Technical Lead
City of New York1 day ago
Brooklyn, NY, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership for custom application development in a Java-based environment.
- Architect and implement AI-driven and agentic AI solutions that execute workflows and optimize City operations.
- Apply Model Context Protocol and Retrieval-Augmented Generation to real-world City workflows and 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 applications and platforms.
- Collaborate with product owners, project managers, and cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
- Implement automation, AI components, agentic behaviors, cloud services, and custom development end-to-end.
- Oversee assigned special projects and initiatives.
Requirements
- At least a four-year high school diploma or educational equivalent.
- At least three years of progressively responsible, full-time satisfactory IT experience in areas such as application development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing, or user services.
- At least 18 months of the required experience must be in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity.
- Qualifying candidates may meet the requirements through a master's degree and three years of experience, a bachelor's degree and four years of experience, a high school diploma and six years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Undergraduate credits may substitute for up to two years of required IT experience, and graduate computer science credits may substitute for up to one year, but credits cannot replace the required 18 months of administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory experience.
- Applicants must generally be permanent City employees in the title or reachable on the current civil service list; other eligible civil service titles may also be considered.
Benefits
- The position offers City employment benefits and meaningful work serving millions of New Yorkers.
- Work location is Brooklyn, New York.
- The regular shift is daytime, but nights, evenings, weekends, or other shifts may be required because the operation runs 24/7.
- The position is open to qualified persons with disabilities eligible for the 55-a Program.
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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.