Data Process Specialist

CSEA; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

ACME in Albany, NY seeks a Data Process Specialist to manage production schedules and data control workflows. You will coordinate job streams, validate outputs, and distribute reports across departments, ensuring timely delivery and accuracy.

The role also supports helpdesk with level 1 troubleshooting and applies Windows OS, MS Office, and basic networking knowledge to execute assignments.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in data processing.
• At least one year of experience in a computer operations environment.
• Proficiency with Windows OS and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains schedules for recurring production.
• Coordinates daily production job streams and adjusts to changes.
• Manages validation and distribution of reports to user departments; binds reports and oversees microfilm tasks.
• Performs data control: scheduling, logging, validation, and data delivery to payroll sources.
• Assists helpdesk with level 1 support and basic troubleshooting.

Skills

Scheduling

Data control

Helpdesk support

Windows OS

MS Office

Education

Associate Degree in Data Processing

Tools

Tape library management

Job description

ACME is a leading developer of an integrated human resources, recruiting, benefits and payroll system offering the highest level of leveraged technologies,and world-class client support services. Our mission is to provide the most advanced employee-centric HRMS/Payroll solution in the industry.

Data Process Specialist

Location:
Headquarters Address:
Albany, NY Company:
Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. Organization:
Information Technology Requisition ID:
2026-029 Job Type:
Full-Time Discipline:
United Union Employees of New York Posting Date:
09/16/2026

STARTING AT $49,714, PURSUANT TO THE
RULES OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.

JOB SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Manager-Computer Operations, the incumbent is responsible for schedules,
production job streams, validation and distribution work, and data control.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Develops and maintains schedules for recurring production.
• Day-to-day coordination of production job streams, adjusting to departures from schedules,
  emergency and unanticipated workloads.
• Day-to-day coordination of the validation and distribution of production work to various user
  departments, separating/decollating of reports, maintaining control figures where required for
  validation procedures, taking necessary steps for getting corrections made, scheduling re-runs of
  production jobs if necessary, appropriate binding of reports, maintaining of microfilm work
  stations with respect to microfilm.
• Data control, including scheduling, logging and validation of job data, input and output quality
  control, establishing schedules for delivery and pick-up of data to outside payroll sources and
  locations, ensuring timely receipt of machine readable information from outside sources.
• Assists helpdesk with level 1 support and troubleshooting.
• Applies understanding of Windows operating system, MS Office and basic computer networking
  in execution of assignments.

OTHER DUTIES:

• Communication with user departments on scheduling requirements, job status, production
  problems and the like.
• Equipment operation, including communication control equipment, controllers, terminals and
  related equipment; decollating equipment; and the set-up, operation and control of related data
  processing equipment.
• Production support, which includes: maintenance of the tape library, classifies and catalogs reels
  of tapes in accordance with such factors as content of data and type of routing, issues reels and
  maintains charge out records, inspects reels to determine if tapes need replacing due to wear or
  damage; maintenance of an operating documentation library; preparation of periodic reports
  regarding schedules, operations performance, production problems, user department
  distribution analysis, etc.; maintains related data processing supplies and inventories including
  forms, tapes disks, etc.; responsible for the security of machine readable information and
  physical security of data processing department reports in general (confidentiality of data);
  ensures availability of courier services and arrangements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

An Associate Degree from a recognized institution with specialization in data processing.
AND
At least one year of experience in the operations department of a computer center in a computer
operations related job title.
OR
A satisfactory combination of the foregoing education and experience.