New York State Education Department · 1 week ago
Information Technology Specialist 2 (Programming) (NY HELPS), Box Info Tech Spec 2 (Prog)
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking candidates for multiple Information Technology Specialist 2 (Programming) positions within the Office of Information Technology Services. The role involves providing programming support for NYSED's enterprise applications and developing IT solutions to meet business needs, including tasks such as maintaining web applications and collaborating with IT staff to implement business requirements.
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Responsibilities
Develop and maintain IT solutions and web applications written in Java, SQL, Javascript/VueJS, PL/SQL, HTML, and CSS/SASS. This includes new analysis and development, troubleshooting, testing, and deployment
Collaborate with program office and IT staff to understand, document, and implement business requirements
Design, maintain, and modify Oracle SQL databases to support web applications
Ensure all code has unit and integration testing in place prior to deployment
Identify and troubleshoot problems and subsequently offer and implement necessary solutions
Take part in a traineeship to determine programming skill levels while offering the opportunity to improve proficiency in multiple disciplines
Utilize department standards for work tracking and version control, including the use of Jira, Confluence, and Git
Ensure that systems and procedures are properly documented, meet Department standards, and follow generally accepted IT practices, so as to foster the integrity of data and automated systems
Qualification
Required
Develop and maintain IT solutions and web applications written in Java, SQL, Javascript/VueJS, PL/SQL, HTML, and CSS/SASS
Collaborate with program office and IT staff to understand, document, and implement business requirements
Design, maintain, and modify Oracle SQL databases to support web applications
Ensure all code has unit and integration testing in place prior to deployment
Identify and troubleshoot problems and subsequently offer and implement necessary solutions
Take part in a traineeship to determine programming skill levels while offering the opportunity to improve proficiency in multiple disciplines
Utilize department standards for work tracking and version control, including the use of Jira, Confluence, and Git
Ensure that systems and procedures are properly documented, meet Department standards, and follow generally accepted IT practices
Knowledge and practical experience programming in Java, SQL and/or VueJS
Knowledge and experience with the design, implementation, and usage of a database
Knowledge and experience with a Model-View-Controller (MVC) web application and/or service-oriented architecture
A bachelor's or higher-level degree, including or supplemented by 15 credit hours in computer science
A bachelor's or higher-level degree in any field and at least one year of the experience in information technology
A minimum of 60 college semester credit hours including at least 15 credit hours in computer science and one year of the experience in information technology
Two years of the experience in information technology
Preferred
High level of knowledge, proficiency and practical experience programming in JAVA, PL/SQL, SQL, VUEJS, HTML, PHP, CSS and JS technologies and the Oracle database and UNIX operating environments
Benefits
Thirteen (13) paid holidays annually.
Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave in year one, increasing to 20+ days with additional years of service.
Five (5) days of paid personal leave annually.
Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually for PEF/CSEA and eight (8) days paid sick leave annually for M/C.
Annual professional leave and educational leave opportunities for eligible staff.
Eligible employees and dependents can choose from a variety of affordable and generous health insurance programs.
Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost.
Enrollment in the New York State pension system which has earned the distinction of being one of the best-managed and best-funded plans in the nation OR Optional Retirement Defined Contribution Plan with 8% salary match (eligibility requirements apply).
NYS Deferred Compensation and an exclusive 403(b) Optional Retirement Savings Plan.
Paid Parental Leave for all employees and Paid Family Leave (M/C Only).
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
Eligibility for various life insurance options.
Company
New York State Education Department
The New York State Education Department is the department of the New York state government responsible for the supervision for all schools.
Funding
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Government Technology US
2025-09-17
New York Attorney General
2025-07-15
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