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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 11/18/15

Applications Due12/03/15

Vacancy ID25946

AgencyState Comptroller, Office of the

TitleProject Assistant (PeopleSoft Application Developer Specialist)

Occupational CategoryNo Preference

Salary GradeNS

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

Salary RangeFrom $67703 to $85635 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address Division of Retirement Services Redesign Project

110 State Street

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12236

Minimum Qualifications Job Specifics
The New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) has embarked on a multi-year initiative, called the Redesign Project, that will require significant investment to redesign its business processes and legacy systems, replacing them with an integrated, customer focused, information system that facilitates its work.
When the Redesign Project is complete, NYSLRS will possess a modern information system, ready to meet the needs of its customers and stakeholders in a secure, flexible and stable environment.
PLEASE NOTE: Please read this posting in its entirety and follow the specific instructions on applying for this position.
Minimum Qualifications
At least seven (7) years of general applications development experience;
Integration Developer
At least one (1) year of experience in developing and maintaining PeopleSoft applications using the following skills and their toolsets:
- Integration Broker setup and Maintenance, and
- WSDL/Web Service Integration
A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field may be substituted for four (4) years of the general applications development experience.

Duties Description Under the general direction of the Application Development Supervisor (SG 25), the Application Development Specialist will work closely with the Redesign Project Team and will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
Job Duties:
Under the general direction of the Application Development Supervisor (SG-25), the Application Development Specialist will work closely with the Redesign Project Team and will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Develop and track progress against project plans, schedules and events:
• Work with the Application Development Supervisor and Application Development staff and the project team to execute a work plan to meet the Redesign goals and monitor progress to ensure that the project is completed successfully;
• Participate with Application Development staff in Redesign activities, meet contractual obligations as agreed to the by NYSLRS’ Project managers, report project status to the Application Development Supervisor on a regular basis, and respond quickly to management questions and concerns:
• Analyze and develop the Retirement Benefit Administration System (PeopleSoft and other Oracle products) using tools available (e.g., PeopleTools, PeopleCode, SQL, SQR, Unix Scripting, COBOL, Phire Architect or Stat) in coordination with NYSLRS’ selected implementation vendor;
• Review vendor work products and take corrective action when necessary;
• Work with vendors and the Application Development Supervisor to manage efforts to explore and develop the functional business requirements, processes and rules that will contribute to how the replacement system works;
• Work closely with Legacy and CIO staff to ensure that they are consulted and understand the full impact of system application enhancements as they relate to the OSC environment;
• Work closely with the other Application Development staff and vendor to coordinate data analysis, data mapping, data classification, data conversion and data bridging activities in support of the phased Functional Rollout plan;
• Assist the Application Development Supervisor in the review of any change orders that are developed after performing a full cost/benefit analysis of potential changes;
• Provide NYSLRS assistance to vendor-led development of a business function help desk to assist business staff during functional roll-outs and beyond;
• Participate in the collaboration among vendor, Redesign Business and Redesign Application Development staff to communicate evolving business requirements for work processes, detail design testing, training and roll-out; also, assist in the design and implementation of a framework for managing the capture, documentation and ongoing transfer of business knowledge;
• Participate in the collaboration between vendor and Redesign Application Development staff to develop and implement standards for future development and on-going maintenance of the Retirement Benefit Administration System;
• Participate in the collaboration among vendor, Redesign Business and Redesign Application Development staff to develop interfaces with external stakeholders (e.g., employers, public retirement systems, unions, IRS, etc) using various methods (e.g., portal, secure FTP, etc,); and
• Participate in the integration of the Retirement Benefit Administration System with internal NYSLRS applications that are not changing as a result of this project, including but not limited to General Ledger Microsoft Dynamics, SQL Server 2008, FileNet P8 and Lotus Notes Domino Email in coordination with NYSLRS’ selected implementation vendor.

Additional Comments PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience in skills presented in the Minimum Qualifications above that exceeds the Minimum Qualifications;
• Demonstrated experience implementing and maintaining PeopleSoft applications using the following toolsets: Application Engine, Application Packages, Component Interface, SQR, Application Messaging, and XML;
• Demonstrated experience implementing or maintaining applications using Oracle Database 10g or higher;
• Demonstrated experience in an IT application development environment supporting a public pension system;
• Demonstrated experience working in a team environment; and
• Demonstrated experience working and collaborating with IT consultants.


ADDITIONAL DESIRED TRAITS:
• Excellent facilitation skills to bring parties together to develop effective and efficient solutions;
• Excellent knowledge transfer skills;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Excellent organizational skills; and
• Ability to work independently.

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Name Brian Vogel

Telephone (518) 474-1924

Fax

Email Address recruit@osc.state.ny.us

Address

Street 110 State Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12236

 

Notes on ApplyingInterested candidates must submit a cover letter, resume and the attached template to “Recruit” to recruit@osc.state.ny.us no later than December 3, 2015. Please reference Item #08447bv-OSC in the subject line of the email and on the cover letter. To obtain the required template; copy and paste the following hyper link into your browser, download and save the template:
http://www.osc.state.ny.us/recruit/docs/8447_template_11_2015.doc

PLEASE NOTE: All candidates MUST complete the SUMMARY OF MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS template in full to demonstrate they meet the minimum qualifications. Candidates will be selected for interview based SOLELY on the contents provided by them on this template.
IMPORTANT: It is imperative that you provide specific examples to demonstrate your experience for each of the minimum qualifications listed on the template. Please ensure that you have fully described how you meet the qualifications by providing a FULLY DETAILED description of your experience. Any ambiguity, vagueness, or omissions will not be decided in the candidate’s favor.

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

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