About the job
The mission of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) is to elevate the quality of life in New York City by collaborating with the community to uphold the law, ensure peace, protect citizens, alleviate fear, and maintain order. The NYPD is dedicated to creating a safe and equitable environment through strategic resource allocation, focusing on both crime prevention and quality-of-life issues while fostering enduring community relationships.
The Information Technology Services Division (ITSD) is at the forefront of managing pivotal projects and technological advancements within the NYPD. This division is responsible for enhancing the department's IT infrastructure, encompassing networks, servers, and workstations. Noteworthy initiatives include equipping officers with mobile phone applications and digitizing departmental forms to boost operational efficiency.
ITSD is actively seeking a skilled IT Security Specialist to assume the role of Data Architect. The selected candidate will be responsible for a variety of tasks including, but not limited to:
1. Administer SQL Server databases, overseeing multiple environments (development, testing, and production), performing maintenance, patching, troubleshooting, and managing SSIS & SSRS deployments and security.
2. Monitor and assess data platforms to ensure databases are available, secure, healthy, efficient, and recoverable based on established expectations.
3. Implement and manage physical databases for mission-critical systems, conducting capacity planning to forecast future storage requirements.
4. Collaborate with application owners to facilitate a smooth process for migrating their schemas and data to the data platform.
5. Partner with development and QA teams to deliver robust, quality solutions timely.
6. Design and manage High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) architectures, including Clustering, Replication, and Always On solutions.
WORK LOCATION:
1 POLICE PLAZA
TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should visit: https://cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID #771240.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
In accordance with Federal Law, all new hires will be required to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States, and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification document upon hiring.
The City of New York provides a comprehensive benefits package, which includes health insurance for employees and their spouses or domestic partners and un-emancipated children under the age of 26, along with union benefits such as dental and vision coverage, paid annual leave, sick leave, paid holidays, a pension plan, and optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and flexible spending accounts.
IT SECURITY SPECIALIST - 95622