Under the general direction of the Information Technology (IT) Manager I, the IT Specialist II serves as the Directory Services System Engineer, demonstrating a depth of leadership and expertise while performing a wide variety of complex tasks in support of the Directory Services Operations/System Engineering Domain. Incumbents optimize and apply architecture solutions for the benefit of the overall organization and play a major role in advising management or formulating information technology strategy and policy within the organization. The incumbent must maintain confidentiality of information acquired while performing job duties, demonstrate ethical behavior and work cooperatively with others. Travel to institutions and after hours support of California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) software applications and systems may be required due to operational need.