Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyState Comptroller, Office of the

TitleInformation Technology Specialist 4 - Item# 00629

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade25

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

Salary RangeFrom $86432 to $108935 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 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Albany

Street Address 110 State Street

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12236

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications Interested candidates must currently be on the Information Technology Specialist 4 list OR be eligible to transfer under Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law.

52.6 Transfer:

Candidates must have one year of permanent, competitive service in a qualifying title allocated to salary grade 23 or higher.

Duties Description · Collaborate with Manager of Payroll Applications and other technical and functional team leads to develop work-plans, evaluate resource availability, and determine priorities for work assignments undertaken by the Payroll Taxes/Upgrades/De-customizations team.

· Assign work to direct reports and monitor their progress. Work with team members to develop time frames around critical dates to ensure timely completion of assignments.

· Develop progress reports for management and customers.

· Report progress and/or issues in a timely manner to ensure assignments are completed on time and/or re-baselined, as needed.

· Keep current on Oracle PeopleSoft technology and mentor team members in current and new technologies.

· Encourage professional development for team members and assist in developing training plans that will enhance the team’s ability to deliver solutions.

· Provide guidance to team members regarding policies, procedures, time management, and other reporting.

· Deliver timely evaluations and development plans for staff, encouraging high professional and ethical standards.

· Manage personnel issues for direct reports.

· Collaborate with Payroll’s business teams to gather and refine business requirements.

· Analyze functional requirements and develop technical requirements/specifications.

· Investigate ways to apply delivered PeopleSoft technology as a solution to business problems, providing associated benefits and risks of the approach.

· Analyze the best approach for implementing customizations.

· Assist team members in creation of design documents and other related system documentation. Review and approve final technical design.

· Code new programs and modules and/or code changes to existing programs and modules.

· Assist team members with development tasks, as needed.

· Enforce Oracle PeopleSoft application coding standards are followed and validate code against those standards.

· Perform program testing/tuning and assist others, as needed.

· Ensure a test plan/test conditions are created, including regression conditions, and that all conditions have been successfully tested.

· Help staff troubleshoot production issues and provide on call support when needed.

· Conduct technical walkthroughs and code reviews of proposed system changes.

· Manage and monitor user acceptance testing of all code changes in a test environment, as well as resolution of any defects.

· Assist staff with implementing new features, resolving technical issues.

Additional Comments Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

· Demonstrated experience in PeopleSoft PeopleCode (2 years to less than 5 years).

· Demonstrated experience with Supervision (1 year to less than 2 years).

· Demonstrated experience with Oracle SQL (ie: writing/tuning SQL, modifying tables, etc.).

· Demonstrated experience in PeopleSoft SQR.

· Demonstrated experience in MicroFocus COBOL.

· Demonstrated experience in business programming relating to payroll.

· Demonstrated experience with programming tools/IDEs (ie: Eclipse, Ultra Editor, etc.).

· Demonstrated experience with database management tools (ie: TOAD, Oracle SQL Developer, etc.).

· Demonstrated experience with PeopleSoft Application Engine.

· Demonstrated experience with PeopleSoft Integration Broker.

· Demonstrated experience with PeopleSoft Portal.

· Proficient at communicating with technical staff and customers alike.

· Strong analytical thinker with excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

· Demonstrated experience in handling high pressure situations, including the ability to work under tight deadlines, troubleshoot production issues (both during shift and on call), and able to shift priorities with minimal guidance.

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

Contact Information

Name Erin M. Zielinski

Telephone (518) 474-1924

Fax (518) 486-6723

Email Address recruit@osc.ny.gov

Address

Street Office of Human Resources

110 State Street, 12th Floor

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12236

 

Notes on ApplyingInterested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to recruit@osc.ny.gov no later than December 8, 2021. Please reference Item #00629-GOER-EMZ when responding.

When responding, please include the reference number and letters listed in this section. The GOER ID # should not be included.