Project Assistant, NS, Ref. #4437

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Date Posted 06/24/24

Applications Due07/05/24

Vacancy ID161492

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NY HELPNo

AgencyInformation Technology Services, Office of

TitleProject Assistant, NS, Ref. #4437

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary GradeNS

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $93530 to $117875 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 44 Holland Ave, FL 2

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12208

Minimum Qualifications Five years experience in the following:

• Developing web-based applications using C#, ASP.NET, MVC.

• Oracle Database design and coding using PL/SQL

• Leading IT projects

The following degrees may substitute for the general experience as indicated:

• Associate's degree and four years of experience

• Associate's degree including 15 semester credit hours in computer science and three years of experience

• Bachelor's degree and three years of experience

• Bachelor's degree including 15 semester credit hours in computer science and two years of experience

• Master's degree in computer science or related field substitutes for an additional year of experience

Duties Description Under the direction of a Manager Information Technology Services 1, G-27, within the Chief Technology Office, Business Application Services, Health and Human Services Portfolio supporting the Office of Mental Health. This position is responsible for managing a team of a developers that support the Consolidate Fiscal Reporting (CFR) system used by the NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH). These systems are critical to ensure that OMH and other agencies are able to fulfill their financial reporting requirements. Failure to fill this position would create significant risk for these applications and the ability of NYS OMH, OPWDD, OASAS and others to fulfill their legal financial reporting obligations. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manage applications, which include, but are not limited to:

• CFR Web

• CFRMS

• Additional applications related to OMH Consolidated Fiscal Reporting Systems

• Facilitate the adoption of standard patterns and designs which support the application, data and security architecture strategy for applications.

• Act as change agent for implementation of ITS best practices and standards including but not limited to ITSM Release Deployment Management, data and application rationalization.

• Develop and implement Angular and .NET applications which leverage the MVC Core framework. Knowledge of VB6. C#, C++ helpful.

• Write SQL code to create and maintain database packages, procedures, functions and triggers.

• Write SQL and PL/SQL code to analyze data and execute scheduled data extract requests, especially requests involving large data sets

• Develop, implement and maintain XML and other interfaces to send and receive data between systems as needed.

• Create data conversion and migration load scripts as needed.

• Complete unit testing.

• Create and/or provide input for infrastructure as well as application and database architecture design.

• Create technical documentation including architecture diagrams and code comments based on industry standards.

• Actively adapt to changing technology needs and frameworks to best serve the technical and business needs of the organization.

• Collaborate with business analysts to translate requirements into system designs which meet business objectives, adapting more efficient processes where possible.

• Leverage the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) for all activities.

• Leverage best practices, patterns and standards for development of new and existing systems.

• Mentor staff, enforce programming standards, and coordinate work assignments.

• Perform peer code reviews for other application developers.

• Create accurate time estimates for the completion of technical documentation, programming, code reviews, unit test creation and execution tasks.

• Mentor junior developer staff in the creation of accurate estimates for application development tasks.

• Mentor junior developer staff in code writing techniques which leverage best practices, patterns and standards for development of new and existing systems.

• Work with other support teams as needed to ensure application health including patching, monitoring and upgrades as appropriate.

• Work with Release Management to create deployment packages for application upgrades.

• Assist in the coordination of application migrations.

• Assist with system integration, load and performance test planning and validation efforts.

• Assist in the completion of system integration tests and remediation of issues as needed.

• Assist with the creation and maintenance of functional documentation.

• Debug, troubleshoot and remediate application break/fix issues as needed.

• Supervise state and contract staff.

• Responsible for any other tasks assigned by management.

Additional Comments Salary: To be determined, commensurate with experience.

Background check and fingerprinting are required.

Benefits of Working for NYS

Generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off

• Thirteen (13) paid holidays annually

• Up to thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave annually

• Up to five (5) days of paid personal leave annually

• Up to thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually

• Up to three (3) days of professional leave annually to participate in professional development

Health Care Benefits

• Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs

• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost

Additional Benefits

• New York State Employees' Retirement System (ERS) Membership

• NYS Deferred Compensation

• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

• Up to 50% telecommuting

• And many more.

New York State is an equal opportunity employer.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Holli H

Telephone 518-408-2903

Fax 518-402-4924

Email Address PostingResponses@its.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Information Technology Services

Swan Street, Core 4, Floor 1

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12242

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a clear, concise cover letter and resume indicating that you are applying for Project Assistant, Ref. #4437 describing how you meet the minimum qualifications no later than July 5th, 2024.