Website State of California - Department of Public Health
Job Description and Duties
This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by creating customer focused solutions that are responsive and agile; supporting modern infrastructure, tools, architecture, and standards; to effectively provide efficient services following service level agreements. The Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) leverages data and technology to create sustainability across CDPH by creating efficient solutions that meet customer expectations and reduce waste. As well as creating innovative solutions, strengthening partnerships and collaborations, and embracing technology. The Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) leverages data and technology to advance goals and inform action and accountability.
The incumbent works under the Information Technology Supervisor II of the Center for Health Care Quality Applications Systems Support. The Information Technology Specialist I (ITS I) functions as a high-level, advanced technical specialist. The ITS I performs work independently and serves as part of a highly skilled, interdisciplinary technical team providing technical expertise in support of the Center for Health Care Quality (CHCQ) business applications. The ITS I serves as a project leader, responsible for providing analytical and complex programming services in support of CHCQ. The ITS I will identify the causes of production problems and assist the Information Technology Supervisor II in leading the planning and implementation of appropriate technical solutions by applying, developing, and implementing information technology solutions for CDPH system problems to achieve desired results. The ITS I applies knowledge of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) principles and techniques to analyze CDPH business processes to develop new, and to enhance and maintain existing information technology system applications.
The ITS I will perform duties in the Software Engineering and System Engineering domains.
In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees’ monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Final Filing Date: 10/22/2025
To apply for this job please visit calcareers.ca.gov.