Director of Engineering
Director of Engineering
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Job Description
The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) leverages technology to drive opportunity improve public safety and help government run better across New York City. From delivering affordable broadband to protecting against cybersecurity threats and building digital government services OTI is at the forefront of how the City delivers for New Yorkers in the 21st century. Watch our welcome video to see our work in action follow us on social media @NYCOfficeofTech and visit oti.nyc.gov to learn more.
At OTI we offer great benefits and the chance to work on projects that have a meaningful impact on millions of people. Youll have the opportunity to work with cuttingedge technology and collaborate with other passionate professionals who share your drive and commitment to making a difference through technology.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced leader who has a proven record of leading technical teams to modernize and deliver high quality tools and systems that meet user needs. As a Director of Engineering you will work to align technical teams around strategy planning and technical delivery at OTI and across the city. You have hands on experience developing high quality code and enterprise systems with ability to clearly communicate and help team members from many backgrounds to achieve solutions. A normal week will have you working with members of the team to prioritize work align and implement enterprise technical solutions coach and ensure high quality code across technical teams build a strong and collaborative team culture and resolve issues across teams.
This position will report to the Chief Digital Strategy Officer to improve the digital experience for all New Yorkers. Responsibilities include:
Deliver online publicfacing websites and tools from inception to launch including performance accessibility scalability and security;
Provide handson technical leadership including mentoring guiding and motivating engineers across teams;
Effectively communicate complex ideas and make compelling cases; clear and succinct communication across teams.
Effectively collaborate with engineers product managers designers collaborators and partners across the city;
Oversee team growth motivation and retention including hiring and performance management;
Coordinate with technology partners across city government to deliver online applications;
Jump in can code web applications if necessary in order to deliver modern digital services to New Yorkers at low cost;
Commit to building services that advocate for diversity equity and inclusivity;
Manage special projects and initiatives as assigned.
LOCATION:
Brooklyn NY
SHIFT/HOURS:
Day due to the necessary technical management duties of this position in a 24/7 operation candidate may be required to be on call and/or work various shifts such as weekends and/or nights/evenings.
TO APPLY:
Special Note: Taking and passing civil service exams are necessary to maintain employment with the City of New York. Please check the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) website () for important exam filing information. Please ensure that you are either a permanent employee in the civil service title listed on this posting or that you file for the examination when there is an open filing period. For more information regarding the civil service process please visit the DCAS website at:
* Interested applicants with other civil service titles who meet the preferred requirements should also submit a resume for consideration
Please go to and search for Job ID #698896
SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTERVIEW
APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT APPROVAL
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Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 credits in the field of voice and/or data telecommunications or in a pertinent scientific technical electronic or related area and four years of satisfactory fulltime experience in the performance of analytical planning operational technical or administrative duties in a voice and/or data telecommunications or closely related electronics planning management and/or service organization one year of which must have been in a highly specialized capacity and 18 months must have been in an executive managerial or administrative capacity or in the supervision of staff performing work in the voice and/or data telecommunications field; or
2. An associate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 12 credits in the field of voice and/or data telecommunications or in a pertinent scientific technical electronic or related area and five years of experience as described in 1 above; or
3. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 above. However all candidates must have at least a fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent and one year of the specialized experience as described in 1 above and must possess the 18 months of executive managerial administrative or supervisory 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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
