Information Technology Specialist - Programming; NY HELPS

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All applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Applications received after 5:00 pm will not be considered.

Under the direction of the Information Technology Specialist 3-Programming, the Information Technology Specialist 2 - Programming will work in a team environment to support our ERP applications and other third‑party solutions. The Information Technology Specialist 2 - Programming will perform a full range of activities including requirements gathering, design, configuration, testing, and deployment, as well as maintenance and troubleshooting defect support.

We will be filling three (3) Information Technology Specialist 2-Programming vacancies. These positions will be in the following areas:

• Pension Member Benefits Solutions Unit – 1 Position
• Financial and HCM Solutions Unit – 2 Positions

• This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).
• For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non‑competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications, and any specialized requirements, of the title for which they apply.
• At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non‑competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination.

EITHER
1) Reachable on the Civil Service eligible list; OR
2) Eligible for reassignment by virtue of having permanent competitive service as an Information Technology Specialist 2‑Programming (SG‑18); OR
3) Eligible for transfer under the provisions of the Civil Service Law by virtue of having one year of permanent competitive service in an appropriate title.

A bachelor's or higher‑level degree including or supplemented by 15 semester credit hours in computer science; or a bachelor's or higher‑level degree in any field and one year of experience in information technology; 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 two years of professional experience in information technology.

Pension Member Benefits Unit:

• At least one year of applied experience in application development and the secure systems development lifecycle
• Experience with People Soft development, relevant toolsets and application design workbenches
• Experience with SQL on Oracle or other major RDBMS platforms
• Experience with development integrations with third party applications including the use of Component Interfaces, SOAP or REST services and REST API's
• Experience developing applications using one of the following technologies:
  Microsoft .NET, Java, PHP, C++, Python, Ruby
• Functional knowledge of Public Section Pension Administration
• Proven ability to troubleshoot system issues
• Strong written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Capability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• Commitment to providing exceptional customer service

Financial and HCM Solutions Unit:

• Experience and functional understanding of talent & acquisition and/or asset management
• Experience working with the Workday (or similar) ERP platform
• Active certification(s) in the Workday platform
• Knowledge of calculated fields, condition rules, and business process configurations within a configurable application platform
• Experience understanding how role mapping of security aligns with job duties for talent
• Proven ability to troubleshoot system issues
• Strong written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Capability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• At least one year of applied experience in application development
• Basic understanding of recruiting processes
• Functional knowledge of public sector talent and recruitment and/or asset management
• Commitment…