Certified IT Developer

Only those serving in the permanent civil service title of Certified IT Developer will be considered.

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the largest Fire Department in the United States and universally is recognized as the world's busiest and most highly skilled emergency response agency. The Department's main goal is to provide fire protection, emergency medical care, and other critical public safety services to residents and visitors in the five boroughs. FDNY members are sworn to serve and protect life and property and the Department works to continually educate the public in fire, life safety and disaster preparedness, along with enforcing public safety codes.

Since its inception in 1865, FDNY has helped lead efforts to make New York the safest big city in the nation. This accomplishment requires a steadfast and daily commitment to maintaining the Department's core values.

The Fire Department, City of New York (FDNY), seeks a full-time Certified IT Developer in the Bureau of Technology Development and Systems. Reporting directly to the Deputy Director of

BA/QA/UX, the successful candidate will: exercise significant independent judgment while partnering with developers and business units to translate complex requirements into technical solutions. You'll be a key stakeholder in the development lifecycle bridging the gap between business needs and system design, providing early feedback and tracking project milestones to ensure our software is seamless. From defining functional specifications to overseeing User Acceptance Testing (UAT), you will be responsible for ensuring our solutions meet the highest standards of excellence.

* Collaborate with product, engineering, and other domain teams to gather requirements, develop functional specifications, improve system workflows, and shorten release time from dev to production.

* Coordinating and driving E2E business process validation with cross-domains.

* Being able to identify manual business processes and solve them through system automation and technical enhancements.

* Working with software engineers to understand product architecture and ensure technical designs align with business goals.

* Create and maintain data mapping and business logic scenarios to support development and system validation.

Special

Working Conditions:

May be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

CERT IT DEVELOPER (APP) - 13643

Minimum Qualifications

Professional/Vendor Certification,

Education and Experience Requirements:

You must have current professional/vendor certifications.

In addition, you must have one of the following:

1. A masters degree in computer science or a related field from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional, or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) AND 12 months of satisfactory full-time (not classroom based) specialized experience in computer applications development planning, design, configuration, installation, troubleshooting, integration, performance monitoring, maintenance, enhancement, and security management as described in the following nine Major Task Groups in the IT Titles Task Inventory*:
Applications Development;
Web Development, Design, and Maintenance;
Business/Systems Analysis;
Project Management Support;
Application Design; GIS Structures, Spatial Analysis, and Mapping Principles;
Testing;
Technical Writing; and Version Control; OR

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional, or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) AND 24 months of satisfactory full-time (not classroom based) specialized experience as described in "1" above; OR

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization AND 24 months of satisfactory full-time (not classroom based) specialized experience as described in "1" above plus 48 months of information technology experience as described in the IT Task Inventory *; OR

4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience which is equivalent to "3" above. Education may be substituted for the information technology experience on the basis of 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional, or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) is equivalent to 12 months of experience, up to a maximum of 48 months.

However, if you qualify under options "2," "3" or "4," you must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a…