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The DSS Accountability Office (DSS-AO) is responsible for protecting the integrity of social services programs administered by the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) and ensuring that DSS complies with all statutory, regulatory, and contractual standards.
The Office of Accountability Strategies (OAS) is responsible for providing strategic operational, analytical, and systems support services to the DSS-AO, across the Department of Social Services (DSS), and to sister agencies outside of DSS, ensuring data driven efficiencies are effectively implemented. DSS-AO-Systems develops, maintains and enhances systems; builds, maintains and expands data match resources; and designs and maintains customized databases.
The AO-Systems is recruiting for one (1) Computer Specialist Software II to function as a Systems Programmer Analyst, who will:
- Design, develop and maintain new software applications using Microsoft.Net technologies that serve as tracking and reporting systems for various departments within the DSS-Accountability Office to provide for integration with existing applications.
- Work collaboratively with AO Systems' Project Managers, Program Area Management and End Users to ensure suitable design, testing and implementation. Work with ITS as necessary to provide effective integration with existing databases or applications used by other program areas.
- Create relational database (SQL or Oracle) with corresponding views, functions and stored procedures based on user business rules.
- Monitor database performance and ensure user issues are properly reviewed and resolved. Make database changes as necessary to address performance problems.
- Manage the manipulation of targe data files extracted from various databases (e.g. SQL, Oracle, DB2). These datasets may need to be imported into the user application database or exported for analysis and used for executive decisions.
- Implement metadata standards for data elements (i.e. naming conventions, formats, default values) for system/applications.
- Adhere to development standards and performs source control backups.
- Create technical documentation for applications/processes
Work Location: 375 Pearl Street, NY
Hours/Schedule: 9-5
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.

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