Residence Requirements:

THERE ARE NO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS EXAMINATION. There is one anticipated vacancy at the Erie County Medical Center Corporation.

Examples of Duties:

An  Identity and Access Accounts Control Assistant assists in the coordination and performance of various work activities related to user identity and access accounts and controls for the information systems at the Erie County Medical Center Corporation;

Assists in the implementation and modifications of automated identity access management systems;

Supports automated identity access management system hardware and software configuration to facilitate optimal system performance;

Performs user account creation and termination for multiple information systems through granting, provisioning and de-provisioning of identities and access accounts in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, laws,regulations and accreditation standards;

Reviews and verifies access requests to determine appropriateness for approval; implements approved access requests;

Performs creation, modification, deletion and maintenance of systems access credentials, identifications, and configuration controls of applications and systems to establish role-based access levels;

Performs removal or modification of access due to employee termination, emergency situations, change requests or other situations as necessary;

Monitors automated provisioning and de-provisioning account systems;

Monitors, tracks and documents computer account management actions such as user requests, approvals and problems; prepares reports on said information as needed;

Assists in the performance of analytical studies on the identity and account management environment to improve productivity and security of user accounts;

Participates in the processes related to verifying the appropriate implementation of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule’s “Minimum Necessary Requirement”;

Keeps abreast of industry trends, information, legislation and accreditation standards related to user identity and access accounts and controls;

Participates in and may organize meetings, conferences, in-services, seminars and committees.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Candidates must meet one of the following requirements on or before the date of the written test:

A.) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree and one (1) year of information technology experience in systems software, systems analysis or application programming; or:

B.) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate’s Degree or completion of sixty (60) semester credit and three (3) years of information technology experience in systems software, systems analysis or application programming; or:

C.) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

Notes:

1. Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting the experience requirements.

2. Your degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. A grade of "D" or better is necessary for a course to be credited as successfully completed. If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to this Department for a list of acceptable companies providing this service; you must pay the required evaluation fee.

Notice to Candidates: Transcripts will now be accepted by the Department of Personnel ONLY at time of application.
All subsequent transcripts must be submitted at time of interview.

The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However,candidates may find information in the publication "How to take a written test" helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available on line at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm

Subjects of Examination:

Subjects of Examination: A written test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas:

1. Principles and practices of LAN administration

These questions test for knowledge of procedures and terminology applicable to administering a local area network (LAN). They cover such subjects as installing, configuring and upgrading a network; establishing user accounts and assigning access rights; monitoring network performance and troubleshooting; dividing networks and linking to other networks; creating and documenting procedures for users; and establishing and maintaining network security. The questions are not specific to any particular LAN.

2. Preparing written material

These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.

3. Project management

These questions are designed to test for techniques and concepts of project management. They may cover, but not necessarily be confined to, management of systems development, management by objectives, project scheduling and control techniques (e.g., PERT), characteristics of organizations and of the systems life cycle, and the development of data processing standards.

4. Principles of providing user support

These questions test for knowledge and skill in working in a user support situation. They cover such subjects as how to communicate effectively with users requesting help; how to deal with different types of situations; troubleshooting techniques; and how to gather, organize and make available technical information needed to provide support.

5. Systems analysis and design

These questions test for techniques and concepts of computer systems analysis and design. They cover such subjects as feasibility and applications studies, systems development tools and software, the systems life cycle, types of systems (e.g., client/server, Web-based), controls, and systems documentation, testing, and implementation. 

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES: Unless otherwise noted, candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand held, solar or battery powered calculators. Devices with typewriter keyboards, "Spell Checkers", “Personal Digital Assistants", "Address Books", "Language Translators", "Dictionaries", or any similar devices are prohibited. You may not bring books or other reference materials.

**IMPORTANT APPLICATION FEE - READ CAREFULLY**

A $20.00 filing fee is required for this exam. The required fee must accompany your application. Send or bring check or money order made payable to Erie County Personnel Department and write the examination number(s) on your check or money order. Do not send or bring cash, as the County cannot be responsible for cash payment. As no refund will be made, you are urged to compare your qualifications carefully with the requirements for admission and file only for those examinations for which you are clearly qualified.