The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI/DoITT) oversees all Citywide technology, privacy, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and telecommunications to ensure the security of, and enhance, City operations and service delivery to New York City's residents, businesses, employees, and visitors. As the City's technology and innovation leader, OTI is responsible for operating, maintaining, and securing IT infrastructure and systems that touch every aspect of City life from public safety to human services, from education to economic development crossing the full spectrum of governmental operations

About New York City Cyber Command
Cyber Command is charged with protecting all City systems against cyber threats, including systems that deliver vital services to New Yorkers. Headed by the Chief Information Security Officer of the City of New York, we provide in-depth support to over 100 agencies and offices to protect, detect, identify, respond to, and recover from cyber threats.

The Security Sciences division provides highly functional, available, trusted solutions that enable the City government to prevent, detect, respond, and recover from cyber threats. Security Sciences is responsible for security architecture and engineering, with an emphasis on big data and
emerging technology. This includes evaluating security tools, building a highly resilient and defensible security architecture, and supporting
Cyber Command’s software engineering and development lifecycle in order to rapidly meet the mission needs.

We are seeking a motivated, data focused, entry level Data Engineer to join our Data Science Team. Our Data Science Team strives to make security data a strategic asset by providing a platform to structure, manage, integrate, control, analyze, and support threat management activities. As a Data Engineer, you will help build a secure, scalable, and cloud native data processing frameworks that will support NYC3’s cybersecurity mission.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain our data pipeline using Apache Beam, Java, Python and other data processing technologies;
• Identify and implement performance improvements across all pipelines;
• Engage with data consumers and producers in order to design appropriate models to suit all needs;
• Maintain information exchanges through publish, subscribe, and alert functions that enable users to send and receive critical information as required;
• Support incident management, service-level management, change management, release management, continuity management, and availability management for databases and data management systems;
• Administering databases and/or data management systems that allow for the secure storage, query, protection, and utilization of data;
• Handle special projects and initiatives as assigned.

1. A baccalaureate degree, from an accredited college including or supplemented by twenty-four (24) semester credits in cyber security, network security, computer science, computer programming, computer engineering, information technology, information science, information systems management, network administration, or a pertinent scientific, technical or related area; or

2. A four-year high school diploma or its equivalent approved by a State’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and three years of satisfactory experience in any of the areas described in “1” above; or

3. Education and/or experience 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. In addition, twenty-four (24) credits from an accredited college or graduate school in cyber security, network security, computer science, computer programming, computer engineering, information technology, information science, information systems management, network administration, or a pertinent scientific, technical or related area; or a certificate of at least 625 hours in computer programming from an accredited technical school (post high school), may be substituted for one year of experience.

The preferred candidate may possess the following:

• Experience with the Agile Development Methodology;
• Practical knowledge of both Java and Python;
• Familiarity with Unix scripting, Web development, and automated testing;
• Familiarity with machine learning techniques and machine learning toolkits such as R, scikit-learn, etc;
• Experience working with Terraform;
• Familiarity with the CI/CD process;
• At least one year professional, academic, or personal experience with software development or data engineering experience (includes internship experience);
• At least 1 year professional, academic, or personal experience with object-oriented/object function scripting languages; preferably java or python;
• Familiarity with or exposure to cloud application development;
• Familiarity with distributed data processing frameworks;
• Self-motivated with a commitment to learning and continuous improvement;
• Strong team player who can build strong, cross-functional team relationships and collaborate effectively;
• Ability to document processes, procedures, and design.

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 (http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/work/exam_monthly.shtml) 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: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/work/work.shtml

• Interested applicants with other civil service titles who meet the preferred requirements should also submit a resume for consideration

For City employees, please go to Employee Self Service (ESS), click on Recruiting Activities > Careers, and search for Job ID #576777
For all other applicants, please go to www.nyc.gov/jobs/search and search for Job ID #576777

SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTERVIEW
APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT APPROVAL

NOTE: This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program.
Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

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.

OTI participates in E-Verify

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Day - Due to the necessary technical support duties of this position in a 24/7 operation, candidate may be required to work various shifts such as weekends and/or nights/evenings.

Brooklyn, NY

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.