CS-214 Position Description Form



|CS-214 | | 1. Position Code |

|REV 8/2007 | | |

| |State of Michigan | |

| |Civil Service Commission | |

| |Capitol Commons Center, P.O. Box 30002 | |

| |Lansing, MI 48909 | |

|Federal privacy laws and/or state confidentiality |POSITION DESCRIPTION | |

|requirements protect a portion of this information. | | |

|This form is to be completed by the person that occupies the position being described and reviewed by the supervisor and appointing authority to ensure its |

|accuracy. It is important that each of the parties sign and date the form. If the position is vacant, the supervisor and appointing authority should complete|

|the form. |

|This form will serve as the official classification document of record for this position. Please take the time to complete this form as accurately as you can |

|since the information in this form is used to determine the proper classification of the position. THE SUPERVISOR AND/OR APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHOULD COMPLETE |

|THIS PAGE. |

| 2. Employee’s Name (Last, First, M.I.) | 8. Department/Agency |

|Vacant |Technology, Management & Budget |

| 3. Employee Identification Number | 9. Bureau (Institution, Board, or Commission) |

|Vacant |Center for Shared Solutions |

| 4. Civil Service Classification of Position | 10. Division |

|Information Technology Programmer Analyst 12 |eMichigan |

| 5. Working Title of Position (What the agency titles the position) | 11. Section |

|Senior GIS Business Analyst |Geospatial Services |

| 6. Name and Classification of Direct Supervisor | 12. Unit |

|Mark Holmes, SAM 15 | |

| 7. Name and Classification of Next Higher Level Supervisor | 13. Work Location (City and Address)/Hours of Work |

|Suzanne Pauley, SOA 17 |111 S. Capitol Ave, Romney Building, Lansing |

| |8:00A.M. to 5:00P.M., Monday - Friday |

| 14. General Summary of Function/Purpose of Position |

|As a Senior GIS Business Analyst, the employee performs a complete range of geographic information system analyst assignments including, but not limited to, |

|designing, developing, testing, and implementing computer systems and applications for the Center for Shared Solutions’ Geospatial Services team. This |

|position may provide support to program areas with a geospatial component such as the Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC), Electronic State |

|Transportation Improvement Program (E-STIP), and the Michigan Geographic Framework (MGF). |

|This position is responsible for providing architecture support, software administration, and configuration management for enterprise geospatial tools and |

|applications in support of agency specific and enterprise applications. Activities include monitoring of key business continuity indicators, impact analysis |

|for infrastructure changes, configuration and support of geospatial software and tools, performance monitoring, and geospatial application and service |

|deployment. This position is responsible for designing, creating, testing, and implementing map services in support of agency and enterprise wide applications|

|and services. This individual will work in coordination with Data Architects and the Database Administrator to create, test, and integrate agency specific and|

|statewide data into the Enterprise Spatial Data Warehouse. |

|For Civil Service Use Only |

| 15. Please describe your assigned duties, percent of time spent performing each duty, and explain what is done to complete each duty. |

|List your duties in the order of importance, from most important to least important. The total percentage of all duties performed must equal 100 percent. |

|Duty 1 |

|General Summary of Duty 1 % of Time 60% |

|The primary duty of this position is to act as a liaison among technical and business stakeholders to elicit, analyze, communicate, and validate requirements |

|for changes to information systems, business processes, and policies, as applicable. Collaborating with both the Information Technology (IT) project teams and |

|business clients, this position collects, clarifies, and translates business requirements into design documentation, from which applications and solutions are |

|developed. |

|Individual tasks related to the duty. |

|Ensure project alignment with DTMB Strategic Plans. |

|Develop Statements of Work (SOW) and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for Requests for Proposals (RFP). |

|Provide content approval and validate estimates for the entire schedule of the project for the Project Manager to ensure compliance with the SUITE Project |

|Management Methodology (PMM) and the Systems Engineering Methodology (SEM). |

|Facilitate requirements gathering/meetings with clients to gather requirements (traditional waterfall and agile) for all IT solutions and to identify impacted |

|business processes and determine best process and IT solution integration. |

|Redesign and approve program specifications based on test results. |

|Lead artifact reviews with peers, system specialists, Enterprise Security and other DTMB entities to ensure IT solutions and applications adhere to DTMB and |

|agency policies, standards or guidelines. |

|Coordinate security resources to ensure proper system design based on DTMB and Agency security requirements and standards. |

|Participate in Solutions Design Team meetings and assist in creation of the Enterprise Architecture Solution Assessment (EASA), Infrastructure Service Request |

