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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/20/17

Applications Due04/03/17

Vacancy ID37705

AgencyState Comptroller, Office of the

TitleProject Assistant - 08441

Occupational CategoryNo Preference

Salary Grade29

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

Salary RangeFrom $94348 to $115551 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 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 ten (10) years of general applications development experience, including at least three (3) years of supervising or one (1) year managerial experience in an IT applications development environment.

• As least six (6) years of applications development management experience for implementation or maintenance of a PeopleSoft Enterprise solution (version 8.9 or higher) in each of two (2) of the following three modules (duration can be concurrent):

? Human Capital Management (HCM)
? Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
? Portal or Financials
An Associate's degree in Computer Science or a related field may be substituted for two (2) years of the general experience.

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field may be substituted for four (4) years of the general experience.

A J.D. or masters' degree may be substituted for one (1) year of the general experience.

A Ph.D. may be substituted for two (2) years of the general experience.

Duties Description Under the general direction of the Application Development Assistant Director, the role of the Application Development Manager is to manage NYSLRS Application Development project staff member ensuring that the staff excels at meeting its deliverables. The Application Development Manager is accountable for the performance of the staff and has full supervisory authority to fulfill this responsibility. The Application Development Manager will oversee the supervision of Application Development project staff activities, assist in project planning and status reporting, the preparation of supervisory reports, as necessary, and assist in monitoring the full lifecycle of project management strategies, processes and techniques (e.g., workload planning, change management, procurement and contract management, etc) that must be successfully deployed to ensure project success.
The Application Development Manager is the Retirement Division's third level liaison to vendors that have been procured for this project including, but not limited to:
• Retirement Benefit Administration System Vendor - responsible for the activities to replace the current information system at NYSRS, including, but not limited to:
? Project planning and management;
? Technical and business requirements development and detail design;
? Hardware/software installation and configuration;
? Training and documentation;
? Testing;
? Implementation of phased roll-outs;
? Change management activities, and
? Warranty and post-implementation support.

• Quality Assurance (QA) Vendor - responsible for the quality assurance aspects of the project including, but not limited to the review of all deliverables from the Retirement Benefit Administration System Vendor during all stages of the project, and advise NYSLRS on potential problems, including security concerns, in an effort to provide a quality solution.

The Application Development Manager will also oversee the development and tracking of progress against project plans, schedules and events. In addition, particular emphasis must be placed on ensuring the transfer of knowledge and skills from all vendors to the project team, legacy staff and OSC CIO staff.
Under the direction of the Application Development Assistant Director, the Application Development Manager will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
Job Duties:
• Manage 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 that all project goals and objectives are met;
• Work with the Application Development Assistant Director and the other Application Development Manager 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;
• Manage the participation of Application Development staff in Redesign activities, ensure that NYSLRS Application Development staff meets its contractual obligations as agreed to by NUSLRS' Project managers, adjust activities and/or staffing when necessary, report project status to the Application Development Assistant Director on a regular basis, and respond quickly to management questions and concerns;
• Manage the analysis and development of the Line of Business solution (PeopleSoft and other Oracle products) using tools available (e.g., PeopleTools, PeopleCode, SQL, SQR, Unix Scripting, COBOL, Phire Architect or Stat) I coordination with the LOB Vendor;
• Manage the review and oversight of project management activities in all phases of the project including initiation, planning, execution and closeout, using principles embraced by PMI's PMBOK Guide (Project Management Book of Knowledge);
• Manage the human resources aspects of the project, including
? the review of hiring the most qualified and appropriate staff, with special attention paid to staff diversity,
? timely and effective staff evaluations,
? succession planning, knowledge transfer and long-term positioning for project ramp-down,
? awareness of and reaction to staff morale, and
? monitoring the proper usage of overtime;
• Manage the oversight of monitoring and assessing the performance of the project vendors to ensure that the vendors meet contractual obligations;
• Manage the review of vendor work products and take corrective action when necessary;
• Work with vendors and the Application Development Assistant Director 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 Manager 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 Assistant Director to work with other OSC Divisions for aspects of the project which may impact those divisions, including, but not limited to:
? Chief Information Officer (CIO) - for coordination of NYSLRS information technology needs with OSC;
? Operations - for appropriate procurement activities;
? 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;
? Payroll and Revenue Services - for interfaces related to member reporting of State employees;
? State & Local Government Accountability - for possible location code changes;
• Assist the Application Development Assistant Director 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;
• Manage 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-outs; also, assist in the design and implementation of a framework for managing the capture, documentation and ongoing transfer of business knowledge;
• Manage 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;
• Manage 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
• Manage 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 DESIRED COMPETENCIES:

• Experience that exceeds the required ten (10) years of general applications development or six (6) years of application development management experience, as outlined in the minimum qualifications;
• Demonstrated experience implementing or maintaining applications using PeopleTools 8.53 (or higher), PeopleCode, Application Designer, Component Interface, Integration Broker, SQL, SQR, Unix Scripting, XML Publisher, COBOL and Oracle SQL Loader;
• Demonstrated experience in IT application development environments within a public pension system;
• Demonstrated experience leading teams with responsibility for managing staff to ensure achievement of objectives;
• Demonstrated experience working and collaborating with IT consultants.

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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 should submit a cover letter, resume and the attached template (http://www.osc.state.ny.us/recruit/docs/8441_Template_03_2017.doc) to recruit@osc.state.ny.us no later than April 3, 2017. Please reference Item # O8441bv-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.

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