Review Vacancy

Date Posted: 12/08/25
Applications Due: 12/22/25
Vacancy ID: 204404

Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyState Comptroller, Office of the

TitleChief Computer Operator - Item# 08170

Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade23

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $86681 to $109650 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 11 PM

To 7 AM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

Location

County Rensselaer

Street Address 365 Jordan Road

City Troy

StateNY

Zip Code12180

Job Specifics

Duties Description This position resides on the Scheduling Services Team in the Bureau of Operations Services within the Chief Information Office.

The Scheduling Services team is responsible for creating, implementing, scheduling, and executing all production jobs. Specifically, the team schedules and monitors batch jobs, maintain the production library, and serves as the primary contact point for user inquiries regarding job status.

Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:
You must be reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title or be eligible for transfer under Section 52.6 or 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
Transfers
To be eligible for a 52.6 or 70.1 transfer, you must have one year of permanent service in a qualifying transferable title allocated to salary grade 21 or above.

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: Career Mobility Office » GOT-IT (ny.gov)

Non-Competitive promotion (NCP) qualifications:
You must be a qualified employee of the Office of the New York State Comptroller and have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Supervising Computer Operator, SG-18.
NCP notes:
If the number of interested candidates who meet the promotional qualifications is three or less, the agency; at its discretion, may nominate one or more of the candidates for a noncompetitive promotion without further examination under the provisions of Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law.

If the number of interested candidates who meet the promotional qualifications is more than three, the agency; at its discretion, may nominate one or more of the candidates for a provisional promotion under the provisions of Section 65 of the Civil Service Law.

Additional Comments Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems using decision making techniques to build collaboration and achieve desired outcome.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with technical and non-technical colleagues at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience in the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated experience in supervision.
• Demonstrated experience in workload automation tools.
• Demonstrated experience in constructing, reviewing, and troubleshooting Enterprise Systems Platform (ESP) schedules.
• Demonstrated experience in the use and management of Control-D system, and Job Control Language (JCL).
• Demonstrated experience in the use and familiarity of mainframe and UNIX environments.

Telecommuting: The Office of the New York State Comptroller (OSC) supports telecommuting where it is reasonable to do so based upon the agency’s mission and operational needs. Generally, employees new to OSC will be restricted from telecommuting for at least 8 calendar weeks. After the initial 8 calendar week restriction, if an employee’s primary residence location, duties, and work performance are aligned with telecommuting and operational needs they may be allowed to do so. Generally, OSC employees may telecommute up to 5 days per pay period but may be approved to telecommute less.

Reasonable Accommodation: The NYS Office of the State Comptroller provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Division of Human Resources at (518) 474-1924.

Equal Opportunity Employment: The Office of the NYS Comptroller values a workforce with a broad, diverse range of backgrounds and perspectives. All employees are expected to contribute to a professional environment focused on self-evaluation and improvement, as well as acceptance and support of coworkers.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

How to Apply

Name Kathy Shellhamer

Telephone (518) 474 - 1924

Fax (518) 486 - 6723

Email Address Jobs@osc.state.ny.us

Address

Street 110 State Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12236

 

Notes on ApplyingSubmit a clear, concise cover letter and resume stating how you meet the minimum qualifications for this title. To apply, copy and paste the following link into your browser:

https://gen-oscstateofny-prd.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=AA

Submit a clear, concise cover letter and resume stating how you meet the above minimum qualifications. Reference Item #08170-KKS on your cover letter for proper routing. Documents must be sent as unlocked and accessible attachments

Unofficial transcripts and/or templates will be required for certain positions. Documents must be sent as unlocked and accessible attachments.
If you have questions about this vacancy, please contact this Division representative:
Division Contact: Lisamarie Hitchcock
Email Address: CIO_HR@osc.ny.gov