Civil Service Commission
(1) New Jersey
EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technologgy or a closely related field. Please upload a copy of your transcript with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years of systems analysis, applications programming, design, systems programming and/or database administration or analysis experience in the data processing field, one (1) year of which shall have been in database design, analysis, and/or implementation.
NOTE: A general Bachelor's degree may be substituted for one (1) year of experience in systems analysis, application programming, design, systems programming, and/or data base administration or analysis.
NOTE: A specific Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field can be substituted for two (2) years of experience in systems analysis, application programming, design, systems programming, and/or database administration or analysis.
NOTE: A Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field may be substituted for three (3) years of experience in systems analysis, application programming, design, systems programming, and/or database administration or analysis.
If you are substituting a specific or general Bachelor or Master's degree for some of the required experience, please upload a copy of your transcript with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
NOTE: Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service. Please upload a copy of your evaluation with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility.
Special Note for Substituting Experience for Education: Experience in the study of work methods and processes, the analysis of varied types of data, the design and preparation of systems and programs, the operation of multi-tiered computer systems and work in the data processing support areas of reporting or reliability support may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis with thirty (30) semester hour credits being equal to one (1) year of experience.
NOTE: Evidence of formal training in Computer Science or Information Technology received from or evaluated by an accredited institution of higher learning may be submitted with your application. Applicants must provide documentation from the accredited institution that clearly outlines the training course(s) that are acceptable and the corresponding number of credit hours for the training to be accepted. In-house courses (such as training provided on the job or through the appointing authority) will not be accepted.
LICENSE: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.
Customer Care and Technical Support: If you are having difficulty submitting your application online, customer care and technical support are available during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday, excluding holidays and emergency closings. Please email: OAS.support@csc.nj.gov or call (609) 292-4144. Please note that application support requests received outside regular business hours on the closing date will not change the application filing deadline so PLEASE FILE EARLY.
The current vacancy is in Mercer County. However, the resulting eligible list will be used in all counties for future vacancies.
- NJAC 4A:4-2.3(b) states that all requirements must be met as of the closing date.
- Online applications must be completed and submitted by the closing date listed above.
- You must complete your application in detail. Your score may be based on a comparison of your background with the job requirements. Failure to complete your application properly may lower your score or cause you to fail. NOTE: Auto-fill may cause incomplete information on your application. Please confirm your name, address and phone number prior to submitting your application.
- If an employment list results from this announcement, it may be certified to fill full-time and part-time positions.
- Effective September 1, 2011, the New Jersey First residency law was enacted. Please click here for additional information. In accordance with Public Law 2010 c. 26, Veterans pay a reduced application fee of $15.00 if they have previously established Veteran's Preference with the DMAVA (as defined by NJSA 11A:5-1 et seq). Those claiming Veteran’s Preference but have not yet received approval from DMAVA must pay the full application fee and may request a refund if the claim is approved at least 8 days prior to the issuance of the eligibility list. Please note this reduced fee does not apply to Public Safety titles.
- Application fees submitted via personal check or money order must be postmarked within five (5) business days of submitting your application. If your fee is postmarked after five (5) business days, or is returned as invalid, you will be declared ineligible and denied admittance to the examination process.
- The Civil Service Commission is increasing its use of emails as a communication tool. Please ensure that your email is always up-to-date so that important information about the testing process is not missed. Please remember to check your junk mail, spam, and clutter for these important messages.