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Job Description

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE COMPUTER ASSOCIATE (TECHNICAL SUPPORT) CIVIL SERVICE TITLE.

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is comprised of the administrative units of the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS). HRA is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. DHS is committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City by employing a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to self-sufficiency as quickly as possible.

Information Technology Services (ITS) is DSS’s technology services organization. ITS mission is to support the daily, emergent, and long-term needs of both agencies. ITS creates and enhances the technology infrastructure and computer applications that support HRA and DHS and develops applications, including a variety of client eligibility and recertification systems, case management systems, housing systems, employment/work engagement services, revenue producing computer matches, claiming systems, and personnel systems.

Information Technology Systems (ITS), ITS Service Desk is recruiting to fill one (1) Computer Associate (Technical Support) I, to function as WMS Admin Analyst within Welfare Management System Administration, who will:

- Utilize the APART system to provision and deprovision user accounts for WMS access based

on approved requests.

- Assign and remove WMS function codes for user accounts according to Family Independence

Administration (FIA) requirements and worker roles.

- Perform WMS password resets and account unlocks for authorized users.

- Manage the addition and removal of authorized WMS liaisons who can submit APART requests

on behalf of their agency/organization.

- Change WMS location codes for FIA staff temporarily assigned to overtime (OT) efforts in order

to clear backlogs and provide location-specific system access.

- Document solutions and update knowledge base articles for support reference.

- Provide training and knowledge transfer on WMS functionality and support processes.

Hours/Shift:

Normal Business Hours

COMPUTER ASSOC (TECH SUPP) - 13611

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience, in mainframe computer, mid-range computer, LAN or WAN computer environments and or local desktop support; or"

2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college or university and three years of satisfactory, full-time experience as described in "1" above; or

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of satisfactory, full-time experience, as described in "1" above; or

4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. Undergraduate college credit can be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits, from an accredited college or university, for six months of experience. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and two years of satisfactory full-time experience, as described in "1" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Salary Min: $ 56,106.00

Salary Max: $ 64,522.00