Senior .NET Developer

About the Agency:

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation Development (HPD) promotes quality and affordability in the city's housing, and diversity and strength in the city’s neighborhoods because every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live in a neighborhood they love.

- We maintain building and resident safety and health
- We create opportunities for New Yorkers through housing affordability
- We engage New Yorkers to build and sustain neighborhood strength and diversity


Your Team:


Housing Preservation & Development Technology (HPD Tech) is the IT division within HPD. The Office of HPD Tech leads the agency's effort to transform HPD through technology by promoting productivity, eliminating manual processing, reducing costs, and increasing the pace of work. HPD Tech works to enhance the effectiveness of business processes by leveraging core applications for seamless execution. HPD Tech empowers decision makers with access to quality (complete and accurate) information to anticipate and proactively react to building, neighborhood, and market conditions.


The Office of HPDTech is composed of 7 units: CIO (Chief Information Office), CTO (Chief Technology Office), CPO (Chief Product Office), Budget, Enterprise Architecture, Planning & Compliance, and Information Security.


Your Impact:


HPD Tech seeks a Senior .NET Developer to provide technical expertise and support for multiple enterprise technology initiatives. The incumbent will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining systems supporting the Divisions of Budget, Legal, Fiscal Affairs, Human Resources, General Services, and other organization-wide technology programs and strategic initiatives.


Your Role:


As a Senior .NET Developer, you will be responsible for systems analysis, design, development, implementation, enhancement, maintenance, and security. You will participate in or lead systems development and applications programming activities, provide technical guidance to lower-level staff, and be routinely responsible for the coordination and execution of complex software development projects within a multi-programming computer system environment.


Your Responsibilities:


- Designs, develops, implements, and maintains multi-tier .NET applications to support agency business operations and strategic goals.

- Conducts code reviews and provides technical documentation and sign-offs to ensure adherence to agency development standards and best practices.

- Maintains and oversees the code repository, ensuring version control and the integrity of source code across development teams.

- Manages and participates in enterprise application release activities, coordinating with system administrators, quality assurance staff, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth deployment.

- Works collaboratively with business analysts, quality assurance staff, and other Agile team members to define project requirements and design Jira epics, user stories, and sprints.

- Performs detailed analysis of existing Microsoft Access and legacy applications, including database structure, business logic, and user interfaces, relying on documentation and reverse-engineering techniques to migrate applications to the .NET platform.

- Prepares and maintains technical documentation, including project notes, system design specifications, and operational support materials.

- Provides technical leadership and guidance to assigned staff in developing and maintaining agency applications.

- Participates in developing and enforcing coding standards, security protocols, and quality assurance procedures.

- Keeps abreast of emerging .NET technologies and software engineering practices to recommend system efficiency and maintainability improvements.


Required skills


- 8+ yrs experience in system design and development.

- Extensive experience designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-level applications using the latest version of the Microsoft .NET framework (C#, ASP.NET Core, MVC, Web API, Entity Framework).

- Extensive experience with all associated libraries, including but not limited to the Angular framework.

- Proficiency in integrating external systems, including but not limited to FileNet, SharePoint, Pipeline, and DevOps (TFS).

- Demonstrated experience with version control systems.

- Proficiency in databases, including database design, stored procedures, queries, query optimization, and data modeling.

- Hands-on experience working in Agile and waterfall teams, including managing tasks and deliverables through Jira or similar tools.

- Ability to estimate and manage workload.

- Advanced knowledge in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, RESTful APIs, etc.

- Experience analyzing, refactoring, and modernizing legacy applications, including Microsoft Access-based systems.

- Proven ability to plan, manage, and deploy application releases in coordination with multiple teams and stakeholders.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues independently.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparing clear and comprehensive technical documentation.

- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and provide technical guidance or mentorship to junior developers.

- Proficiency with MS Team Foundation Server and pipelines.

- Willing to learn new technologies and skill sets.


Preferred skills


- Prior experience working with Microsoft Access and VBScript is highly desirable.

- Strong collaboration and relationship management skills with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.

- Excellent judgment, analytical thinking, and a high degree of attention to detail.

- Proven ability to quickly understand business processes and translate them into effective technical solutions.

- Demonstrated capability to lead and successfully complete projects within established timelines.

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