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Senior Information Systems (IS) Analyst (Countywide Promotional Opportunity)

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COUNTYWIDE PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY

OPEN ONLY TO CURRENT, REGULAR COUNTY OF NEVADA EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE COMPLETED TWELVE MONTHS OF SATISFACTORY, PROBATIONARY SERVICE
INTERVIEWS FOR SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE HELD APRIL 29TH, 2026.

Nevada County is nestled in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, about an hour outside Sacramento and two hours from the San Francisco Bay Area. The Information Systems team is an award-winning organization that values collaboration and innovation in our mission to provide excellent technology to all County departments.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Nevada County Information Systems Team as a Senior Information Systems Analyst with a focus on Customer Care and Desktop Services!

Under the direction of an IS Manager, this position will support our enterprise vision of excellent services by implementing and overseeing training and support programs that seek to enhance County employee use and function of technology systems. This position will be integrated into the leadership team of our department, participating in direction-setting and strategic visioning, identifying quality issues, and recommending resolutions. Oversite for the care of our internal customers by developing and coordinating our internal customer training and customer satisfaction programs and supervising the day-to-day operations of our Desktop Services team is a primary responsibility. There will be strong interaction with the IS team to review feedback from various teams and to develop objectives and goals that enhance our customer’s experience.

The ideal Team Member is well-rounded, possessing strong customer service experience and program administration skills. Training will be provided for specific technologies, so prior experience is not as important as a willingness to grow and learn. Strong verbal and written communication skills are a must.

Qualified candidates have experience in these primary areas:

Customer Satisfaction Program development
Technical training program administration
Staff Supervision

Nevada County supports flexible work schedules and the possibility of working remotely several days per week. You will be working with our award-winning group of Network Analysts, Desktop Technicians and Applications Analysts who, in addition to being skilled professionals in a wide array of technologies, maintain life-work balance through a variety of activities from mountain biking and backpacking to painting, swimming, music and working with animals.

We are an equal opportunity employer. The position is fully-benefited. The County of Nevada offers an extensive benefit package which is valued at 50% of your pay (meaning, consider the value of your benefits as half again what your pay is). The compensation package includes:

CalPERS retirement plan, a defined benefit plan,
Medical—several choices of HMO and PPO plans
Dental—a “best in the business” dental plan which offers a generous per-year maximum
Vision—includes annual eye exams and a generous annual frame allowance
Life Insurance—equal to $50,000 with an option to purchase additional, supplementary life insurance at group rates to you
Flexible Spending Account—set aside, on a pre-tax basis, up to the IRS maximum for eligible health related expenses

So, why Nevada County? Our leadership values employee development and engagement, promotes open and visible communication, strives to be a hard-working organization, and recognizes personal contributions and growth. Nevada County Information Systems is an award-winning department in innovation and collaboration and has placed in the top 3 of National Digital Counties for the last 9 years and 1st place 5 times, along with winning many other State and National awards. The county offers full-time employees with a competitive benefits package including retirement through CalPERS, vacation, holiday, and sick leave, orthodontics coverage, 457 options.

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Education and Experience Required

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in computer science, information technology, business administration, geographic information systems, geography, or a closely related field with an emphasis on information systems and three years of experience working at a level comparable to a Nevada County Information Systems Analyst II or Geographic Systems Analyst II.

Additional experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis for up to two years.

Benefits Guide

The Benefits Guide is a comprehensive document for employees of the County of Nevada. Information contained in this summary of benefits is not a binding document. Refer to specific unit summaries and agreements (MOUs) for additional benefit information.

Health Insurance

The County sponsored plan is the PERS Gold PPO, but you can also choose plans from providers such as Anthem, Blue Shield, and PORAC (if you are a member) to suit your needs.

Health Insurance Plans

Anthem Blue Cross Select HMO
Anthem Blue Cross Traditional HMO
Blue Shield CalPERS Access+ HMO
Blue Shield Trio HMO
Kaiser HMO
PERS Gold PPO (County sponsored plan)
PERS Platinum PPO
PORAC (Available to PORAC members only)

Flexible Spending Accounts

The County offers employees the option to contribute to a pre-tax medical FSA and dependent Care FSA.

Life Insurance

Voya is the County's life insurance provider. We offer the following products through Voya:

Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Basic Term Life
Optional Accidental Death and Dismemberment plans
Optional Dependent Term Life
Optional Term Life

Dental & Vision Insurance

Nevada County employees can opt to receive dental and vision insurance without opting for health insurance coverage as well. This will give employees more flexibility to match their choice of insurance plans to their specific needs. Ameritas Dental is the dental provider offered through Nevada County and Ameritas VSP Vision Care is our vision care provider.

Retirement

The County is a member of the CalPERS retirement system and also provides the opportunity for voluntary contributions to a 457 deferred compensation account through Nationwide by way of pre-tax and Roth payroll deductions.

CalPERS Miscellaneous Tiers: Tier 1 (Classic-former employee originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 2.7% @ 55 Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 12/14/12-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6 months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 2%@60 Tier 3 (Hired by first CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13 or having a break in service of more than six months between another CalPERS employer and Nevada County) 2%@62

CalPERS Safety tiers: Tier 1 (Classic-former employees originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 3% @ 50. Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 7/2411-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6-months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 3% @ 55. Tier 3 (Hired by any CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13) 2.7% @ 57. We encourage you to visit the CalPERS home page, www.calpers.ca.gov, to search related information about the retirement plans noted here so that you fully understand what your retirement formula means to you.

NEVADA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Any information on this page or documents and links are subject to change without notice.

Nevada County Human Resources Department

950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 265-7010 option 2

Human.resources@nevadacountyca.gov

www.nevadacountyca.gov

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