COMPUTER ASSOC (SOFTWARE)

About the role

The Bureau of Police & Security within the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) seeks to hire a Computer Associate for the Security Engineering Unit, located at the DEP Office in Valhalla, NY. The selected candidate will work with engineers, electricians, computer staff and/or contractors, both in office and in the field to perform security system and computer setup, troubleshooting, and maintenance. They will interact with internal IT organization on issues relating to security systems, provide technical support for computers and security systems to end users at various locations within the boroughs of New York City and its upstate watershed areas.

Responsibilities

• Work with engineers, electricians, computer staff and/or contractors, both in office and in the field to perform security system and computer setup, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Interact with internal IT organization on issues relating to security systems, provide technical support for computers and security systems to end users at various locations within the boroughs of New York City and its upstate watershed areas.
• Become familiar with and be able to do basic administration of the CCTV and access control system.
• Participate in security system planning and rollout of newly integrated locations and participate in system testing.
• Experience in MS SQL Server administration, Transact-SQL, electronic access control/intrusion detection systems, CCTV, or electronics in general is a plus.
• This position will require same day travel to multiple locations within 9 upstate NY counties and the boroughs of NYC.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in computer science or a related computer field and one year of satisfactory full-time computer software experience in computer systems development and analysis, applications programming, database administration, maintenance and support, systems programming, data communications, mainframe development, mobile development, web development and design; or
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of satisfactory full-time computer software experience as described in "1" above; or
• 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. In addition, 24 semester credits from an accredited college or graduate school in computer science or a related field, or a certificate of at least 625 hours in computer programming from an accredited technical school (post high school), may be substituted for one year of experience. However, 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 as described in "1" above.

Qualifications

• New York City Residency is not required for this position.

Benefits

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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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.
• 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.