Technical Lead

Job Description

FOR OTI EMPLOYEES ONLY

The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) leverages technology to drive opportunity, improve public safety, and help government run better across New York City. From delivering affordable broadband to protecting against cybersecurity threats and building digital government services, OTI is at the forefront of how the City delivers for New Yorkers in the 21st century. Watch our welcome video to see our work in action, follow us on social media @NYCOfficeofTech, and visit oti.nyc.gov to learn more.

Are you ready for an exciting opportunity to lead a team of talented engineers and drive the use of cutting-edge technology that helps New Yorkers? We're looking for a dynamic individual to lead a team of application developers that designs, builds, and supports the City's custom-built server-side applications deployed to the cloud.

About our team: The Custom Applications team at OTI primarily builds public-facing and internal web applications to support City initiatives and operations. We take pride in utilizing modern technologies for most of our application portfolio, including AWS, containerization, and Azure DevOps. As a technical lead, you'll be responsible for driving innovation and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the world of cloud computing. Your expertise and vision will be critical in shaping the future of our organization, and you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact on the lives of residents and businesses in New York City.

Responsibilities will include:
- Lead a team building applications using modern technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, and JavaScript.
- Implement and support efficient and successful CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based solutions.
- Build resilient, scalable, maintainable, and flexible cloud-based architectures.
- Work closely with other engineering teams to ensure applications are highly resilient.
- Use secure coding best practices and tools to ensure application components are secure.
- Work in a team-centric atmosphere to help move the team and the City into the future.
- Mentor and train engineers to make sure that they are current on the latest technologies.
- Interface with technical and business teams, from developers to senior executives.
- Handle special projects and initiatives as assigned.

HOURS/SHIFT
Day - Due to the necessary duties of this position in a 24/7 operation, candidate may be required to be work various shifts such as weekends and/or nights/evenings.

WORK LOCATION
Brooklyn, NY

TO APPLY
FOR OTI EMPLOYEES ONLY

Please go to www.cityjobs/jobs/search and search for Job ID# 716807

Candidates must be permanent in this title or can be reached on the current civil service list.

* Interested applicants with other civil service titles who meet the preferred requirements should also submit a resume for consideration

SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTERVIEW
APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT APPROVAL

NOTE: This position is 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.

OTI participates in E-Verify

COMPUTER SPECIALIST (SOFTWARE) - 13632

Minimum 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.

Preferred Skills

The successful candidate should possess the following: - 5+ years' experience as a Technical Manager/Lead or Senior Application Developer. - Experience developing and deploying production-grade containerized applications to the cloud. - Experience building and deploying custom back-end applications written in Java. - Experience enabling monitoring and alerting of cloud services. - Knowledge of AI/ML, LLMs and GenAI applications. - Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps Pipelines, TeamCity, or Jenkins. - Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. - Applied experience building RESTful services and integrating them with various solutions. - Experience with relational (e.g., PostgreSQL) and no-SQL (e.g., MongoDB) databases. - Understanding of API Gateways, proxies, networking, and concepts of securing API endpoints. - Understanding of web content management tools such as Adobe, TeamSite, and Drupal. - Awareness of front-end technologies.

Residency Requirement

City Residency is not required for this position

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.