Mainframe Developer

City of New York • New York, NY

2d • $114,930 - $150,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The City of New York’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is the nation’s largest administrative tribunal, holding more than 250,000 trials and hearings a year. As the City’s central, independent administrative law court, OATH adjudicates a wide range of matters filed by nearly every city agency, board and commission. OATH also houses the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution which provides mediation and restorative justice support to City government agencies and the general public, and the Administrative Judicial Institute, a resource center that provides training, continuing education, research and support services for administrative law judges and hearing officers.

The IT Department is seeking to hire a Computer Specialist- Software to serve as a Mainframe Developer.

Requirements

• 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
• Four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six (6) years of full-time satisfactory software experience as described above, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project
• A satisfactory combination of education and experience that is equivalent to the above. College education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience 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.
• 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.
• Detailed explanation of experience qualifying as Project Leader or Major Contributor is required.
• Experience in computer operations, technical support, quality assurance (QA), hardware installation, help desk, or as an end user will not be accepted for meeting the minimum qualification requirements.
• 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 on-line applications programming.

Responsibilities

• Creation and revision of COBOL code for mainframe systems
• Work with the Operations Unit, regarding the management of input and output, and quality control activities to ensure proper daily function
• Act as a liaison between other city agencies and OATH in development projects.

What This Job Offers

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