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Executive Director of Application Development

  1. OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER
Posted on: 06/03/2025
  1. Full-time

Location

MANHATTAN

  1. Exam may be required

Department

BIST-Application Development

$160,000.00 – $174,000.00

Job Description

NOTE: This position is open only to current City of New York employees serving in a permanent Civil Service title of Computer Systems Manager, or Computer Operations Manager.

To be considered for this position, PLEASE CLEARLY INDICATE YOUR CURRENT PERMANENT CIVIL SERVICE TITLE on your resume and cover letter.

The New York City Comptroller’s Office works to promote the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of New York City government, in order to strengthen trust, secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers, and build a more just, equitable, and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official, the comptroller’s office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely, investing responsibly, operating efficiently, acting fairly, living up to its obligations and promises, and paying attention to the long-term challenges we face together.

The Office of the Comptroller’s Bureau of Information Systems provides a full range of technology support services for key business functions and Charter mandated responsibilities of the Comptroller’s Office. These services include technology strategic planning, web site development, graphic design, disaster recovery, systems development, network administration, audio/visual services, business process re-engineering, change management, program management, security administration, service desk, computer operations, telecommunications, and document management.

The Executive Director of Application Development will lead and manage application development teams across multiple projects and platforms. This role is responsible for the oversight and management of design, development and implementation of Applications in a fast- paced Agile environment.

Tasks include, but are not limited to the following:

Strategic Leadership:
Lead the Application Development team to provide robust and scalable solutions to meet emerging business needs across all bureaus within the organization.

Team Management:
Lead, mentor and grow a high-performing team of .Net Developers and Web Developers. Stay abreast of the latest technologies and best industry practices.

Collaboration:
Collaborate with executive leadership, bureau liaisons, and stakeholders to prioritize, and implement initiatives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION/REQUIREMENTS: This position is open only to current City of New York employees serving in a permanent Civil Service title of Computer Systems Manager, or Computer Operations Manager.

To be considered for this position, PLEASE CLEARLY INDICATE YOUR CURRENT PERMANENT CIVIL SERVICE TITLE on your resume and cover letter.

COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGER - 10050


Minimum Qualifications

1. A master's degree in computer science from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience in Information Technology (IT) including applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing, or user services. At least eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity in the areas of applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing or in the supervision of staff performing these duties; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and six (6) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or

4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and must possess at least three (3) years of experience as described in "1" above, including the eighteen (18) months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.

In the absence of a baccalaureate degree, undergraduate credits may be substituted for a maximum of two (2) years of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 semester credits for six (6) months of the required experience. Graduate credits in computer science may be substituted for a maximum of one (1) year of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits in computer science for one (1) year of the required IT experience. However, undergraduate and/or graduate credits may not be substituted for the eighteen (18) months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity as described in "1" above.


Preferred Skills

- experience working with C# .NET Core, SQL, MS Excel, MS Power BI, MS Dynamics, SharePoint, Bootstrap, DevOps Server, mySQL, WordPress, service-oriented architecture and design. - experience leading Application Development or DevOps teams.
55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.
Residency Requirement

New York City Residency is not required for this position
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.

Job ID

716137

Title code

10050

Civil service title

COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGER

Title classification

Competitive-1

Business title

Executive Director of Application Development

Posted until

2025-08-31

  1. Manager

Job level

M4

Number of positions

1

Work location

1 Centre St., N.Y.

  1. Technology, Data & Innovation

Executive Director of Application Development

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