INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPERVISOR - FIRE EMERGENCY

Full Job Description

FIRE DEPARTMENT

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
OPEN COMPETITIVE -FIRE EMERGENCY

EXAM NUMBER
32598A-FR

APPLICATION FILING PERIOD

Applications will be accepted from Thursday, February 5, 2026, 8:00 AM (PT) until Monday, February 23, 2026, before 5:00 PM (PT). All applications must be received before 5:00 PM (PT), on February 23, 2026 before 5:00 PM (PT), to be accepted.

The LA County Board of Supervisors has unanimously ratified a Proclamation of Local Emergency in response to the windstorms and wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton Fires, that have devastated communities across the County. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to assist the County in mobilizing resources and support needed to help our residents recover and rebuild. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Information Technology Supervisor vacancies related to this unprecedented natural disaster.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Information Technology Supervisor position.

Requirements

• Plans, coordinates, supervises and monitors activities of assigned staff involved in various projects, including status, scheduling, prioritizing, training and leading work of implementation teams on related projects.
• Provides full administrative and technical supervision of staff including approving time off, evaluation of performance and takes or recommends disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
• Analyzes, estimates and assigns staff and resources for projects, including technical and support personnel, consultants and equipment.
• Assists in establishing and monitoring program priorities, objectives and procedures, determining area objectives, targets of service and resource allocations.
• Assists in the development of changes in management plans for new projects, including business process assessment, training requirements and budget preparations and appropriate forms of communication.
• Reviews completed projects to assure compliance with established standards.
• Coordinates activities and computer systems requirements with departmental users to assure current technology needs are met.
• Provides guidance to staff in troubleshooting network communications, software and hardware problems, designing systems logic, debugging system program problems and assisting software vendors with problem resolutions.
• Meets with departmental management to introduce and explain systems improvement concepts and to obtain concurrence with recommended problem solutions.
• Assists management on long-range systems planning.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:

Option I:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a closely related field AND four (4) years of recent **, full-time***, paid experience in design, development, implementation, operation and maintenance of information systems, one (1) year of which must have been in a lead**** or supervisory***** capacity.

Option II:
One (1) year at the level of Senior Application Developer, Senior Network Systems Administrator, Senior Operating Systems Analyst or Senior Information Systems Analyst. Experience must have been in a lead capacity.

Option III:
Five (5) years of recent**, full-time***, paid experience in design, development, implementation, operation and maintenance of information systems, two (2) years of which must have been in a lead**** or supervisory***** capacity.

You MUST meet the above requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
*License and Certification Information
The exam analyst will verify the required certification. You must include a copy of your certificate within five (5) days of filing your application.
If you are unable to attach the required documents, please e-mail them to Fire-Examination@fire.lacounty.gov within five (5) business days of filing. Include the exam number, and exam title in the Subject line of your e-mail.

We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.

**Recent is defined as experience gained within the last five (5) years from the last day of filing.

***Full-time experience is defined as 40 hours per week.

****Lead experience is defined as assigning, coordinating, and reviewing the work of staff, ensuring proper work methods are followed and providing technical assistance and training, but does not supervise.

*****Supervisory experience is defined as responsibility for planning, assigning, and reviewing the work of assigned staff, evaluating employee performance, participating in interviews and selecting new staff, and performance management.


PHYSICAL CLASS:
II - Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
During your initial work period, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

APPLICATION & FILING INFORMATION:

Applications must be filed online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis.

If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application.

This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.

Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address.

Please add Jose.Cortez@fire.lacounty.gov noreply@governmentjobs.com, and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County.

Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance before the posting closes as you may be required to verify your email address.

This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts.

This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

AVAILABLE SHIFT:
Any Shift - Appointees must be willing to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

NO SHARING OF USER ID, EMAIL AND PASSWORD:
All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

Department Contact Name: Fire Examination Section
Department Contact Phone: (213) 466-5500
Department Contact Email: Fire-Examination@fire.lacounty.gov
Teletype Phone:(800) 735-2929