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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 02/01/16

Applications Due02/12/16

Vacancy ID27373

NY HELPNo

AgencyFinancial Services, Department of

TitleInformation Technology Specialist 4 (Database)

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade25

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

Salary RangeFrom $75243 to $94834 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address One Commerce Plaza

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12257

Minimum Qualifications Appointment method:
List Appointment: Candidates must be reachable on the Civil Service eligible list for Information Technology Specialist 4 (Database).
Transfer: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive service in a title eligible for transfer via Section 70.1 or 52.6 of the Civil Service Law. Information regarding transfer eligibility may be available on the Civil Service Career Mobility Office website at http://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/.

Duties Description The Department of Financial Services is seeking candidates to fill the position of Information Technology Specialist 4 (Database) in its Information Technology Office. The incumbent of this position will provide database design, maintenance and administration services on the Oracle database products. They will consult and advise on application development projects. Duties of this position will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Performing and/or supervising staff performing the following:
o Installing and maintaining Oracle related tools and utilities.
o Monitoring key database and server statistics and adjusting settings to optimize performance and reliability.
o Assisting application staff in developing database schema and complex queries.
o Assisting application staff in tuning query performance.
o Consulting on network, server and related issues that could potentially impact database performance.
o Assisting application staff on Database migration issues.
o Implementing a backup schedule to insure data preservation.
o Troubleshooting problems related to database.
o Performing routine database maintenance.
o Controlling database security.
o Performing database software upgrades.
• Planning and providing support for interfaces between the databases and Department developed applications, commercial enterprise applications and commercial desktop applications.
• Serving as a part of the production control team. Synchronizing necessary database changes with production code changes.
• Actively participating on project teams. Routinely attending project team meetings.
• Participating in projects to upgrade the network, servers, operating systems and other products that impact the databases.
• Creating and maintaining system documentation for database area.
• Performing supervision tasks on junior database staff.

Additional Comments Preferred Qualifications:
• Strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles and practices
• Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring and supporting database servers, including Oracle and MS SQL Server
• Experience with data processing flowcharting techniques
• Project management experience
• Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws

Appointment to this position is pending Division of Budget approval to fill.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Dina Haggerty

Telephone (518) 473-5205

Fax (518) 402-5071

Email Address Dina.Haggerty@dfs.ny.gov

Address

Street One Commerce Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12257

 

Notes on ApplyingTo Apply: Interested qualified candidates must submit a resume and letter of interest no later than February 12, 2016 to the email address listed below. Please include the Box # (Box IT-04123) in the subject line of your email to ensure receipt of your application. Email submissions are preferred.

Dina Haggerty
Box IT-04123
New York State Department of Financial Services
Office of Human Resources Management
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12257
Email: Dina.Haggerty@dfs.ny.gov
Fax: (518) 402-5071

All candidates that apply may not be scheduled for an interview
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Department of Financial Services is required to provide reasonable accommodation for known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant with a disability if an accommodation would enable the applicant to perform the essential functions of the job. If the accommodation would constitute an undue hardship on the operations of the agency, the agency is not required to provide it.

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