IT STATEWIDE ASSOCIATE ENGINEER 1-4 (DCO/OTS)

Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: OTS 060326 ERG
Department: Division of Administration-Office of Technology Services
Opening Date: 06/03/2026
Closing Date: 6/13/2026 11:59 PM Central


About this Job
The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This position is located in the Data Center Operations Section. Req. 221037

The Office of Technology Services aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative, effective, and reliable solutions that support and enhance the IT functions within Executive Branch Departments. The Office of Technology Services will work to increase the return on the State's investment in technology by promoting smart decision-making, solving problems intelligently, increasing the rate of project success, and fostering a skilled and professional staff. This position assists with the administration and support of AIX and Linux systems across multiple platforms.

The Division of Administration is the state government's management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities, including the following:

• Overseeing the state's capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Minimum Qualifications
Two years of experience in information technology; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR

An associate's degree in information technology; OR

A bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any area. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any area.

NOTE:
A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:

• Assists in maintaining AIX systems running LaGov ERP's SAP platform and legacy DEQ Oracle databases
• Assists in maintaining Linux systems running on the IBM Z (AKA "mainframe") platform; utilize Pacemaker cluster and KVM to run these systems
• Assists in maintaining legacy SUSE Linux systems for DCFS, both on IBM Z and on VMware VMs
• Learns Bourne Again (and very similar legacy Korn) shell programming to create and maintain automation processes on AIX and Linux
• Learns about the free and open source software landscape, to keep Linux and AIX systems utilizing the best software available
• Assists with any Unix-related tasks in OTS as requested
• Assists AppDM personnel in utilizing legacy Unix or Linux products of any type in conducting the state's business
• Reports for forty scheduled hours per week to offices in Baton Rouge, LA; no telework hours can be substituted for these core working hours

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by a new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.


Career Progression: This position may be filled as an IT Statewide Associate Engineer 1, 2,3 or 4, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant.
Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.
How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

Prior to a new hire, a background check, including criminal record history, will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment, but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position. A criminal history check may be conducted on employees changing positions, including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments, and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify system.
For further information about this posting, please contact:
Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
Email:
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.


As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
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Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
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Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others

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Please describe your work history with Unix-like operating systems, e.g. AIX, *BSD, HP-UX, Linux, macOS, Solaris, z/OS UNIX. If this does not apply to you, enter N/A.
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Please describe your work history with scripting, programming, and closely associated tools, e.g. AppleScript, assembly, Autoconf, Automake, awk, bash, batch file, Bison, byacc, C, C#, C++, COBOL, CSS, Eclipse, Flex, Fortran, GCC, Geany, Go, groff, HTML, IDLE, Java, JavaScript, ksh, Lex, Libtool, Lisp, Makefile, NoSQL, nroff, Objective-C, patch file, Perl, PHP, PowerShell, Python, R, Ruby, Rust, Scheme, sed, SQL, Swift, VS Code, Xcode, Yacc. If this does not apply to you, enter N/A.
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Please describe any education you have received on Unix-like operating systems or on programming. If this does not apply to you, enter N/A.
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Have you used version control systems, e.g. CVS, Git, GitHub, RCS, SCCS, Subversion? If this does not apply to you, enter N/A.
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Have you used any of the following programs: Emacs, Nano, vi, Vim? If so, which do you prefer and why? If you have not used any of these programs, please type N/A.
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What virtualization hypervisors have you worked with, e.g. Hyper-V, KVM, oVirt, LPARs, LXC, PR/SM, VirtualBox, Virtual I/O, VMware, Xen, z/VM? If this does not apply to you, enter N/A.
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