Summary
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people. They are seeking a Computer Specialist (Software) Level 1-4 to design, implement, enhance, and maintain software systems, with responsibilities varying by assignment level.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the design, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of either Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, Data Communications Systems, Applications, and/or related software functions
- May supervise a unit engaged in work related to the above areas or may independently perform related work of a highly complex, technical nature
- Under general supervision, with wide latitude for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment, may supervise a unit engaged in systems development work of great difficulty, is responsible for the design, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of either the Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, Data Communications Systems, Applications, and/or related software functions
- In a multi-programming computer system, serve as the person performing complex staff work and the full range of computer systems analysis functions, utilizing general software and software systems analysis in highly complex systems development projects, or supervises the activities of a number of applications programming units engaged in work of more than ordinary difficulty, complexity, and responsibility in a multi-programming electronic computer installation
- Under general supervision, with broad scope for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment, is responsible for the design, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of either Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, or Data Communications Systems, Applications, and/or related software functions
- Supervises the units responsible for systems development and applications programming, instructing, directing and checking the work of subordinates, or is routinely responsible for the coordination and direction of data processing projects, organized to plan and implement complex integrated software development projects in a multi-programming computer environment system operating in an online mode in a communications environment
- Under minimum direction, with the broadest scope for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment, holds senior-level technical responsibility for extremely complex and ongoing software functions related to Systems Analysis, Data Administration, Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, Data Communications Systems, On-Line Applications Programming contingency planning, evaluation, and selection of telecommunications, local area networks, computer hardware and software products, and quality assurance functions
- Routinely serves as an in-house expert and authority in the aforementioned extremely complex and highly specialized areas
- Coordinates multiple ongoing projects of extraordinary technical complexity, encompassing multiple areas of information processing technology
- Directs major undertakings that run in a large multi-mainframe environment data center, and/or an environment of distributed processing systems combining numerous types of hardware and software
Skills
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in computer science or a related computer field and two years of satisfactory full-time computer software experience in computer systems development and analysis, applications programming, database administration, systems programming, data communications, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project
- A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory full-time computer software experience as described in '1' above, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project
- Education and/or experience 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 60 semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience
- A master's 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 at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least one year of satisfactory full-time experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project
- To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, in addition to the Qualification Requirements stated above, individuals must have one year of satisfactory experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project in data administration, database management systems, operating systems, data communications systems, capacity planning, and/or online applications programming
- Strong Oracle APEX Development Experience
- Advanced PL/SQL Skills
- Version Control Proficiency
- Agile Methodology Experience
Qualifications
Must Haves
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in computer science or a related computer field and two years of satisfactory full-time computer software experience in computer systems development and analysis, applications programming, database administration, systems programming, data communications, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project
- A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory full-time computer software experience as described in '1' above, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project
- Education and/or experience 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 60 semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience
- A master's 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 at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least one year of satisfactory full-time experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project
- To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, in addition to the Qualification Requirements stated above, individuals must have one year of satisfactory experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project in data administration, database management systems, operating systems, data communications systems, capacity planning, and/or online applications programming
- Strong Oracle APEX Development Experience
- Advanced PL/SQL Skills
- Version Control Proficiency
- Agile Methodology Experience
Benefits
- This position is eligible for telework, which is currently two days per week. New hires are eligible to apply 30 days after their effective date of hire.
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