Technical Lead
City of New York2 days ago
Brooklyn, NY, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership for Java-based custom application development.
- Architect and implement AI-driven and agentic AI solutions that automate workflows and improve City operations.
- Apply Model Context Protocol and Retrieval-Augmented Generation to real-world workflows and City use cases.
- Lead automation of DevOps tasks to improve deployment efficiency, reliability, and developer productivity.
- Integrate cloud-native services, AI tooling, and automation frameworks into existing applications and platforms.
- Collaborate with product owners, project managers, and cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
- Oversee assigned special projects and initiatives.
Requirements
- Master's degree in computer science and three years of progressively responsible full-time IT experience, including at least 18 months in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity; or a bachelor's degree and four years of qualifying IT experience; or a four-year high school diploma or equivalent and six years of qualifying IT experience.
- Candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or equivalent and at least three years of qualifying IT experience, including 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory experience.
- Qualifying IT experience includes applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing, or user services.
- Undergraduate or graduate credits may substitute for limited portions of the required IT experience, but credits cannot substitute for the required 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory experience.
- Hands-on experience implementing automation, AI components, agentic behaviors, cloud services, and custom development end-to-end.
- Permanent City employees in the Technical Lead title or candidates reachable on the current civil service list are eligible to apply.
Benefits
- The position offers City benefits and the opportunity to work on technology projects affecting millions of people.
- Work location is Brooklyn, New York.
- The role is primarily day shift but may require nights, evenings, or weekends because of 24/7 operational responsibilities.
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About City of New York
The City of New York is the municipal government for the five boroughs, delivering public services such as housing, social assistance, public safety, and digital tools for residents and businesses. It is publicly funded and operates agencies including the Department of Social Services (HRA and DHS) and the New York City Housing Authority. Headquartered in New York, NY, it builds and maintains large-scale systems supporting benefits eligibility, case management, housing, and civic services.