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Metropolitan Transportation Authority · 1 day ago

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

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$109K/yr - $159K/yr

4+ years exp

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people. The Computer Specialist (Operations) will provide technical assistance in data processing operations and supervise computer operations in a large-scale environment.

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Responsibilities

Researches, tests, and recommends the purchase of computer equipment and associated requisite software products necessary to maintain or enhance the data center's operations environment

Provides management with data processing hardware and technical expertise in the plan of modifications to the existing facility and identification of new or backup sites

Coordinates high-level technical responses to difficult operational issues to resolve user-related issues and problems

Coordinates production and solves operational and scheduling problems

Provides diagnosis and remedies to complex problems involving systems, operations, and data telecommunications equipment and/or software

Supervises staff who operate computer consoles in a multiple mainframe or large mini- and/or microcomputer environment

Establishes and maintains uniform performance standards and efficient methods of work

Trains, instructs, and schedules senior computer operations personnel

Conducts cost-benefit and other analyses to quantify recommendations to management

Maintains a data security and internal control environment adequate to protect agency assets and records

Plans, assigns, and reviews the work of senior operations staff and assumes general responsibility for the satisfactory completion of work performed

In a large data processing facility, supervises one or more groups or project teams engaged in the installation, maintenance, or enhancement of data processing equipment and software

Conducts complex internal consultancy projects requiring an in-depth knowledge of computer equipment, operating systems, and job control languages

Qualification

Computer operations experienceProject leadershipData processing expertiseTechnical assistanceSupervisory skillsAnalytical skillsCommunication skills

Required

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time computer operations experience, one year of which must have been in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project

An associate degree from an accredited college and six years of satisfactory full-time computer operations experience, one year of which must have been 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 eight years of satisfactory full-time computer operations experience, one year of which must have been in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project

Education and/or equivalent to '1', '2', or '3' above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and the four years of satisfactory full-time experience as described in '1', '2', or '3' above

Company

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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

Founded in 1834

New York, NY, US

10001+ employees