Computer Specialist (SW) Levels 1-4 (TWU)

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JOB TITLE : Computer Specialist (Software) I-IV (TWU Represented)

DEPT / DIV : Transportation IT Products

SUPERVISOR : Director, Product Development

LOCATION : 2 Broadway, New York, NY 10004

HOURS OF WORK : 9 : 00 am - 5 : 30 pm (7.5 hours / day) or as required)

Salary Range

Computer Spec. (SW) 1 TWU : $99,579 - $107,924

Computer Spec. (SW) 2 TWU : $103,742 - $116,216

Computer Spec. (SW) 3 TWU : $112,029 - $126,386

Computer Spec. (SW) 4 TWU : $120,179 - $144,711

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile travel area surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut.

Critical / Desired Skills

Java programming with experience developing, debugging, and maintaining scalable applications using object-oriented design principles and frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate, Redis.

Responsibilities

This class of positions encompasses highly technical or supervisory responsibilities for the design, implementation, enhancement, maintenance, and analysis of software systems performed at varying levels of difficulty and with varying degrees of latitude for independent initiative and judgment.

Assignment Level I

Under supervision, with considerable latitude for independent action or the exercise of independent judgment, is responsible for the design, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of either Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, or Data Communications Systems, Applications, and / or related software functions.

Assignment Level II

Under general supervision, with wide latitude for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment, may supervise a unit engaged in systems development work of great difficulty, and is responsible for the design, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of either the Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, Data Communications Systems, Applications, and / or related Software functions.

Assignment Level III

Under general supervision, with broad scope for the exercise of independent initiative and Judgment is responsible for the design, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of either Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, or Data Communications Systems, Applications, and / or related software functions.

Assignment Level IV

Under minimum direction, with the broadest scope for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment, holds senior-level technical responsibility for extremely complex and ongoing software functions related to Systems Analysis, Data Administration, Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, Data Communications Systems, On-Line Applications Programming contingency planning, evaluation, and selection of telecommunications, local area networks, computer hardware and software products, and quality assurance functions.

Qualification Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in computer science or a related computer field and two years of satisfactory full-time computer software experience in computer systems development and analysis, applications programming, database administration, systems programming, data communications, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project;
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory full-time computer software experience as described in above, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project;
• Education and / or experience equivalent to above. College education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience on the basis that 60 semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience.

Other Information

Pursuant to the New York State Public Officers Law & the MTA Code of Ethics, all employees who hold a policymaking position must file an Annual Statement of Financial Disclosure (FDS) with the NYS Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government.

Equal Employment Opportunity

MTA and its subsidiary and affiliated agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers, including with respect to veteran status and individuals with disabilities.

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