信息技术

Develop and maintain computer systems and applications. Be responsible for 网络 safety. Help cities make smart decisions about technology to help the city run even better.

阿迪蒂·萨伦克的爆头照Aditi Salunke, information technology manager, Eden Prairie

为什么她每天都出现: This job really is so much fun, because it’s something new every single day. One day you’re working on a public safety application, and another day you’re working with parks and recreation. Then someone in public works needs your help, or the 社区发展 staff needs assistance … everybody is your user, and that variety is rare to find anywhere else.

When I’m out and about in the community I’m proud to think, “是的, this is something that my team helped with,” or “this is something my co-workers worked really hard to accomplish,” and I can see all the effort they have put in being appreciated by people in my neighborhood and my community.

How she got the job (and how you could too): I have a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University, and I worked in healthcare information technology for about 12 years before I decided to switch to Eden Prairie.

I think my motivation was to work in the city I live in. I have lived in Eden Prairie for the last 12 years and have always been fascinated by city government. So, as soon as the opportunity came up, I applied for a position at the city. I was fairly confident that I would be able to use my experiences from previous positions in the private and nonprofit sectors and apply them to make a difference here. I’m very happy I took this opportunity!

那份工作怎么样? We take care of IT infrastructure for the city — we have varying technology requirements across various city departments. For example we work to ensure applications, phones, workstations etc. for public safety (police and fire) are robust and 24-7, because they are 24-7. Departments such as public works, 社区发展, parks and recreation also have several applications that allow city staff to interact with the community in various ways — such as phone, 电子邮件, 城市网站, the See点击Fix app for reporting issues, 还有很多其他的. The challenges come from providing the best quality of services while staying within what your budget allows you to do.

The information technology department is a small group, and everybody gets to learn and work in help desk support, 安全, 网络, 应用程序支持, 和更多的. There are no silos — we work together, and I think that in itself is quite unique.

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