Information Technology Specialist 2 - Albany, United States - Education Department, State

Education Department, State

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Albany, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

NY HELPS
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (
NY HELPS).

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.

Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State.

While serving permanently in a
NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

NON-COMPETITIVE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- a bachelor's or higher-level degree, including or supplemented by 15 credit hours in computer science; OR
- a bachelor's or higher-level degree in any field and at least one year of the experience in information technology; OR
- 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; OR

Two years of the experience in information technology.

PROMOTION:

Current NYSED State employees must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an Information Technology Specialist 1 or Information Technology Specialist 1 (Programming).

SPECIALIZED REQUIREMENTS:

A bachelor's degree in one of the following areas: Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Telecommunications, Management Information Systems, or Computer Engineering.

COMPETITIVE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- 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.

Duties Description

Collaborate with program office and IT staff to understand, document, and implement business requirements;
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 to multiple disciplines;
Utilize department standards for work tracking and version control, including the use of Jira Confluence and Git; and
Ensure that systems and procedures are properly documented, meet Department standards, and follow generally accepted IT practices, to foster the integrity of data and automated systems.

Additional Comments

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
This position leads to a maximum salary of $82,656 based on annual performance advances.

New York State Education Department (NYSED) is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

NYS Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, domestic violence victim status, gender identity, prior conviction records, prior arrests, youthful offender adjudications, or sealed records.

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Generous benefits of working for New York State, including, but not limited to, the following:
Holiday & Paid Time Off

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.

Health Care Benefits

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.

Additional Benefits

Enrollment in the New York State pension system which has earned the distinction of being one of the bestmanaged and bestfunded 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).
Opportunities for telecommuting.
Eligibility for various life insurance options.

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