Application Developer

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 candidate selected for this role will be responsible for: supporting, maintaining, and enhancing Centre 360, the City’s public reservation platform for the panoramic experience atop the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building. Working as part of a collaborative team and reporting to senior development staff, the Application Developer will resolve technical issues, build out new features, and help ensure the platform remains stable, secure, and performant under public-facing demand. In addition, this candidate may be called upon to provide development support and coverage for other critical citywide systems managed by the DCAS internal team.

As an Application Developer on the Centre 360 team, you will:

• Support the ongoing development, maintenance, and enhancement of Centre 360.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in a timely manner to minimize downtime and impact to the public, including during monthly reservation openings and peak demand periods.
• Develop new features and functionality based on business needs and visitor feedback.
• Write clean, scalable code and perform code reviews with peers.
• Collaborate with senior developers, QA, and business analysts to design, test, and deploy software updates.
• Contribute to API development and integration with other City systems and services.
• Support the reservation, scheduling, and capacity-management functionality that powers the visitor booking experience.
• Participate in data migration, reporting, and dashboard development as needed.
• Help ensure system security and compliance with internal IT and OTI standards.
• Maintain clear and accurate documentation of system architecture, configuration, and development processes.

Only permanent employees in the civil service title of Computer Specialist (Software), a comparable title, and those that are reachable on the civil service list are eligible to apply.

To Apply Please go to www.nyc.gov/jobs, or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees, and search for Job ID #787589.

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

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program.

COMPUTER SPECIALIST (SOFTWARE) - 13632

Minimum Qualifications

• A 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 satisfact…