Job Description

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE COMPUTER SPECIALIST (SOFWARE) 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) II, to function as a Senior Project Leader, who, under general supervision from the Project Director, with wide latitude for exercise of independent initiative and judgment, will manage the implementation of selected modules of the Child Support Systems – OCSS WEB. The Senior Project Leader will be responsible for designing and implementing various modules of a Browser-based applications.

Information Technology Services (ITS) is recruiting for one (1) Computer Specialist (Software) II to function as a Senior Project Leader who will:

• Develop and assist in the development of functional requirement specifications, programming specifications and other required system documentation. Ability to develop a system prototype based on functional requirements and demonstrate it to the users during the process of development.

• Develop and enhance Web based applications written in object orientated languages such as C#.Net to support Windows and Web based applications.

• Architect and code n-tier enterprise systems for agency-wide use of electronic forms, high-volume printing, and mailing.

• Conduct system testing and volume tests after the completion of unit and integration tests.

• Resolve technical issues on systems development projects with respect to system design, project performance and capacity planning.

• Engage in the development, implementation, and maintenance of multiple computer systems on various hardware platforms.

• Interface with senior DSS ITS staff in appraising and informing of the progress of systems developed under his/her supervision.

• Develop, enhance, maintain, and troubleshoot code for various Systems under OCSS Web Portal.

Qualifications

(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.

Additional Information

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.