|(ISR), Hosting documents and Firewall Rule requests. |

|Design and document IT solutions that utilize State of Michigan standard technology. |

|Validate and finalize Local Change Board and Enterprise Change Board documents. |

|Ensure proper change management for all requested fixes to production systems. |

|Ensure proper change management for all requested changes to system designs and system architecture standards are documented. |

|Responsible for development of training content and facilitate training. |

|Approves application-wide integration, performance, system or user acceptance test plans. |

|Validate test data and test results. |

|Differentiate between defects and new requirements and initiate change requests as necessary. |

|Develop and monitor defect tracking logs and facilitate problem resolution. |

|Leads post implementation validation of RFCs (application changes, infrastructure changes, etc.) |

|Evaluate impact of new development tools, languages, upgrades and equipment on agency systems and make recommendation to DTMB and/or agency clients. |

|Monitors long term IT solution traits and break fix patterns and recommends IT solutions to alleviate persistent problems. |

|Validate and finalize Local Change Board and Enterprise Change Board documents. Creates, reviews and conducts impacts analysis of RFC activities. |

|Serve as a liaison between DTMB and the client concerning application requests, standards, and other program and project matters. |

|Actively participate in the development and implementation of assigned client agency’s IT strategic direction/plan. |

|Develop and maintain an effective communication plan with DTMB, vendors and agency staff relating to project level metrics. |

|Takes lead role in audit investigation, security reviews and risk assessment document creation. |

|Serve as liaison between DTMB and client concerning ICE audits. |

|Perform disaster recovery planning and implementation. |

|Evaluate and inform DTMB management and supported client agency of impact and risks to existing IT solutions due to proposed legislation, enhancement requests,|

|changes in governmental processes or procedures. |

|Leads assigned task forces, special committees, and/or research groups. |

|Duty 2 |

|General Summary of Duty 2 % of Time 20% |

|In coordination with Data Architects and the Database administrator, create, test, and integrate agency specific and statewide data in the Enterprise Spatial |

|Data Warehouse (ESDW) and support agency users. Design, develop, test, and implement map services in support of agency and enterprise wide applications and |

|services. Configure business rules, workflows, data uploads and data extracts for the Michigan Geographic Framework (MGF) for use in GIS software, web, or |

|mobile applications. |

|Individual tasks related to the duty. |

|Review spatial data and associated attributes to ensure compliance with appropriate business rules and standards. |

|Process data for integration into the Enterprise Spatial Data Warehouse. |

|Follow established guidelines to identify and resolve data conflicts when integrating multiple data sets. |

|Provide input into the development of procedures and best practices for spatial data creation, editing, and processing. |

|Create MGF data extracts to meet identified requirements for applications and/or GIS desktop users. |

|Coordinate the development and maintenance of geospatial web services |

|Participate in the development of data standards for the Enterprise Spatial Data Warehouse and other projects or committees |

|Create and update map services for agency specific and enterprise application |

|Document map service standards and best practices, and educate agency GIS professionals in their use. |

|Review map services created by agency GIS professionals to ensure compliance with established standards and best practices. |

|Troubleshoot map service performance issues, identify cause, recommend, implement, and test corrective action. |

|Provide agency users with training in data development and maintenance standards, procedures and best practices. |

|Duty 3 |

|General Summary of Duty 3 % of Time 20% |

|Provide for a quality product to ensure solutions meet all requirements and standards of our clients and of DTMB. |

|Individual tasks related to the duty. |

|Coordinate application-wide integration, performance, systems and/or user acceptance testing activities |

|Prepare prototypes, when necessary, to convey system design considerations to clients and developers |

|Prepare test plans, test scenarios, test type approaches, test cases, test data, and/or test scripts |

|Coordinate testing activities with testing staff to determine the accuracy of program logic to produced desired results |

|Revise program specifications and system documentation based on test results |

|Research and evaluate geospatial technologies |

|Coordinate implementation of testing of upgrades to existing geospatial environments |

|Coordinate geospatial server monitoring processes and reporting |

|Maintain project documentation and training materials |

|Deliver presentations to management and large groups on various aspects of the project |

|Duty 4 |

|General Summary of Duty 4 % of Time |

|Individual tasks related to the duty. |

| 16. Describe the types of decisions you make independently in your position and tell who and/or what is affected by those decisions. Use additional sheets, |

|if necessary. |

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|Determine the most efficient procedure to comply with a task where no formal guidelines are established.  Determine most appropriate product or service to meet|

|a requestor’s need. |

| 17. Describe the types of decisions that require your supervisor’s review. |

|When clarification on office or departmental policy is required.  Decisions related to expenditure of funds to purchase software, hardware, or services.   |

