Information Technology Specialist ; SG-; NYHELPS) Item

Duties Description

Perform or assist in performing technical and agency program support of IT activities related to network and system design, configuration, maintenance, and security; customer support; business/systems analysis and design which may include web site development and administration of a transactional, dynamic or interactive web site; and the design and development of database systems.

Perform or assist in performing technical and agency program support of IT activities related to network and system design, configuration, maintenance, and security; customer support; business/systems analysis and design which may include web site development and administration of a transactional, dynamic or interactive web site; and the design and development of database systems.

This position is on the Cross Dimensional Team in the Bureau of Peoplesoft & Payment Applications in the Chief Information Office.

• Support the Retirement System through technical analysis, design, development, and on call support.
• Assist team members in creation of design and system documentation.
• Follow coding standards.
• Demonstrate effective communication, collaboration, and proactive approach to problem solving.
• This position requires strong programming and troubleshooting skills, adaptability to new technologies, and ability to work under pressure.

Civil Service examinations are not required under the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS) Program.

Non-Competitive Qualifications for appointment under the NYHELPS Program:

For an appointment to an Information Technology Specialist 2, you must have:

A bachelor's or higher-level degree in any field and one year of experience in information technology.

OR

A bachelor's or higher-level degree, including or supplemented by 15 credit hours in computer science courses.

OR

60 semester credit hours including or supplemented by 15 semester credit hours in computer science and one year of professional experience in information technology.

OR

A total of two years of experience in information technology.

Competitive

Minimum Qualifications:

You must be currently reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title, eligible under the 55 b/c program, or eligible to transfer to this title under Section 52.6, 70.1, or 70.4 of the Civil Service Law.

Transfer:

For 52.6, 70.1, or 70.4 transfer to an Information Technology Specialist 2, salary grade (SG)-18, you must have one year of permanent competitive, or 55-b/55-c service in an approved title for transfer allocated to an SG-16 or above.

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website:
Career Mobility Office » GOT-IT (ny.gov)

Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades or one M-grade.

Non-Competitive promotion (NCP) qualifications:

You must be a qualified employee of the Office of the New York State Comptroller and have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an Information Technology Specialist 1.

NCP notes:

If the number of interested candidates who meet the promotional qualifications is three or less, the agency; at its discretion, may nominate one or more of the candidates for a noncompetitive promotion without further examination under the provisions of Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law.

If the number of interested candidates who meet the promotional qualifications is more than three, the agency; at its discretion, may nominate one or more of the candidates for a provisional promotion under the provisions of Section 65 of the Civil Service Law.

55b/55c Program Appointment:

This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility. For more information on this program, please visit the NYS Department of Civil Service website, 55b/c Recruitment Resources Center (ny.gov)

Preferred Qualifications /

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated experience in object-oriented programming OR object-oriented programming coursework.
• Demonstrated experience with SQL is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with People Soft is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with programming tools/IDEs (i.e. Eclipse, Ultra Editor, etc.) is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with database management tools (i.e. Oracle SQL Developer, PL/SQL Developer, TOAD, etc.) is preferred.
• Proficient at communicating with…