Information Technology Specialist 2 (Programming) (NY HELPS), Box Info Tech Spec 2 (Prog)
The New York State Education Department is seeking candidates for multiple Information Technology Specialist 2 (Programming) positions. The role involves providing programming support for NYSED's enterprise applications and developing IT solutions to meet the organization's business needs.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain IT solutions and web applications written in Java, SQL, Javascript/VueJS, PL/SQL, HTML, and CSS/SASS. This includes new analysis and development, troubleshooting, testing, and deployment
- Collaborate with program office and IT staff to understand, document, and implement business requirements
- Design, maintain, and modify Oracle SQL databases to support web applications
- Ensure all code has unit and integration testing in place prior to deployment
- Identify and troubleshoot problems and subsequently offer and implement necessary solutions
- Take part in a traineeship to determine programming skill levels while offering the opportunity to improve proficiency in multiple disciplines
- Utilize department standards for work tracking and version control, including the use of Jira, Confluence, and Git
- Ensure that systems and procedures are properly documented, meet Department standards, and follow generally accepted IT practices, so as to foster the integrity of data and automated systems
Skills
- A bachelor's or higher-level degree, including or supplemented by 15 credit hours in computer science
- A bachelor's or higher-level degree in any field and at least one year of the experience in information technology
- A minimum of 60 college semester credit hours including at least 15 credit hours in computer science and one year of the experience in information technology
- Two years of the experience in information technology
- Knowledge and practical experience programming in Java, SQL and/or VueJS
- Knowledge and experience with the design, implementation, and usage of a database
- Knowledge and experience with a Model-View-Controller (MVC) web application and/or service-oriented architecture
- A high level of knowledge, proficiency and practical experience programming in JAVA, PL/SQL, SQL, VUEJS, HTML, PHP, CSS and JS technologies and the Oracle database and UNIX operating environments
Benefits
- Thirteen (13) paid holidays annually.
- Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave in year one, increasing to 20+ days with additional years of service.
- Five (5) days of paid personal leave annually.
- Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually for PEF/CSEA and eight (8) days paid sick leave annually for M/C.
- Annual professional leave and educational leave opportunities for eligible staff.
- Eligible employees and dependents can choose from a variety of affordable and generous health insurance programs.
- Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost.
- Enrollment in the New York State pension system which has earned the distinction of being one of the best-managed and best-funded plans in the nation OR Optional Retirement Defined Contribution Plan with 8% salary match (eligibility requirements apply).
- NYS Deferred Compensation and an exclusive 403(b) Optional Retirement Savings Plan.
- Paid Parental Leave for all employees and Paid Family Leave (M/C Only).
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
- Eligibility for various life insurance options.
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