Senior Software System Engineer

Description

The Department of Social Services (DSS) combines the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). HRA works to reduce poverty and income inequality by giving New Yorkers in need access to essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS works to prevent and end homelessness in New York City through a range of new approaches that help families and individuals leave shelter and become self-sufficient as soon as possible.

The Information Technology Services (ITS) unit is the technology arm of DSS. It keeps both agencies running day to day, handles urgent issues, and plans longer-term needs. ITS builds and improves the infrastructure and applications behind both agencies, including eligibility and recertification systems, case management, housing, employment and work engagement services, revenue-generating data matches, claiming systems, and personnel systems.

ITS is hiring one (1) IT Project Specialist to work as a Senior Software System Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Plan and run complex IT projects from start to finish, including defining scope, building and updating project plans and work breakdown structures, and setting dates for deliverables, goals and milestones.
• Find and manage project risks, estimate resourcing needs, and get sign-off on deliverables, working in Agile with JIRA.
• Oversee and lead multidisciplinary project teams, including those supporting DSS case management systems, on a daily basis.
• Track and report on tasks and progress, including framework upgrades, technical support and data analysis, for management, stakeholders and other teams. Make sure deliverables are ready for service operations.
• Lead teams that design high-performance Microsoft SQL Server databases and build user-friendly browser-based applications with current web technologies, such as.NET Core, Visual Studio, C#, SQL, Android Studio, MVC, Web API, Web Services, XML, AngularJS, Knockout JS and Ionic Framework. Also build complex management reports in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), create SQL Server Integration Services jobs that move data from multiple sources into SQL databases, and run code reviews with team members in Team Foundation Server (TFS).
• Lead improvement efforts using collaborative methods, new methodologies and automation tools, including mobile app development with Android Studio.
• Track emerging technologies that affect browser-based and mobile applications so they can keep improving and scale. Work with business users and the IT technical team to meet business objectives.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human-computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphic design, data visualization, communications or a related field, plus four years of full-time experience in the required areas and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology or domain.
• An associate degree from an accredited college in one of the fields listed above or a related field, plus six years of full-time experience in the required areas and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology or domain.
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college plus eight years of full-time experience in the required areas and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology or domain.
• Education and/or experience equivalent to any of the above.

Conditions

Hours are 9:00AM to 5:00PM.

The position is listed as IT Project Specialist, job number 95710.

The company is an equal opportunity employer that works to keep its workforce diverse and free from discrimination and harassment based on any legally protected status or characteristic.