SENIOR DEVELOPER

NYC Department of Social Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York City Department of Social Services ITS is hiring an IT Project Specialist to act as a Senior Developer, delivering end-to-end solutions for ESS imaging and related applications.

You will work with C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, Angular, and databases (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2) to improve architecture, ensure security, and support end users and cross-agency teams.

Qualifications

• Four years of relevant full-time experience in IT projects with a related degree.
• Experience with SDLC and Agile project methodologies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on coding, mentorship, and end-to-end deployment for ESS systems.
• Develop and enhance imaging applications using .NET stack, Angular, and database skills.
• Lead technical efforts, draft documentation, and support end users and teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Mentorship

Technical leadership

Education

Baccalaureate degree

Associate degree

Equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft .NET

ASP.NET

AngularJS

MS Azure

SQL Server

Oracle

DB2

IIS

DevOps

Job description

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)/ESS (enterprise Shared Services) division addresses all imaging initiative, workflow management systems, additions/modifications to current initiatives and post-implementations support. Enterprise Imaging is responsible for new development and change requests for systems supporting agency-wide scanning, uploading, committal, retrieval, viewing, sharing, printing, mailing, electronic document/content management, and digital forms. Further, the division is responsible for the customization and updates to exiting production systems based on program area’s continuous needs, as well as mayoral and legal mandates.

Information Technology Services (ITS) is recruiting for one (1) IT Project Specialist, 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, IBM FileNet, USPS mail manager and agency in house solutions.
• 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 M-F

IT PROJECT SPECIALIST - 95710

Minimum Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
• An associate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and six years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above.

Preferred Skills

• 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. - Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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/.

Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position.

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.