Job Description The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of community-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish. The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) provide youth and community services through contracts with Community-Based Organizations throughout New York City. DYCD’s central task is administering available city, state, and federal funds to a wide range of innovative, practical and quality programs that positively impact youth and their communities. The .Net Developer (Financial Systems) role is to assure the successful execution of the projects under the leadership of the Deputy Director of the Contracts / Financials Portfolio through development and deployment of the agency’s Budget, Contract, and Payment Systems. The .Net developer will also support the Deputy Director in the modernization of the agency’s financial management systems, including improvement of underlying businesses processes, opportunities for innovation, and assessment of obstacles and technical hurdles to the success with relation to the agency’s budget, contract, and payment processes. The .NET Developer is responsible for analyzing user specifications and requirements that reflect business program needs, and subsequently delivering high-quality software solutions that meet business program needs. The incumbent must design, develop, test, maintain and modify software programs according to specifications, verifying logic, and provide guidance to other developers, performing necessary debugging, code reviews and writing related documentation. By aligning skills with overall technology strategies, the incumbent is also called upon to develop interfaces and integrate systems. Responsibilities: - Direct development and execution of the modernization of the agency’s financial management system and its integration with other systems including Case Management, BI/Reporting and Analytics, Evaluation and Monitoring, Document Management, etc. - Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices by attending relevant conferences and reading widely. - Ability to work independently and manage multiple complex projects, with strong problem-solving skills. - Strong database design and development skills. - Establish a master program site unique index for the agency’s service delivery locations. - Critically reviews programs prior to implementation to verify consistency and conformance with established IT guidelines, policies, and practices as well as industry standard guidelines. - Define and communicate standards for developing systems, or software within the financial systems group. - Ensure that technology standards and best practices are maintained within the group. - Ensure the agency’s internal technological processes and customer-facing applications comply with community expectations and applicable laws and regulations for privacy, security, and social responsibility. Qualifications (1) 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 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; or (2) A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six (6) years of full-time satisfactory software experience as described in “1" above, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project; or (3) A satisfactory combination of education and experience that is equivalent to (1) or (2) above. College education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience in (2) above 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 in (1) or (2) above. However, 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. NOTE: In order to have your experience accepted as Project Leader or Major Contributor experience, you must explain in detail how your experience qualifies you as a project leader or as a major contributor. 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. Special Note 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. 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.