The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). HRA is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to self-sufficiency as quickly as possible.

Information Technology Services (ITS) is DSS’s technology services organization. Its mission is to support the daily, emergent, and long-term needs of both agencies. ITS creates and enhances the technology infrastructure and computer applications that support HRA and DHS and develops applications, including a variety of client eligibility and recertification systems, case management systems, housing systems, employment/work engagement services, revenue producing computer matches, claiming systems, and personnel systems.

Information Technology Systems (ITS)/ Office of Enterprise Solutions Engineering / HRA Eligibility Systems/POS Application Development is recruiting for an IT Project Specialist, to function as a Senior Full Stack .Net Developer, who will:

- Oversee the development, configuration, and security of systems/programs/applications, as well
as upgrades and enhancements to existing POS application, rehousing and business intelligence
systems, using HRA technology group’s standard .NET CORE and Angular frameworks and
associated DevOps tools. Plan, manage and promote system/program/application efficiency
and security by integrating performance metrics and encryption. Manage system/program /
application responsiveness and cross-platform optimization for mobile. Utilize best practices
and employ Agile development processes/procedures and implementation plans to drive
standards, and support value delivery across the development lifecycle.

- Ensure integrity, quality, and timeliness of technical deliverables related to development by
checking in code regularly in TFS and sending Code review request and documenting the unit
test plans, through regular monitoring, testing and management of code, and functionalities.

- Stay abreast of industry trends in design and developments of web applications and programming
language to ensure that those new advancements in the field of system and enterprise architecture
can be applied to various areas within HRA technology.

- Collaborate with the appropriate groups and divisions to assess, recommend, and build new technology
Coordinate efforts on technical design considering capacity, performance, and high availability for
systems/programs/applications. Provide support for and participate in the maintenance of HRA systems,
applications, programs.

- Write clear user stories for deliverables to document technical and non-technical functionalities and
features of systems/programs/applications using agile methodology.

- Lead teams responsible for a variety of technical design, development, testing and on-time delivery
of mission and business critical web applications in a 24/7 environment.

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.

- Practical experience in .Net full Stack Development using Visual Studio and Microsoft Technologies and how to leverage them to deliver on mission critical systems in an agile setting. - Hand on experience in Angular, .Net Core, MVC, VB.NET, WCF, XML, WebAPI, Framework 4.8. - Hand on experience on Oracle 12C (proficient in developing/debugging store procedures). - Experience working on client-side scripts like jQuery, java scripts, Angular and MVC projects with test driven development, Object Oriented design and development experience, experience with creating web services using JSON, SOAP. - Preparation of development estimates and technical design documents. - Ability to manage a variety of technical tasks specific to application design, development, testing and roll-out. - Experience managing complex large-scale systems and incorporating commercial and custom- built applications in an lT setting. - Demonstrated knowledge of leading transformational IT initiatives in complex and dynamic environments, such as those integrating multiple lines of a business organization s services into one system or developing Application Programming Interface (APls) and opensource platforms. - Ability to manage technical tasks using an Agile and/or Lean operation mindset. - Working knowledge of problem solving with customers using design thinking innovation. - Demonstrated experience with database platforms, mobile and web platforms, multi-tier application frameworks, microservices, and cloud native applications. - Demonstrated experience working with all levels of leadership, technical and non-technical staff. - Strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as excellent analytic, organization, presentation, and facilitation skills. - Ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.

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/

New York City Residency is not required for this position

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.