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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 06/30/15

Applications Due07/15/15

Vacancy ID22061

AgencyState Comptroller, Office of the

TitleProject Assistant (Application Development Assistant Manager)

Occupational CategoryNo Preference

Salary GradeNS

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

Salary RangeFrom $83493 to $102838 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 nine (9) years of general applications development experience, including at least two (2) years of supervising in an IT applications development environment.
• At least three (3) years of applications development management experience for implementation and maintenance in each of two (2) or more of the following three disciplines (duration can be concurrent):
o PeopleSoft Enterprise solution (version 8.9 or higher) development in each of two (2) or more of the following modules (duration can be concurrent):
- Human Capital Management (HCM)
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM), or
- Financials
o PeopleSoft Portal development
o Conversion activities from legacy systems to PeopleSoft Enterprise solutions

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 direction of the Application Development Manager (SG-29), the Application Development Assistant Manager will work closely with the Redesign Project Team and will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Direct the development and tracking of progress against project plans, schedules and events;
• Direct Application Development staff and work closely with NYSLRS personnel and resources to ensure that the appropriate staff is assigned and other resources are assessed to ensure all project goals and objectives are met;
• Work with the Application Development Manager and other Application Development Staff and the project team to develop a work plan to meet the Redesign goals and monitor progress to ensure that the project is completed successfully;
• Direct the participation of Application Development staff in Redesign activities, ensure that NYSLRS Application Development staff meets its contractual obligations as agreed to by NYSLRS’ Project managers, adjust activities and/or staffing when necessary, report project status to the Application Development Manager on a regular basis, and respond quickly to management questions and concerns;
• Direct the analysis and development of 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;
• Assist in the management of the human resource aspects of the project, including
o The review of hiring the most qualified and appropriate staff, with special attention paid to staff diversity,
o Timely and effective staff evaluations,
o Succession planning, knowledge transfer and long-term positioning for project ramp-down,
o Awareness of and reaction to staff morale, and
o Monitoring the proper usage of overtime;
• Direct the monitoring and performance assessment of NYSLRS’ selected implementation vendors to ensure that the vendors meet contractual obligations;
• Direct the review of vendor work products and take corrective action when necessary;
• Work with NYSLRS’ selected implementation vendors and the Application Development Manager 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, developing and monitoring SLAs (Service Level Agreements) where necessary to ensure that work is accomplished in a coordinated, well-planned manner and meets expectations;
• Assist in building upon existing partnerships with NYSLRS employers to solicit input and feedback on project activities, especially as they relate to employer reporting and other participation related business activities;
• Work closely with the other Application Development Staff and NYSLRS’ selected implementation vendor to coordinate data analysis, data mapping, data classification, data conversion and data bridging activities in support of the phased Functional Rollout plan;
• Direct collaboration with other OSC Divisions for aspects of the project which may impact those divisions, including, but not limited to:
o Chief Information Officer (CIO) – for coordination of NYSLRS information technology needs with OSC;
o Operations – for appropriate procurement activities;
o Human Resources & Administration – for personnel issues and mailroom activity as it relates to future requirements for scanning and routing documents as they come in the door;
o Payroll and Revenue Services – for interfaces related to member reporting of State employees;
o State & Local Government Accountability – for possible location code changes;
• Assist the Application Development Manager in the management 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;
• Direct the collaboration among NYSLRS’ selected implementation 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;
• Direct 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;
• Direct the collaboration among NYSLRS’ selected implementation 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
• Direct 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:
Candidates with the following qualifications are preferred. Candidates are encouraged to fully address their breadth of knowledge and years of experience in each of the following skills;

• Demonstrated experience implementing or maintaining applications using PeopleTools 8.49 (or higher), Application Designer, PeopleCode, SQL, SQR, Unix Scripting and COBOL, Oracle SQL Loader, Component Interface, PeopleSoft Internet Architecture;
• Demonstrated experience implementing or maintaining applications using Oracle Database 10g or higher;
• Demonstrated experience in IT application development environments within a public pension system;
• Demonstrated experience in 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.

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

Name Brian Vogel

Telephone (518) 474-1924

Fax (518) 486-6723

Email Address recruit@osc.state.ny.us

Address

Street 110 State Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12236

 

Notes on ApplyingInterested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and the attached template ( http://www.osc.state.ny.us/recruit/docs/8443_template_05_2015.doc ) to recruit@osc.state.ny.us no later than July 15, 2015. Please reference Item # O8443bv-OSC in the subject line of the email and on the cover letter.
PLEASE NOTE: All candidates MUST complete this 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 required qualifications listed in this 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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