Computer Associate

City of New York • New York, NY

4d • $77,394 - $89,003

About The Position

The NYC Department of Finance (DOF) administers the City’s tax revenue laws and provides customer service. Its Property Valuation and Tax Mapping function values more than one million properties and oversees assessments and valuations to support efficient property tax collection. The Property Assessment Technology Unit assists with the design, implementation, enhancement, maintenance, and analysis of application software and systems, including maintaining and testing property valuation systems and researching new technology products.

The Property Division seeks a motivated, detail-oriented Computer Associate to join its Property Assessment Technology team. Under direct supervision, with latitude for independent initiative and judgment, the selected candidate will perform technical and support activities related to agency software systems, particularly applications used by the Property Division. The position reports to the Deputy Director of Property Assessment Technology. It may be eligible for remote work up to two days per week under the applicable Remote Work Pilot Program.

Candidates must be permanent in the Computer Associate (Software) civil service title or permanent in a comparable civil service title eligible for a 6.1.9 title change. Applicants must include their employee identification number (EIN) and state their permanent civil service title in their cover letter. All hires must verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Requirements

• Must be permanent in the Computer Associate (Software) civil service title or permanent in a comparable civil service title eligible for a 6.1.9 title change.
• Must include the employee identification number (EIN) in the application and indicate the permanent civil service title in the cover letter.
• Meet one of the stated qualification pathways: a bachelor’s degree 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; a four-year high school diploma or equivalent and five years of such experience; or equivalent education and/or experience under the stated substitution rules.
• Computer software experience may include computer systems development and analysis, applications programming, database administration, maintenance and support, systems programming, data communications, mainframe development, mobile development, or web development and design.
• All candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or equivalent and at least one year of satisfactory full-time computer software experience.
• All persons hired must verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the design, configuration, installation, testing, and documentation of new or modified software systems.
• Develop reports and implement database objects, such as tables, stored procedures, and functions, on SQL Server or other relational databases.
• Provide ongoing application support and deploy fixes for production issues.
• Create technical, functional, and user documentation.
• Participate in Property Division IT projects, including requirements gathering, system analysis, and implementation support for new and existing systems.
• Troubleshoot issues reported by users of Property Valuation systems and provide timely resolution and guidance.
• Perform information research and analysis in support of IT initiatives.
• Stay updated on technologies and industry trends relevant to the role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level