Computer Specialist (Software) Levels 1 - 4 (TWU)

Salary Range
Level 1: $109,076 - $118,218
Level 2: $113,637 - $127,300
Level 3: $122,715 - $138,441
Level 4: $131,642 - $158,514

Location: 2 Broadway, New York, NY 10004
Schedule: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm (7.5 hours/day) or as required

About the Organization

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile travel area surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. The MTA network comprises the nation’s largest bus fleet and more subway and commuter rail cars than all other U.S. transit systems combined. MTA strives to provide a safe and reliable commute, excellent customer service, and rewarding opportunities.

Responsibilities

This class of positions encompasses highly technical or supervisory responsibilities for the design, implementation, enhancement, maintenance, and analysis of software systems performed at varying levels of difficulty and with varying degrees of latitude for independent initiative and judgment. There are four Assignment Levels within this class of positions, differing according to the complexity and sophistication of the hardware and software systems and the amount of supervision required.

• Assignment Level I: Under supervision, with considerable latitude for independent action or the exercise of independent judgment, is responsible for the design, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of either Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, Data Communications Systems, Applications, and/or related software functions. May supervise a unit engaged in work related to the above areas or may independently perform related work of a highly complex, technical nature. In the temporary absence of the supervisor, may perform the duties of that position.
• Assignment Level II: Under general supervision, with wide latitude for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment, may supervise a unit engaged in systems development work of great difficulty. Responsible for the design, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of either Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, Data Communications Systems, Applications, and/or related software functions. Serves as project leader performing complex staff work and the full range of computer systems analysis functions in highly complex systems development projects, or supervises the activities of a number of applications programming units engaged in work of more than ordinary difficulty, complexity, and responsibility. In the temporary absence of the supervisor, may perform the duties of that position.
• Assignment Level III: Under general supervision, with broad scope for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment, is responsible for the design, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of either Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, Data Communications Systems, Applications, and/or related software functions. Supervises units responsible for systems development and applications programming, instructing, directing, and checking the work of subordinates, or is routinely responsible for the coordination and direction of data processing projects organized to plan and implement complex integrated software development projects in a multi-programming computer system operating in an online mode in a communications environment. In the temporary absence of the supervisor, may perform the duties of that position.
• Assignment Level IV: Under minimum direction, with the broadest scope for the exercise of independent initiative and judgment, holds senior-level technical responsibility for extremely complex and ongoing software functions related to Systems Analysis, Data Administration, Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, Data Communications Systems, online Applications Programming, contingency planning, evaluation and selection of telecommunications, local area networks, computer hardware and software products, and quality assurance functions. Routinely serves as an in-house expert and authority in the aforementioned extremely complex and highly specialized areas. Coordinates multiple ongoing projects of extraordinary technical complexity, encompassing multiple areas of information processing technology. Directs major undertakings that run in a large multimainframe data center, and/or an environment of distributed processing systems combining numerous types of hardware and software. May supervise a unit or units engaged in work related to the aforementioned complex software functions. In the temporary absence of the supervisor, may perform the duties of that position.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in computer science or a related computer field and two years of satisfactory full-time computer software experience in computer systems development and analysis, applications programming, database administration, systems programming, or data communications, 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 years of satisfactory full-time computer software experience as described above, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to the above. College education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience on the basis that 60 semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience. A master's degree in computer science or a related computer field may be substituted for one year of the required 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 in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project.

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.