MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST 2
Career Family: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST
In New Jersey, Management Information Systems Specialist 2 is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
The stated bar is a master's degree, but candidates can swap in added experience for the diploma. The FY2026 range lands between $101,708 and $150,105, and state payroll lists a single employee in the title, at Office of Information Technology.
How to get hired
- Watch for an open-competitive announcement for Management Information Systems Specialist 2 on the NJ Civil Service Commission jobs portal. Announcements run for a fixed filing window.
- Apply during that window and sit the examination. Depending on the title, that can be a written test, a rating of your training and experience, or a mix of the two.
- Passing scores go onto a ranked eligible list. Veterans get preference points added on top of their score.
- When an agency has a vacancy it must appoint from the top of that list under the "Rule of Three." Many competitive jobs are first filled provisionally while the list is being built.
Read the official specification at NJ Civil Service Commission.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 1 person working under this title. The median actual salary is $150,105. The agencies employing the most are:
- Office of Information Technology (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator.
Definition
Under the general direction of a senior staff manager in the Department of Treasury, acts as technical leader for accomplishing complex analytical studies directed at data processing/data communications and word processing approaches to aid State agencies in the accomplishment or management of their functional responsibilities, or for data processing service center - both of these in terms of new applications development, current application, enhancement, or in increasing production effectiveness and efficiency; develops specifications and evaluates proposals; does related work as required.
Examples of work
Evaluates data processing equipment and service requests and prepares cost benefit analyses showing alternative methods of solution in terms of operating costs, development costs, intangible advantages, and disadvantages and time implementation schedules along with personnel and equipment resource requirements. Provides technical planning and guidance for data center consolidations, application conversion, computer upgrades, and operating system changes. Performs detailed analyses associated with the development and formalizing of data processing/data communications plans, including a full range of application of the computer to data processing, word processing, and office automation areas. Performs assigned areas of effectiveness auditing in measuring the consulting operations in evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the satisfaction of assigned tasks. Prepares specifications for Requests for Proposals for data processing software, equipment, services, application development, or special studies, and evaluates vendor responses. Evaluates proposals and recommends awards which are cost effective solutions to the requirements detailed in requests for proposals. Evaluates, selects, and utilizes software and hardware monitors, analyzers, and simulators for measuring current system performance and projecting new systems performance to improve hardware utilization and attain optimum application programs. Periodically, in cooperation with the contracting agency, monitors, the technical progress of outside consultants in accordance with contractual intentions. Serves as a technical consultant to all agencies in all software areas such as languages, file organization, and accessing techniques, utilities, operating systems, accounting routines, teleprocessing routines, and program system design. Develops and assists in the implementation and maintenance and periodically audits data processing standards and procedures in such areas as hardware and software operation, production control, and scheduling, applications development, and maintenance, financial billing, and budgeting administration, and data and physical facility security and financial protection. Directs and/or works with data center or other state agency personnel in problem analysis regarding possible data processing/data communcations requirements. Analyzes fiscal year budget requests to determine if the monies requests are in keeping with anticipated data processing production service and new development expenditures for the forthcoming fiscal year and maintains a comparison throughout the year of expenditures versus appropriations. Tests and evaluates new hardware systems, software products, and terminal devices. Prepares correspondence in the course of official duties. Prepares clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports. Maintains essential records, reports and files. May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
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.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Knowledge of information system design concepts and the many alternative manual, mechanical and electronic means for gathering and storing data as well as converting data into useful information at lowest cost. Knowledge of up-to-date capabilities, operating characteristics, programming of data processing, and data preparation equipment, and software including data base and data communication approaches. Knowledge of computer programming design and the differences between, and applications of the various programming languages; i.e., business, scientific and specialized. Knowledge of the principles of production systems and work efficiency as related to data center which must function as a data processing service bureau. Knowledge of communications network design, line protocols, and line disciplines connected with data communications applications. Knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in using software and instrumentation to develop and document equipment and software mesurements. Knowledge of project analytic and management techniques; i.e., PERT, CPM, decision tables, schedule milestone charts, logic flow diagramming, engineering cost analysis, statistical sampling methods, design of experiments, and value engineering. Ability to direct project task teams. Ability to analyze problem conditions, objectively consider all alternative solutions and arrive at a cost effective and realistic solution. Ability to oversee and monitor the performance of outside consultants engaged in contracts for the State. Ability to write clear, concise, design specifications, and study reports. Ability to analyze and transcribe data into meaningful useful information to measure cost effectiveness. Ability to prepare clear, technically sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Ability to maintain essential records, reports, and files. Ability to learn to utilize vrious types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible. CODES: P31- JMR 10/16/93
Note
Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. Nine (9) years of professional experience in computer programming, information systems design, and systems analysis, which shall have involved major responsibility for the development and implementation of large scale data processing systems. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and five (5) years of the above-mentioned professional experience. OR Possession of a Master's degree in Data Processing or Computer Science from an accredited college or university; and four (4) years of the above-mentioned professional experience. "Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions.