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LEAD SYSTEM ARCHITECT

NYC Department of Social Services
Manhattan, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 12/5/2025 CLOSED ON 3/29/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the LEAD SYSTEM ARCHITECT position at NYC Department of Social Services?

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE COMPUTER SPECIALIST CIVIL SERVICE TITLE

The Office of Revenue Management & Development (ORMD) maximizes federal and state funding of HRA costs through the activities of developing revenue-enhancing initiatives and carrying out revenue-generating projects, savings millions of City tax levy dollars. The Division of Applications, Testing and Management is comprised of three Divisions in the ongoing development and enhancement of complex systems and applications, integrated across a multiplatform environment to provide users with uniform, accurate, and sound data. The Division ensures the analysis and development of user-friendly, well documented integrated systems, which include contingency planning and troubleshooting functions to maintain critical applications uninterrupted. This involves development of both short-and-long term plans to employ cutting edge software and hardware technologies to enhance existing automated systems and introduce increasingly productive systems that will increase efficiency, ensure system security, reduce error, generate cost savings and improve service to users and the public.

The Office of Revenue Management & Development (ORMD)/ Strategic Enterprise Analysis & Development (SEAD) is recruiting for one Computer Specialist (S) IV to function as the Lead Systems Architect who will:

  • Direct major implementation web and reporting application projects. Senior level experience developing .NET or object-oriented Java systems.
  • Lead the coordination of Agency employment program with Agency business areas and ITS for the programming of the Payment and Claiming System (PaCS).
  • Experience leading and conducting the coding of SQL stored procedures and designing of SQL Server databases with necessary constraints.
  • Develop advanced Microsoft Reporting Services and PowerBI dashboard and enterprise reports.
  • Experience managing and the designing functional application requirements into technical designs to be developed.
  • Head the creation of wireframe designs for development.
  • Create methodologies, perform validation and comparisons of data sets to test data quality.

Work Location: 150 Greenwich Street (4WTC) New York, NY 10007

Hours/Schedule: 9-5

COMPUTER SPECIALIST (SOFTWARE) - 13632

Minimum Qualifications

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

  • Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Access and Excel. - Experienced full stack .NET web - Proficiency of Structured Query Language (SQL) and SQL Server developer

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York 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.

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