Job Description

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $105,854-$115,854.

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services and provides subsidized childcare vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice, ACS oversees detention, placement and programs for youth in the community.

The New York City Administration for Children’s Services of Office of Information Technology (OIT) department has the responsibility to provide high quality, reliable, sustainable technology services, and support to meet the needs of the families and children we serve through ACS and its vendor partners and other city agencies. The Systems Development unit builds, enhances, and supports applications specific to ACS as defined by the Business Analysts. There are 76 in-house systems built and supported by this team. Some of the key technologies used to develop applications are Oracle, Java, MS Dynamics, and SQL Server.

This position will report to the Computer Systems Manager within the Office of Information Technology. With considerable latitude for independent initiative and judgment, the Systems Developer, working primarily in Java / Angular and Micro Services will work with the team to develop cloud-based application systems, and will have the opportunity to contribute to the evolution of the system’s architecture and technology, as well as the continual improvement of development processes. This person will lead the effort of complex application development, architecture, and technical design.

The selected candidate will be responsible for performing the following duties, but not limited to:

• Develop complex applications according to requirements/specifications using Java micro-services, Angular with associated languages and tools in a variety of systems development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid Agile.

• Design, develop, program and implements assigned projects utilizing java, Dockers, Azure Kubenetes on cloud and/or on premises with SQL Server / Oracle backend, java-scripts.

• Design, develop, program and implements data integrations and data-feeds from various Oracle and SQL Server databases.

• Utilize version control systems such as Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Global Information Tracker (GIT).

• Create technical design documents.

• Perform unit and integration testing.

• Estimate timeframe to implement specifications.

• Works with the business analysts and team to program various specifications.

• Participate in project meetings

• Assist in the creation of standards and implementing industry best practices.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $105,854-$115,854.

Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report.

TO APPLY

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Qualifications

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above.

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.