SPECIFICATIONS AND INVENTORY CONTROL MANAGER

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE COMPUTER SPECIALIST (SOFTWARE) CIVIL SERVICE TITLE

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). HRA is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to selfsufficiency as quickly as possible.

Information Technology Services (ITS) is DSSs technology services organization. ITS mission is to support the daily emergent and longterm needs of both agencies. ITS creates and enhances the technology infrastructure and computer applications that support HRA and DHS and develops applications including a variety of client eligibility and recertification systems case management systems housing systems employment / work engagement services revenue producing computer matches claiming systems and personnel systems.

Information Technology Services Infrastructure & Operations / Client Base Enterprise Services is recruiting for one (1) Computer Specialist (SW) Level IV to function as Specifications and Inventory Control Manager who will :

Be responsible for directing ongoing daily operations and performing administrative functions for

the Specifications and Inventory Control Unit which processes all requests for new LAN

equipment as well as enhancements over numerous platforms.

Supervise a team of highly technical staff responsible for hardware / software specifications

throughout the DSS community based on specific customer function(s) ensuring that all specifications

will enhance DSS state of the art environment.

Oversee market survey selection configurations to ensure that appropriate specifications are being

developed that both meet market standards and are appropriate for user functions and needs and

will further enhance DSS WAN / LAN environment.

Research new products and assesses benefits for improved operations to DSS customer community.

Provide reports of analyses of findings and recommendations.

Interface with vendors for discussion of new product items and upgrades and develops strategic plan

for implementation and analyses of impact to customer base.

Ensure the integrity of the automated Inventory System which tracks all hardware software related

peripherals and special orders relocations reassignments and enhancements / upgrades to existing

systems included in DSS Enterprise Network.

Participate in meetings with Vendors Internal Purchasing Agents DSS Customers and Upper

Management to discuss state of the art technologies and provides input into the selection of

standardized agency configurations.

Hours / Shift :

Normal Business Hours

Qualifications :

1) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by twentyfour (24) semester credits in computer science or a related computer field and two (2) years of satisfactory fulltime 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 fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six (6) years of fulltime 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 fulltime 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 online applications programming.

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Fulltime

Key Skills

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Vacancy : 1