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ONLY PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE TITLE AND THOSE THAT ARE REACHABLE ON THE COMPUTER ASSOCIATE (OPERATIONS) CIVIL SERVICE LIST ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
Division/Program Summary:
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is the nation's leading public health agency protecting and promoting the health of all New Yorkers. Our 7,000-plus team members bring an extraordinary array of languages, cultures, and experiences to bear on the work of public health. Our diversity fuels creativity because all perspectives are heard and valued. DOHMH aims to improve the health outcomes of all New Yorkers by centering persistent racial inequities and promotion of social justice at the core of its work.
The Bureau of IT Infrastructure and Support Services aims to provide DOHMH programs and staff, our external partners and providers, and all citizens relying on our systems and services with a highly reliable and available network infrastructure and services for both voice and data. Resilient and centralized data center services for applications and hosting databases, a customer service-oriented and secure computing environment, and delivery of information technology products and resources that have been designed, engineered and implemented to support and facilitate the agency in all of our initiatives.
Position Summary:
The Desktop Management team supports all workstations, printers, audio/visual equipment and peripherals (scanners, other tools connected to workstations). This team installs and maintains all desktop and tablet operating systems, application and desktop security updates, and dispatches trained IT technicians to DOHMH locations when issues cannot be resolved remotely or by the Helpdesk.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Administer, maintain and provide support for Microsoft SCOM servers environment.
- Monitor and provide support for both External and Internal sites using Alertsite, SCOM, and Live Maps.
- Document and maintain the new Data Center Application Dependencies, using SCOM, VMware and Alertsite.
- Assist with maintaining the Active Directory domain, including associated accounts and permissions.
- Work closely with external entities to upgrade/modify server infrastructure, add new requirements and troubleshoot server related issues.
- Assist the Director of IT Operations with creating, maintaining and evaluating documentation, i.e. backup procedures, software and hardware lists, proper naming convention, proper IP addressing.
- Create and maintain detailed documentation of any changes to the environment, as well as development of new documentation for existing systems.
- Administration and troubleshooting of OS-level issues in a VM environment, as well as hardware problems on physical servers.
- Assist with management of daily core technology operations to meet agency objectives.
- Make sound decisions consistent with essential job functions and the ability to quickly analyze problems and provide on-time resolution using agency helpdesk ticketing system (ServiceNow).
- Interpret operational needs and resolve or escalate problems in real time to appropriate teams for resolution.
- Assist SCCM Systems Administrator in supporting SCCM server environment; Software and image deployment; Pushing agency wide system updates to internal and external devices.
- Assist ITOPS team in Support Staging/development/pre-production VMware environments.
- Enforce the policy and procedures as stated by senior management.
- Eliminate manual processes to reduce any individual dependency.
- Assist Director of IT Operations with a proper Change Management and Change Control process.
Why you should work for us:
- Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
o a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.
o additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position's associated union/benefit fund.
o a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
o a tax-deferred savings program and
o a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
- Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
- Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.
Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S., dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone, regardless of age, background, or location, can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC, with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements, from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic, we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.
Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!
Commitment to Equity:
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.
The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact Sye-Eun Ahn, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, at [email protected] or 347-396-6549.
COMPUTER ASSOC (OPERATIONS) - 13621

1. A certificate from an accredited technical school (approximately 675 hours) with a specialization in computer operations, and two years of satisfactory full-time computer operations experience, in a large-scale networked, multi- tiered, or mainframe computer environment, or two years of satisfactory data communications network experience working in a mainframe or multi-tiered computer environment; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in "1" above; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of satisfactory full-time experience as described
in "1" above; or
4. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2",or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least two years of full-time experience as described in "1" above

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.