Senior Application Developer

Job Description

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City's most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies. What we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach

touches every facet of City government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York. Our commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work providing City agencies with the critical resources and support needed to succeed, including:

• Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.

• Managing 56 public buildings.

• Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.

• Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.

• Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.

• Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service to all of them. It's an opportunity to provide meaningful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at NYC.GOV/DCAS to learn more about the work we do.

DCAS Information Technology works in conjunction with the NYC Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) on the daily management and support of the DCAS computer network. DCAS IT team members are responsible for the agency's software and hardware needs, the development and maintenance of applications, maintenance of the DCAS internet and intranet (DCASConnect) sites, the DCAS Help Desk, telecommunications services and equipment for DCAS employees, and the Cyber Security program to thwart any attempts at unauthorized access to the network.

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services’ Information Technology Line of Service (IT) provides technological guidance within the agency by establishing and directing the strategic and tactical goals, policies and procedures. The person recruited for this role will be working as a Lead Developer as part of the Energy Application Development team.

This resource will be a Senior Lead Developer responsible for owning the technical direction of enterprise applications, mentoring development staff, and driving architectural decisions. This resource will work closely with stakeholders and vendor teams to transition and modernize platforms managed by the DCAS internal

team. In addition, this resource will be required to provide technical leadership and coverage for other critical citywide systems.

Responsibilities include:

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance web applications on the Microsoft Azure technology stack

• Own the technical direction of enterprise .NET solutions across front-end, middle, and back-end tiers

• Lead architectural reviews and establish coding standards and best practices across the development team

• Mentor junior and mid-level developers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance

• Independently translate complex business requirements into technical designs and actionable development tasks

• Build and maintain integrations with enterprise systems, RESTful APIs, and cloud services

• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automate development and deployment processes

• Conduct requirements gathering and collaborate effectively with non-technical stakeholders

• Perform quality assurance testing, write unit and integration tests, and identify bugs and performance issues

• Scale applications and optimize performance to meet business requirements and SLAs

• Lead the successful delivery, maintenance, and long-term enhancement of production systems

• Perform user support and application maintenance for critical citywide systems

• Produce and maintain technical documentation and contribute to the agency’s broader IT standards

• Research emerging technologies and recommend solutions aligned with agency goals and security standards

To Apply:

Please go to www.nyc.gov/jobs, or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees, and search for Job ID #805179.

No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted. Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

SENIOR IT ARCHITECT - 95711

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, information systems, engineering, mathematics or related field and six years of satisfactory full-time experience related to enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, network architecture and/or IT infrastructure systems; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and ten years of satisfactory full-time experience related to enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, network architecture and/or IT infrastructure systems; or

3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Salary Min: $140,000.00

Salary Max: $170,000.00