Application Developer

City of New York · United States

Job Description DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York. Our commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including:

• Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
• Managing 56 public buildings.
• Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
• Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
• Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
• Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

• Design & Development: Craft efficient, scalable, and user-friendly software solutions using the .NET framework.
• System Maintenance: Regularly monitor, update, and maintain Energy Management Applications to ensure optimal performance, security, and user experience.
• Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve system glitches, bugs, or malfunctions, minimizing downtimes and ensuring uninterrupted service for city employees.
• Feature Enhancement: Work closely with the other developers and business analysts to identify potential system enhancements and implement them for improved functionality and user experience.
• Integration: Ensure seamless integration of new software with existing systems and databases, prioritizing data integrity and accessibility.
• Optimization: Regularly review and optimize code, ensuring that applications run efficiently and are free from bugs or issues.
• User Feedback: Act on feedback from users to refine and optimize the Energy Management Applications.
• Documentation & Knowledge Retention: Maintain comprehensive documentation for system updates, modifications, and best practices, ensuring knowledge continuity.
• Compliance & Security: Ensure that our energy applications adheres to necessary OTI compliance standards and follows best practices in data security.
• Collaboration: Work in tandem with external consultants or vendors as needed, ensuring the smooth integration of third-party tools or updates.
• Training: Provide training and support to our business teams as needed.

COMPUTER SPECIALIST (SOFTWARE) - 13632

• 1) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by twenty-four (24) semester credits in computer science or a related computer field and two (2) years of satisfactory full-time software experience in designing, programming, debugging, maintaining, implementing, and enhancing computer software applications, systems programming, systems analysis and design, data communication software, or database design and programming, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project; or
• 2) A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six (6) years of full-time satisfactory software experience as described in “1" above, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project; or
• 3) A satisfactory combination of education and experience that is equivalent to (1) or (2) above. College education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience in (2) above on the basis that sixty (60) semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience. A masters degree in computer science or a related computer field may be substituted for one year of the required experience in (1) or (2) above. However, all candidates must have a four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, plus at least one (1) year of satisfactory full-time software experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project.