GIS Developer

Job Description

Note: Open only to those already serving permanently in the title.

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the largest Fire Department in the United States and universally is recognized as the world's busiest and most highly skilled emergency response agency. The Department's main goal is to provide fire protection, emergency medical care, and other critical public safety services to residents and visitors in the five boroughs. FDNY members are sworn to serve and protect life and property and the Department works to continually educate the public in fire, life safety and disaster preparedness, along with enforcing public safety codes. Since its inception in 1865, FDNY has helped lead efforts to make New York the safest big city in the nation. This accomplishment requires a steadfast and daily commitment to maintaining the Department's core values.

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) seeks a full-time GIS Developer-Computer Specialist (Software) in the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Unit. With wide latitude for independent initiative & judgment, the successful candidate will:
- Develop desktop and web-based GIS applications using a variety of programming languages.
- Design, develop and maintain geospatial applications through the concept, design and implementation phases.
- Manage projects including Critical Response Information Management System (CRIMS), Web Mapping, FDCAD dispatch systems and cross platform applications.
- Work with a core team to manage large and small GIS projects for public safety applications.
- Support other personnel in utilizing GIS applications and software while interfacing with clients and team partners.
- Participate in requirements gathering and analysis, functional specification, software design, testing and deployment.
- Assist analysts, developers and/or consultants with GIS system design, configuration, implementation, maintenance and administration for internal stakeholders’ requests and needs.
- Perform geospatial data processing/ETL and publishing of data into enterprise geodatabases or rest services.
- Maintain currency of enterprise geodatabase data and metadata.
- Perform geodatabase monitoring, administration, configuration, tuning and performance in-hand with database administrators.
- Ensure completion of data updates.
- Assist in installing and testing new GIS software; resolving and troubleshooting GIS-related problems and requests; maintaining computer hardware and accessories and providing GIS software training for Bureau personnel.
- Support project needs of other FDNY Bureaus.

COMPUTER SPECIALIST (SOFTWARE) - 13632

Qualifications

(1) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by twenty-four (24) semester credits in computer science or a related computer field and two (2) years of satisfactory full-time software experience in designing, programming, debugging, maintaining, implementing, and enhancing computer software applications, systems programming, systems analysis and design, data communication software, or database design and programming, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project; or
(2) A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six (6) years of full-time satisfactory software experience as described in “1" above, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project; or
(3) A satisfactory combination of education and experience that is equivalent to (1) or (2) above. College education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience in (2) above on the basis that sixty (60) semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience. A masters degree in computer science or a related computer field may be substituted for one year of the required experience in (1) or (2) above. However, all candidates must have a four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, plus at least one (1) year of satisfactory full-time software experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project.
NOTE: In order to have your experience accepted as Project Leader or Major Contributor experience, you must explain in detail how your experience qualifies you as a project leader or as a major contributor. Experience in computer operations, technical support, quality assurance (QA), hardware installation, help desk, or as an end user will not be accepted for meeting the minimum qualification
requirements.
Special Note
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, in addition to the Qualification Requirements stated above, individuals must have one year of satisfactory experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project in data administration, database management systems, operating systems, data communications systems, capacity planning, and/or on-line applications programming.

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.