware and software to meet ongoing County computing requirements.
• Plans and develops test data to validate new or modified programs; designs input and output forms and documents.
• Troubleshoots hardware and software problems, as needed, for customers, other agencies and information systems personnel.
• Maintains records and written documentation of systems installations, modifications, and security.
• Maintains current knowledge of technology and new computer customer applications.
• Monitors system performance related data on a daily basis and modifies appropriate system tuning parameters to correct and prevent problems.
• Confers with and instructs applications programmers, computer operators and customer department staff in mainframe, mid-range and personal computer systems.
• Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team.

Join the Clark County Department of Aviation Family where we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Alternative Work Schedules

• More Money in Your Pocket

  • 100% Employer Paid Defined Benefit Retirement
  • No Social Security Deduction
  • No State Income Taxes

• Two Employer Sponsored Health Plans Offered - Choice of PPO or EPO (hybrid of HMO) - eligible first of the month following 15 days of employment

  • Medical - Employer pays 90% of premium

    • Pharmacy Benefits (30, 90-day retail or mail order fills)
    • 24/7 Telephone Advice Nurse - no employee cost
    • Teledoc, Doctoroo, and Dispatch Health

• Retiree insurance – eligible after 5 years of service

• Dental

• Vision

• Life Insurance – Employer Paid

• AD&D – Employer Paid

• Long Term Disability – Employer Paid

• Generous Leave Accruals that include:

  • 13 Paid Holidays plus a Floating Birthday Holiday
  • Paid Vacation Leave
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Holiday Leave

• Other leave options

  • Catastrophic Leave
  • Parental Leave – Up to 90 days

• Tool Allowance for certain eligible positions.

• Wide Variety of Voluntary Benefits that include

  • Guardian – Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Short-Term Disability Insurance.
  • Trustmark – Permanent Life Insurance benefits and long-term care.
  • Sunlife Financial – Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
  • TASC – Flexible Spending Account – FSA & Dependent Day Care Debit Card Available
  • Morgan Stanley – Deferred Compensation Plan

• Employee Assistance Program

• The Department of Aviation, a department of Clark County, is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer

• Community Volunteer Opportunities

• Comprehensive training program

• Wellness program

01

The following questions 1-8 will be used to assist in determining if candidates meet the minimum qualifications.

Which describes your highest level of education completed?

• Some High School
• High School Diploma or GED
• Trade School or Technical Degree
• Some College (1-29 semester credits)
• Some College (30-59 semester credits)
• Some College (60-89 semester credits)
• Some College (90-120+ semester credits)
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or higher
• None of the above

02

Please indicate the major of your degree that best qualifies you for this position.

• Computer Science
• Data Processing
• Mathematics
• Other
• Not Applicable

03

If you indicated "Other" in question 2, please list what major your degree was in. Type N/A if this is not applicable to you.

04

Indicate your full-time professional experience in applications or systems programming.

• No Experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 to 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• More than 4 years

05

Please list the employer(s) on your application where your experience was obtained in question 4. Type N/A if you have no related experience. See Template Below.

Employer Name:

Job Title:

Hours Worked Per Week:

Dates of Employment:

06

Indicate your full-time professional experience in the installation and maintenance of operating system software for large-scale computers.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• 5 to 6 years
• More than 6 years

07

Please list the employer(s) on your application where your experience was obtained in question 6. Type N/A if you have no related experience. See Template Below.

Dates Of Employment:

08

Do you currently hold a valid driver's license?

• Yes, I currently hold a valid Nevada driver's license.
• Yes, I currently hold a valid driver's license from another state.
• No, I do not currently hold a valid driver's license.

09

The following skills assessment is a self-assessment used to evaluate an applicant's training and experience.

I Understand That:

• Part-time experience must be prorated and credited as half of full-time experience (i.e., if you performed the task for two years in a part-time position, 20 hours per week, you can only credit yourself with one year of experience in that area)
• The education, knowledge, and experience levels indicated by my skills assessment responses must be supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of my application;
• Any falsification or misrepresentation of the information listed on the employment application or skills assessment may result in removal from the eligibility list or rescinding a job offer;
• Responses to assessment questions that are not supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections on the application may result in question scores being adjusted to receive zero points;
• Assessment scores may be used to consider applicants for the selection process;
• I further understand that since exam scores will be automatically generated based on the applicant's response to each item in the assessment, score appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment.
• I have read and understand the above information regarding the completion of the following skills assessment questions. I further understand that this recruitment includes a skills assessment and that the answers I provide must be consistent with the "education" and "work history" sections details on my application and that scoring appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment.

10

Indicate your full-time professional experience in creating or maintaining application-specific dashboards and alerts.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

11

Indicate your full-time professional experience in monitoring availability, performance, and health of enterprise applications (e.g., ERP, CRM, custom apps).

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

12

Indicate your full-time professional experience in monitoring databases (e.g., SQL, MySQL, Oracle, Postgres).

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

13

Indicate your full-time professional experience in monitoring cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, M365) using native tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Azure Monitor)

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

14

Please list the employer(s) on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 10-13. Type N/A if you have no related experience. See Template Below.

Dates Of Employment:

15

Indicate your full-time professional experience in monitoring switches, routers, and firewalls for performance and availability.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

16

Indicate your full-time professional experience with tools like: Splunk, Datadog, SolarWinds, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, etc.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

17

Indicate your full-time professional experience in automating monitoring tasks using scripts (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash).

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

18

Please list the employer(s) on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 15-17. Type N/A if you have no related experience. See Template Below.

Dates Of Employment:

19

Indicate your full-time professional experience in monitoring and administering Enterprise Operating systems (e.g., Windows, Linux).

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

20

Indicate your full-time professional experience in monitoring Active Directory health, replication, and authentication issues.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

21

Indicate your full-time professional experience in monitoring, configuring, administering and maintaining enterprise storage systems.

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

22

Indicate your full-time professional experience in monitoring and supporting virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware ESXI, Microsoft Hyper-V).

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

23

Indicate your full-time professional experience in monitoring and administering PKI (Public Key Infrastructure).

• No Experience
• Less than 2 years
• 2 to 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• 4 to 5 years
• More than 5 years

24

Please list the employer(s) on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 19-23. Type N/A if you have no related experience. See Template Below.

Dates Of Employment:

• Required Question