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Director, Application Support

City Of New York$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Baccalaureate degree with 24 credits in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Two years of full-time software experience in design, programming, debugging, and enhancement of software applications, with one year in a project leadership role.
  • High school diploma with six years of relevant software experience, including one year in a project leadership role, or equivalent education-experience combination.
  • Experience as a major contributor on complex projects is essential.
  • A master's degree in computer science may substitute for one year of required experience.

Responsibilities

  • Provide application support for Microsoft Dynamics365 and Angular applications.
  • Evaluate and align business processes with Microsoft Dynamics365 functionality.
  • Conceptualize, design, and refine functional solutions based on business requirements.
  • Communicate designs and updates to cross-functional teams, ensuring clarity and alignment.
  • Validate application performance against user expectations, managing defect triage during testing phases.
  • Create and maintain documentation related to the Analysis & Design phases of projects.
  • Lead support teams, collaborating with project managers and product owners for requirement consensus.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
  • Retirement savings plan with employer matching.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Flexible work arrangements, including remote work options.
  • Generous vacation and leave policies.
Full Job Description
The successful candidate will serve as an Application Support Lead, reporting to the Executive Director of ITOPS & Support. Responsibilities will include: -Provide support in Microsoft Dynamics365 and angular applications (.Net); engage in projects that deal with customer relationship management, e.g., tracking contacts, activities, correspondence, or issues, and work with system integrations that provide reporting, email communications, etc; -Evaluate current business processes against the standard Microsoft Dynamics365 functionality and translate them into functional requirements and designs; understand the business needs, elicit and document business requirements, and conduct Gap Analysis; -Conceptualize and design best-practice solutions that leverage product and industry knowledge, as directed by requirements; create, socialize and refine detailed functional designs with other project team leaders and client business representatives; -Communicate designs to business, development, testing and training teams; manage design updates; provide insight into designs, verify test conditions and assist with User Acceptance Testing and Demonstrations; -Validate that the application fulfills requirements and meets end user expectations; manage defect triage during internal and external testing events; -Develop and maintain any additional supplemental documentation, artifacts and deliverables generated in the Analysis & Design phase, as dictated by DCWP's project/product methodologies, standards and guidelines; and -Lead the support team by working with project managers, product managers and product owners to obtain consensus and signoff on requirements deliverables. COMPUTER SPECIALIST (SOFTWARE) - 13632 Qualifications (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. Additional Information

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