City Of New York

SENIOR SOFTWARE SYSTEM ENGINEER

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

Qualifications

  • Baccalaureate degree in IT-related fields or equivalent experience.
  • 4-8 years of relevant full-time experience depending on educational background.
  • Specialization in technologies such as .NET, SQL, and Agile methodologies.
  • Experience with JIRA for project management.
  • Proficient in database management and web development technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and coordinate complex IT projects from start to finish.
  • Identify project risks and resource needs using Agile methodology.
  • Provide leadership for multidisciplinary project teams.
  • Coordinate and report on project status and task progress.
  • Lead development of high-performance database structures and web applications.
  • Drive improvement initiatives through creative collaboration and automation tools.
  • Research emerging technologies for continuous application improvement.

Benefits

  • Standard business hours from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
  • Collaborative work environment with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Opportunities for professional development in emerging technologies.
  • Engagement with both business users and technical teams for effective communication.
Full Job Description
Information Technology Services (ITS) is recruiting one (1) IT Project Specialist, to function as Senior Software System Engineer, who will:

- Oversee, plan, manage and coordinate complex information technology projects from initiation to completion, including defining project scope, creating/updating project plans and work breakdown structures, scheduling project deliverables, goals and milestones.

- Identify and manage IT project risks, determine resource needs, obtain signoff on project deliverables, etc. using Agile methodology and JIRA tool.

- Provide day-to-day oversight and leadership of multidisciplinary project teams including teams working on supporting DSS case management systems.

- Coordinate, track, and report on project tasks and progress including framework upgrade, technical support, data analysis to management, stakeholders and relevant teams. Support project deliverable readiness for service operations.

- Lead teams in designing high performance database structure on Microsoft SQL server, developing user friendly browser-based applications using the up-to-date web development technology such as Microsoft .NET Core .NET Visual Studio, C#.Net, SQL, Android Studio, MVC, Web Service, Web API, AngularJS, Knockout JS, XML, Ionic Framework. designing complex managerial reports using Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), creating job processes to transfer data from different data sources to SQL database using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, ensuring high-quality coding strategy by doing code review with team members using Team Foundation Server (TFS).

- Drive improvement initiatives using creative collaboration techniques, emerging methodologies and automation tools using new technologies and tools with unique skill set such as Android Studio, mobile app development.

- Research and identify emerging technologies impacting browser-based applications and mobile applications to ensure applications can achieve continuous improvement and scalability and liaise with business users and IT technical team as necessary in fulfilling the business objectives.

Hours/Shift:
9:00AM To 5:00PM

IT PROJECT SPECIALIST - 95710

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.

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