Agency : Department of Human Services
Opening Date: 10/11/23
Closing Date/Time: 10/24/2023
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $7,234 – $11,031 per month ($86,808 – $132,372 per year)
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC063
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
While not required, a Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) is recommended. When applicable, titles that require specific coursework, professional license or certification will include a notation requesting the appropriate document(s) be uploaded in the Additional Documents section of your application. Failure to upload requested transcripts, license and/or proof of certification when specified may result in ineligibility. Please note that the Department of Human Services must verify proof of higher education for any degree earned (if applicable) regardless of vacancy title before any offer can be extended.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number 28-32-30024
Position Overview
Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment. This position serves as the Accessible Technology Compliance Manager to leading our DoIT team supporting the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS). The DoIT Team at DHS is leading a transformation to modernize the way citizens interact with the State of Illinois agency responsible for providing a wide variety of services to Illinois residents. The DoIT team at DHS is seeking to hire a candidate with strong technical and people skills to serve as the Accessible Technology Compliance Manager. The Accessible Technology Compliance Manager is responsible for providing advice, support, and recommendations on the use of Information Accessible Technology. The successful candidate will need to be highly analytical, professional, communicate effectively, and possess excellent organizational skills. We invite candidates to join our professional IT team as we transform technology for the State of Illinois!
Job Responsibilities
- Under administrative direction, serves as the Accessible Technology Compliance Manager for the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT), supporting the Department of Human Services (DHS).
- Conducts quality assurance evaluations of DoIT/DHS information technology applications for IITAA compliance and ADA reasonable accommodation requirements.
- Confers with various vendor representatives in order to remain current in new advances in technology.
- Serves as working supervisor.
- Provides consultative services in evaluations and recommendations relative to employees requiring reasonable accommodation technology products and services.
- Directs, coordinates, and conducts feasibility studies and projects relative to accessible technologies.
- Provides technical assistance to procurement staff for ensuring the Agency’s compliance with the ADA and IITAA guidelines for all required or mandated special projects and tasks.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with courses in computer science, management information systems, or operations analysis.
- Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible computer science experience in a computer-based management information system in a public or business organization.
Specialized Skills:
- Requires three (3) years of professional information technology experience working with quality assurance testing of information systems and software utilizing IITAA, Section 508, or similar accessibility standards and accessible technology software.
Preferred Qualifications
- Three (3) years of professional information technology experience working with quality assurance testing of information systems and software utilizing Illinois Information Technology Act (IITAA), Section 508, or similar accessibility standards and accessible technology software.
- Three (3) years of professional experience performing quality assurance evaluations of software applications for a public or private organization.
- Three (3) years of professional experience supervising or serving in a technical lead capacity for information technology staff.
- Three (3) years of professional experience interacting with and communicating in verbal and written form with internal and external stakeholders.
- One (1) year of professional experience providing advice, support, and recommendations on the use of Information Accessible Technology for a public or private organization.
- One (1) year of professional experience working with Illinois Information Technology Act (IITAA) compliance standards and communication products or similar for a public or private organization.
- Ability to analyze administrative problems and adopt an effective course of action.
- Ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
Conditions of Employment
NOTE: Applicants must possess the ability to meet ALL of the following conditions of employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position.
- Requires ability to travel.
- Requires ability to pass a position specific, agency required background check.
- Requires ability to work outside of normal business hours to meet deadlines.
- Requires ability to use agency-supplied equipment (cell phone, laptop, etc.).
- Requires ability to attend seminars, conferences, and trainings to stay current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to the job duties.
- Requires ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 10 pounds. This is considered light work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(b)). Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
*The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.
Work Hours: 8:30am – 5:00pm Monday-Friday
Work Location: 100 South Grand Ave E Springfield, IL 62762
Health & Human Services/DHS
Bureau of Technology Management
Accessible Technology Compliance
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov
Job Family: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics; Social Services
About the Agency: The Department of Innovation & Technology (DolT) is the state’s IT agency delivering an enterprise approach to statewide technology, innovation, and telecommunication services, as well as policy and standards development, lifecycle investment planning, and cybersecurity services. With over 1,500 employees, DolT delivers IT services and innovative solutions to customer agencies to improve services provided to Illinois residents, DolT offers employees the opportunity to advance their careers, develop new skills and reach their potential, both personally and professionally. DoIT is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity and inclusion. We welcome and value employees with different backgrounds, life experiences and talents. It is the collective sum of our individual differences that provides a broad perspective, leading to greater innovation and achievement. In recruiting for our team, we recognize the unique contributions of each applicant regardless of culture, ethnicity, race, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, disability, and sexual orientation.
This position DOES contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:
- A Pension Program
- Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
- 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
- 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually – (10 days in year one of employment)
* Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour Work Schedules (as applicable)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program – A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx
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If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
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State employees should include temporary assignments in the application profile. Temporary assignment verification forms can be uploaded to the Additional Documents section.
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