APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE COMPUTER SPECIALIST (SOFTWARE) CIVIL SERVICE TITLE

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). HRA is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to self-sufficiency as quickly as possible.

Information Technology Services (ITS) is DSS’s technology services organization. ITS mission is to support the daily, emergent, and long-term needs of both agencies. ITS creates and enhances the technology infrastructure and computer applications that support HRA and DHS and develops applications, including a variety of client eligibility and recertification systems, case management systems, housing systems, employment/work engagement services, revenue producing computer matches, claiming systems, and personnel systems.

Information Technology Services (ITS) is recruiting for one (1) Computer Specialist (Software) III, to function as Senior Developer, who will:

- Provide hands on coding, technical mentorship, and end to end deployment and support for mission critical Division of Enterprise Shared Services systems, focusing on refining and developing the Agency’s imaging application and web services.

- Provide development and enhancement support for ESS/Imaging applications using object-oriented languages such as C# and .NET technologies including ADO.NET, ASP.NET, front end (angular) and the MVC framework. Contribute to the analysis, design, development, maintenance, and optimization of databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2 for both Windows and web-based solutions.

- Assess, estimate, and recommend improvements to system architecture and infrastructure while adhering to strict SDLC standards and best practices.

- Ensure application security and compliance by implementing standards, controls, and quality assurance measures aligned with OTI Cyber and Information Security policies and procedures, provide technical support to ITS developers, support teams, and end users for ESS applications and integrations such as MS InfoPath, Adobe AEM, FileNet, and agency in house solutions and create and maintain technical documentation for system changes and enhancements by defining or revising specifications, programs, and operating procedures; assist in architecting complex, high volume, agency wide applications.

- Act as a temporary technical lead or supervisor when required, guiding and overseeing the technical team in the absence of the direct supervisor or project lead.

Hours/Shift:
9:00am-5:00pm

COMPUTER SPECIALIST (SOFTWARE) - 13632

(1) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by twenty-four (24) semester credits in computer science or a related computer field and two (2) years of satisfactory full-time software experience in designing, programming, debugging, maintaining, implementing, and enhancing computer software applications, systems programming, systems analysis and design, data communication software, or database design and programming, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project; or
(2) A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six (6) years of full-time satisfactory software experience as described in “1" above, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project; or
(3) A satisfactory combination of education and experience that is equivalent to (1) or (2) above. College education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience in (2) above on the basis that sixty (60) semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience. A masters degree in computer science or a related computer field may be substituted for one year of the required experience in (1) or (2) above. However, all candidates must have a four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, plus at least one (1) year of satisfactory full-time software experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project.
NOTE: In order to have your experience accepted as Project Leader or Major Contributor experience, you must explain in detail how your experience qualifies you as a project leader or as a major contributor. Experience in computer operations, technical support, quality assurance (QA), hardware installation, help desk, or as an end user will not be accepted for meeting the minimum qualification
requirements.
Special Note
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, in addition to the Qualification Requirements stated above, individuals must have one year of satisfactory experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project in data administration, database management systems, operating systems, data communications systems, capacity planning, and/or on-line applications programming.

Full-Stack Developer with years of hands-on experience, including the following: - Microsoft .NET Technologies. (C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, Web Forms, MVC, WCF, .NET Framework & CORE, Entity Framework 5.0 or greater) - AJAX, HTML 5, CSS and JavaScript, JQuery, AngularJS, Bootstrap Framework, MS Azure, DevOps. - Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft SQL Management Studio, Microsoft Reporting Services, Team Foundation Server, and Microsoft Visio. - XML and JSON data modeling schema. - Internet Information Server (IIS) in windows environment. - DevSecOps tools. - Enterprise Content Management (ECM) development is A+. - Re-writing .net framework application to a new development platform. - Internal (code) documentation skills. - Strong Database knowledge (SQL, Oracle and DB2). - Ability to create tables, views, write queries and stored procedures. - Analyze query performances. - Understanding of both Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile project methodologies. - Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City Residency is not required for this position

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.