PROJECT SPECIALIST

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE COMPUTER SPECIALIST (SOFTWARE) CIVIL SERVICE TITLE

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 Services/Office of DSS Technology is recruiting for one (1) Computer Specialist (Software) II, to function as Project Specialist, who will:

- Support the ongoing development, implementation, and administration of the IQ and SharePoint Online for DSS.

- Coordinate the design, migration, customization, testing, implementation, and support of DSS projects.

- Troubleshoot issues and coordinate the programming solution and resolve the technical or business rule issue.

- Develop and enhance WEB based applications written in object orientated languages such as ADO.Net, ASP.Net, C# and MVC framework to support Windows and WEB based applications.


Hours/Shift:
9:00am-5:00pm

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