|Decisions that may impact the duration, quality, or cost of a project. |

| 18. What kind of physical effort do you use in your position? What environmental conditions are you physically exposed to in your position? Indicate the |

|amount of time and intensity of each activity and condition. Refer to instructions on page 2. |

|Standard office environment. Use of personal computer using keyboard and mouse to perform trouble shooting, create and edit technical materials, communications|

|with staff and clients, and reports. A minimum effort may be required to walk or drive to other locations. Majority of work is performed sitting at an |

|ergonomic prepared workstation suitable for a personal computer or attending meetings in standard conference room settings. This position is subject to stress |

|and pressure to resolve problems quickly and effectively. |

| 19. List the names and classification titles of classified employees whom you immediately supervise or oversee on a full-time, on-going basis. (If more than |

|10, list only classification titles and the number of employees in each classification.) |

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| 20. My responsibility for the above-listed employees includes the following (check as many as apply): |

|Complete and sign service ratings. Assign work. |

|Provide formal written counseling. Approve work. |

|Approve leave requests. Review work. |

|Approve time and attendance. Provide guidance on work methods. |

|Orally reprimand. Train employees in the work. |

| 21. I certify that the above answers are my own and are accurate and complete. |

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|Signature Date |

NOTE: Make a copy of this form for your records.

|TO BE COMPLETED BY DIRECT SUPERVISOR |

|22. Do you agree with the responses from the employee for Items 1 through 20? If not, which items do you disagree with and why? |

|Manager prepared. |

| 23. What are the essential duties of this position? |

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|Competencies: Customer Focus, Technical and Professional Knowledge and Skills, Communication, Decision Making, Building Strategic Working Relationships, |

|Planning and Organizing Work, Innovation and Initiating Action. |

| 24. Indicate specifically how the position’s duties and responsibilities have changed since the position was last reviewed. |

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|New position |

| 25. What is the function of the work area and how does this position fit into that function? |

|The Center for Shared Solutions provides leadership and technical expertise for the collaborative development, implementation, promotion, and sharing of IT |

|solutions across the SOM. The mission enables government to effectively and efficiently serve the citizens and customers of the state. |

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|This positions enables delivery of enterprise solutions through the administration of geospatial data, map services, and software, and by performing |

|configuration management tasks to ensure a consistent and controlled change management process. |

| 26. In your opinion, what are the minimum education and experience qualifications needed to perform the essential functions of this position. |

|EDUCATION: |

|Bachelor’s degree with 21 semester (32 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: computer science, data processing, computer information |

|systems, data communication, networking, systems analysis, computer programming, information assurance, IT project management or mathematics. |

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|Preference for Geographic Information Systems in educational background (GIS) |

|EXPERIENCE: |

|Two years of professional experience equivalent to an Information Technology Infrastructure or Programmer/Analyst 11. |

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|Preference for 5 years or more of experience in Geographic Information System (GIS) |

|KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: |

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|Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems |

|Knowledge of business process and use case design and documentation |

|Knowledge of data management principles and best practices |

|Ability to design and implement quality control for data processes |

|Knowledge of basic fundamentals of project management |

|Skills of complex problem solving, time management, negotiation, and deductive reasoning |

|Skills of service orientation, judgment and decision making, systems evaluation, and systems analysis |

|Ability to maintain records, and prepare clear and detailed written instructions and documentation |

|Ability to gather and analyze facts, define problems, and devise solutions |

|Ability to work independently and in a team environment |

|Ability to effectively make oral and written presentations and prepare clear and concise graphs and charts |

|Ability to conduct interviews, and establish and maintain effective relationships with systems users/clients |

|Ability to communicate technical terminology at a level appropriate to the audience |

|Knowledge or web/map services |

|General knowledge of database concepts, Microsoft SQL Server is desired |

|Knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS desktop and associated extensions is desired |

|Knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS Server is desired |

|Knowledge of Python scripting is desired |

|CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: |

|Duties may involve the use of a personal vehicle. |

|NOTE: Civil Service approval of this position does not constitute agreement with or acceptance of the desirable qualifications for this position. |

| 27. I certify that the information presented in this position description provides a complete and accurate depiction of the duties and responsibilities |

|assigned to this position. |

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|Supervisor’s Signature Date |

|TO BE FILLED OUT BY APPOINTING AUTHORITY |

| 28. Indicate any exceptions or additions to the statements of the employee(s) or supervisor. |

| 29. I certify that the entries on these pages are accurate and complete. |

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|Appointing Authority’s Signature Date |

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