DATA PROCESSING INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROL SPECIALIST 1 (A20)
Career Family: DATA PROCESSING INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROL SPECIALIST
Data Processing Input/Output Control Specialist 1 sits in the competitive class of New Jersey's state civil service, so reaching it runs through testing and an eligible list instead of a straight hire.
This is the senior rung of the Data Processing Input/Output Control Specialist series, the level you reach after Data Processing Input/Output Control Specialist 2. The requirements come down to 3 years of relevant experience and a professional license. Pay on the FY 2027 schedule runs $63,663 to $92,953, and state payroll lists a single employee in the title, at Office of Information Technology.
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Data Processing Input/Output Control Specialist 1 appears on the State payroll at one department, Office of Information Technology.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Office of Information Technology | 1 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Pay ladder: Data Processing Input/Output Control Specialist series
- Data Processing Input/Output Control Specialist 3 (variant Title C) — $46,727 – $67,528
- Data Processing Input/Output Control Specialist 2 — $60,876 – $88,743
- Data Processing Input/Output Control Specialist 1 — $63,663 – $92,953 (this title)
Its top salary lands around the 35th percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY 2027 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 1 person working under this title. The median actual salary is $78,490. 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. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under general supervision in a state department, agency, or institution, conducts and oversees performance of input/output control and processing, preparation, and set-up of job control language and other machine control parameters, initiation of internal problem reports and investigations, and coordination of both emergency and long term corrective actions, interfaces with user activities to establish production priorities and requirements and solve production problems; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Ensures security of data and equipment in the input/output control areas.
- Oversees performance of receiving, logging, and quality control analysis on source data and documents.
- Supervises staff.
- Monitors progress of the preparation of machine-readable data from source documents and follows up for prompt return of keyed data.
- Oversees performance of preparation and set-up of job control languages and other parameters required to initiate and complete production machine runs.
- Performs and coordinates staging of inputs and materials necessary to carry out a machine run including job control language and other parameters, magnetic and work media, output special and stock forms, and process documentation.
- Monitors the receipt and process of work in data preparation and the return of prepared machine-readable input data.
- Oversees the reviewing of machine outputs for general quality and for specific accuracy and precision.
- Is responsible for performance of decollating, bursting, packaging, and other processing of machine produced outputs.
- Notifies users of availability of outputs.
- Interacts with users to establish processing priorities and requirements.
- Coordinates problem solving among users and information processing areas, and investigates/solves problems relating to input/output control activities.
- Monitors delivery of inputs/outputs according to production schedules, initiates corrective actions as required to expedite deliveries, and takes long term corrective actions to prevent problems.
- Maintains a thorough knowledge of teleprocessing commands used at the employing facility.
- Oversees the gathering of data to measure performance of the input/output control areas. Creates and maintains all program and job control language libraries and/or data sets related to input/output activities.
- Reviews and analyzes internal problem reports and recommends corrective actions.
- Prepares clear, accurate, and concise reports.
- Maintains and oversees maintenance of records and files.
- Will 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.
Experience
Three (3) years of experience in the areas of computer operations, computer programming, scheduling, or input/output control, one (1) year of which shall have been in input/output control.
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.
Important Notice
Examination announcements will be issued for the individual position. Candidates will be tested in hardware/software operating system, languages, and other pertinent aspects of each installation and must show a proficiency in the areas tested. The eligible list from each examination will be used only for the positions specified.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of job control language of other machine control language functions as required at the employing facility.
- Knowledge of computers, peripheral, EAM, and remote job entry equipment and of the concepts of information processing.
- Knowledge of teleprocessing commands and other software utilized in the employing facility.
- Knowledge of information processing production and control functions, practices, and workflow control techniques.
- Knowledge of input/output methods and procedures.
- Knowledge of computer programming concepts in the employing facility.
- Knowledge of machine operating techniques in the employing facility.
- Ability to work within and contribute to the modification of machine operating, scheduling, and other work practices, procedures, and documentation as used in the employing facility.
- Ability to investigate and solve input/output control and procedural problems.
- Ability to communicate in an effective, cooperative manner with other personnel such as users and other facility personnel.
- Ability to schedule input/output control functions, practices, and procedures and work with users to develop input/output priorities and requirements and to solve problems.
- Ability to react quickly and make appropriate decisions under emergency conditions.
- Ability to perform duties of other input/output control personnel in emergency situations and to assist with staff on-the-job training.
- Ability to operate and teach the operation of forms processing equipment.
- Ability to work under direction and to lead activities of subordinate staff.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written, to all levels of employees.
- Ability to prepare clear, accurate reports.
- Ability to maintain records and files.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform 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 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.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.