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Metropolitan Transportation Authority · 19 hours ago

Computer Specialist (Software) Level 4 (TWU)

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$132K/yr - $159K/yr

6+ years exp

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people. They are seeking a Computer Specialist (Software) Level 4 to hold senior-level technical responsibility for complex software functions and coordinate multiple ongoing projects of extraordinary technical complexity.

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Responsibilities

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

Routinely serves as an in-house expert and authority in the aforementioned extremely complex and highly specialized areas

Coordinates multiple ongoing projects of extraordinary technical complexity, encompassing multiple areas of information processing technology

Directs major undertakings that run in a large multimainframe data center, and/or an environment of distributed processing systems combining numerous types of hardware and software

May supervise a unit or units engaged in work related to the aforementioned complex software functions

In the temporary absence of the supervisor, may perform the duties of that position

Qualification

Software DevelopmentDatabase ManagementSystems AnalysisData CommunicationsProject LeadershipTeam CoordinationQuality AssuranceTechnical Expertise

Required

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 '1' above, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project

Education and/or experience 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 60 semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience

A master's degree in computer science or a related computer field may be substituted for one year of the required experience in '1' or '2' above

All candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least one year of satisfactory full-time experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, 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 online applications programming

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