All applicants will be considered, however SROA/Surplus candidates will be given priority.
Are you interested in making life better for Californians? Are you looking for a career and not just a job? Do you want to create a meaningful impact in your community? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has a career opportunity waiting for you! California not only needs you, it wants you as part of the growing workforce. New employees, new ideas, and new creative perspectives are needed in all areas at the CDTFA. We value staff and are dedicated to employee career development. Our agency supports the development of staff by offering training to flourish in their position and programs to promote and explore upward mobility.
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Under the close supervision of the Information Technology Manager I (IT Manager I), and in a learning capacity, the Student Assistant will function as the Enterprise Quality Assurance Analyst Assistant. The incumbent will participate in the testing and analysis of software applications to meet the organization’s current and evolving business needs. The incumbent will learn and support the Hybrid Agile System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including system design, development, testing, implementation, and post-implementation support, with a focus on requirements analysis and testing practices. The incumbent is responsible for learning to perform analytical studies and application testing, and to support other application development activities. Work will be performed in accordance with CDTFA’s Mission and Values, and is geared toward fulfilling the Platform Development Services Section’s (PDSS) unit goals while focusing on the needs of our business programs across the department.
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Under Government Code 14200, this position may be eligible for partial telework for eligible candidates residing in California. All telework/hybrid schedules require staff to report to the office a minimum number of days per week. Schedules are subject to change.
Currently, per the California Budget Act of 2025, all California Department of Tax and Fee Administration salaries are subject to the provisions of the State of California’s Personal Leave Program.
This recruitment has been posted for more vacancies than currently exist as it may be used to fill additional identical vacancies which occur within 180 days of the closing date of this bulletin.
This is a non-testing classification, therefore anyone meeting the minimum qualifications listed on the classification specification may apply for this position. Individuals who are, or have been, a dependent child in foster care, a homeless youth, a formerly incarcerated youth, or a victim of human trafficking as defined by Government Code section 18220 are encouraged to apply and will be given priority. If you are applying under this eligibility status, please note on your application your eligibility by stating “preference under Government Code section 18220”. Please note that prior to appointment, individuals claiming preference under one of these categories will be required to furnish documentation establishing their eligibility.
