Computer Associate - Data Acquisition Systems

City of New York•Downsville, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is seeking a Computer Associate (Software) I for the Engineering & Construction Division, Drinking Water Operations Directorate, located in Downsville, New York. This role is within the Bureau of Water Supply (BWS) Dam Safety group, which oversees the BWS Dam Safety Program. The program is responsible for the operation, maintenance, inspections, work order management, instrumentation, emergency planning, regulatory compliance, facility improvements, and operational safety of the BWS system of 34 water supply impounding structures and 120 other smaller dams. The position will focus on the Dam Safety Automated Data Acquisition System (ADAS), including importing data from dam instrumentation, interfacing ADAS with other DEP databases, expanding remote alarms, and maintaining ADAS operating systems. The role also involves managing the BWS meteorological monitoring system, including its remote data acquisition system (RDAS), weather stations, snow pillows, and communication facilities.

Requirements

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in computer science or a related computer field and one year of satisfactory full-time computer software experience in computer systems development and analysis, applications programming, database administration, maintenance and support, systems programming, data communications, mainframe development, mobile development, web development and design; or
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of satisfactory full-time computer software experience as described above; or
Education and/or experience equivalent to the above.
College education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience on the basis that 60 semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience.
In addition, 24 semester credits from an accredited college or graduate school in computer science or a related field, or a certificate of at least 625 hours in computer programming from an accredited technical school (post high school), may be substituted for one year of experience.
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 as described above.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Access, and various database management program skills
Automated Data Collection System database management
PC (Personal Computer) hardware, internet interface hardware, and field data acquisition hardware knowledge
Experience in building Dashboards and reports using applications such as Power BI.
SQL (Structured Query Language) skills with experience working with large datasets to generate reports and dashboards
Experience in application development, cloud architecture, Relational- NoSQL databases, analytics
Experience with broad technology delivery, including custom development using various development languages such as Python, C#, Java
Basic understanding of field data acquisition techniques, information transfer protocols, and field hardware.
Analytical and problem-solving ability
Organizational skills
Communication Skills

Responsibilities

Analysis, design, development, implementation, troubleshooting, enhancement, upgrades (hardware and software), maintenance, and security of the Dam Safety ADAS database management systems, data communications systems, applications, websites and/or related software functions.
Diagnosing problems and communicating technical issues to technical and non-technical audiences.
Creating, maintaining, and implementing source code and participating in application analysis and testing.
Preparing program specifications and diagrams, developing logic flowcharts, and documenting program development and revisions.
Providing similar support for meteorological RDAS systems.
Addressing system users support requests, including adding/removing users and resetting passwords.
Interfacing with technology providers’ personnel and DEP Bureau Information Technology staff to address problems.
Supporting ongoing maintenance of reporting and data solutions.
Supporting ongoing maintenance and expansion of field hardware installations and data stream integration into existing and new operating databases.
Analyzing business requirements into technical requirements for reporting/visualizations, data models, and databases.
Reviewing technical specifications derived from technical requirements.
Participating in the design, performance, and code review process.
Overseeing development and maintenance of the division's data repository, ensuring successful data gathering and validating the accuracy of the data prior to publication of reports.
Learning and maintaining a general understanding of water supply and water delivery.