Computer Applications Specialist
Published Date: Jul 16, 2025
Location: US
Company: Los Angeles Unified School District
SALARY DETAILS
APPLICATION FILING DATES
Application Open Date: 7/16/2025
Application Close Date: To be determined
INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD
We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.
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BENEFITS
Insurance: District paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents; and life insurance plans.
Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
Vacation: 24 days each year.
Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
The following list includes the essential job duties/responsibilities of this classification:
- Consults with technical and managerial personnel and end users and recommends solutions to problems affecting departmental operations.
- Develops and specifies operational designs and directs project development teams throughout project or information systems development.
- Reviews the progress of project development teams and recommends appropriate change and corrective actions in programs.
- Provides technical support, assistance, and consultation to faculty, staff and/or lower-level consultants.
- Monitors the development and implementation of new departmental systems to insure that program requirements, check points, documentation, and schedules are met.
- Recommends long-range developmental plans related to the department.
- Meets user objectives by formulating and developing systems approaches involving advanced and innovative methodologies, concepts, and techniques.
- Analyzes new and existing hardware and software for appropriateness in developing new department related systems.
- Evaluates the effects of new applications on existing applications, production, and systems software.
- Prepares technical specifications to be used in proposal or quotation requests.
- Develops and recommends technical policies relative to information systems.
- Prepares system specification for software compliance.
To see the complete class description for this position, visit us at https://careers.lausd.org/
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education:
Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree preferably in computer science or a related field. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-to-year basis.
Experience:
Three years of technical professional experience in the development or testing and implementation of a computer applications system preferably in a major school district. A minimum of one year of experience using a fourth generation computer language is required and can be used concurrent to the above required experience.
Special Notes:
Management class, exempt from bargaining units.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate would have the knowledge of:
- Technical aspects of governmental processes
- Theory and practice of school business with emphasis on systems design and control techniques
- Theory and practice of systems and procedures analysis and design
- Characteristics and capabilities of state-of-the art technology in data processing
- Operations research and statistical analysis
- Computer hardware, peripheral equipment, and terminals
- Distributed processing techniques
- Mathematical modeling
- Various higher-level programming languages
The ideal candidate would also have the ability to:
- Write and orally express difficult and complex concepts clearly and concisely
- Analyze problems in computer operation, program logic, and communications
- Evaluate and adapt new data processing techniques
- Prepare long-range and short-range plans and work schedules
- Conduct and participate in meetings involving technical subjects
EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process for this position will tentatively consist of the following: Technical Project and Technical Interview.
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APPLICATION PROCESS
DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION? Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org . The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.
ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION
The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685.
Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.
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