APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$73,309.68 to
$109,640.88
PAY GRADE: 38
The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
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Information Technology (IT) Professionals analyze, develop, implement, maintain, and modify computer operations, systems, networks, databases, applications, and/or information security. Incumbents may perform duties in one or more IT specialization areas depending on the needs of the agency.
Incumbents perform journey level duties and may serve as a lead worker to lower level IT staff as assigned.
This position is primarily located in our Carson City DMV Office within the System Modernization Division, the incumbent will directly report and support the software testing efforts in the transformation project that the Nevada DMV is currently undertaking in a multi-year effort to transition to a cloud-based architecture, delivering incremental functionality.
This position will work closely with several Salesforce Development Teams to debug code level defects providing quality assurance, while also identifying defects that could affect implementation, and release management of the system. Expected responsibilities include: Collaborating with development, other QA testers, product management, and other stakeholders to execute QA test plans that align with business objectives and critical milestones; Define and document QA test plans and scripts for both User Story and End-2-End testing, scenario-based testing, negative testing, targeted and full regression testing; Provide regular QA status updates in meetings on individual testing progress, issues, and risks; Identify and document potential risks and challenges associated with QA testing, collaborate on mitigation plans and make recommendations to stakeholders; Work proactively to address and resolve issues that may include testing Hot Fixes with quick turnaround if issues impact public access for doing business with the Nevada DMV; Collaborate with Operations teams, Pod leads and other QA testers to ensure thorough testing of software prior to the Production environment; Evaluate and self-optimize the QA testing processes to improve efficiency and reduce testing time for Hot Fix deployments; Proactively addressing and resolving issues that may impact release schedules; adhere to build and deployment processes to ensure consistency and reliability; Develop and maintain QA Testing quality gates to prevent the release of defective software;, ensuring it is clear and accessible to relevant stakeholders; Staying informed on best practices and industry trends for QA testing in an Agile/Scrum environment; Preparing weekly status reports.
The ideal candidate will have experience in one or more of the following areas: Salesforce or SaaS Architecture, Functional Testing, Automation Testing; or Saas Release Management.
Preferred Experience with: Confluence and Jira or collaborative documentation tools, Lucid chart or intelligent flowchart software, Smartsheet.
Under the authority of NRS 239B.010.1(b), the DMV utilizes NRS 205.4605 - 205.810, NRS 293.504, NRS 293.5045, 6 CFR 37.45, 49 CFR 1572.103, and 49 CFR 384.228 as criteria to obtain a FBI fingerprint clearance check on current and prospective employees. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and two years of professional IT experience relevant to the duties of the position which may include computer operations, systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security; OR two years of experience as an IT Professional I in Nevada State service; OR four years of relevant technical experience as an IT Technician IV or above in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. |
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Some positions require an applicant to undergo a background investigation prior to appointment. These positions will be identified at the time of recruitment. |
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Applicants for positions in this series may have a combination of complementary education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities that qualify for the class level and specialty being recruited. |
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Some positions are subject to call-out or call-back. |
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Some positions require specialized certification that will be identified at the time of recruitment. |
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Some positions require statewide travel. |
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Some positions require work on evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
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The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. |
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1) Describe your experience with collaborative documentation tools.
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