Information Technology Specialist 2 (Programming)

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Date Posted 08/10/26

Applications Due08/26/26

Vacancy ID221552

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NY HELPYes

AgencyInsurance Fund, State

TitleInformation Technology Specialist 2 (Programming)

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary Grade18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $66951 to $85138 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 24 Computer Dr. W

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12205

Duties Description Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Review business and technical requirements to identify test conditions.
• Develop detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
• Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks and reusable test scripts.
• Ensure automation integrates with CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.
• Execute automated test suites across different environments.
• Perform functional, regression, smoke, performance testing.
• Execute manual tests when automation is not feasible or for exploratory testing.
• Identify, document, and track defects in qTest.
• Provide clear reproduction steps, logs, and screenshots.
• Collaborate with developers and business users to resolve defects.
• Validate data integrity and perform backend testing using SQL or APIs.
• Ensure compliance with NYSIF standards, accessibility guidelines, and security requirements.

Minimum Qualifications For appointment via NY HELPS:

• NYSIF employee with one year of permanent, competitive service as an Information Technology Specialist 1; OR
• Bachelor's or higher-level degree including or supplemented by 15 semester credit hours in computer science; OR
• Bachelor's or higher-level degree in any field AND one year of experience in information technology; OR
• 60 semester credit hours including or supplemented by 15 semester credit hours in computer science AND one year of experience in information technology; OR
• Two years of experience in information technology.

Note: Certain math and business courses although taken as part of a computer science curriculum, are not counted towards the 15 semester credit hours.

For competitive appointment:

• Reachable on current Civil Service eligible list for this title.
• Transfer: Current New York State employee with one year of permanent competitive class service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 or Section 52.6 of Civil Service Law. Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades. Eligible titles include, but are not limited to: Administrative Specialist 1; Contract Management Specialist 2; Human Resources Specialist 1
• Reinstatement: Candidates who have previously held the xxx title, or a transferable title, may be eligible for consideration for reinstatement.

For 55b/55c Program appointment:

• This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility. For more information on this program, please visit the 55b/c Recruitment Resources Center.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with Tricentis Tosca, Tricentis qTest, and Azure DevOps, including test automation, test management, and application lifecycle management.

Please Note:

If you are on the current eligible list for the position title in this location, you must also respond to the canvass letter that you receive to be eligible for list appointment, if reachable. Candidates will not be considered as an acceptor to the canvass based on response to this vacancy posting. If you would like to apply for appointment by one of the qualifications listed above, you must also respond to this vacancy posting as described in the "To Apply" section below.

If you have questions about your eligibility, please contact the Personnel Department at hr@nysif.com.

Additional Comments To Apply:

Please send your resume and cover letter to hr@nysif.com and reference the NYSIF Vacancy Posting Number in the subject line of your email.

If you are a person with a disability and wish to request that a reasonable accommodation be provided for you to participate in a job interview, please send an email to NYSIF's Reasonable Accommodations mailbox at ra@nysif.com.

Additional Information:

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

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Name Kalli Gilbert

Telephone

Fax 518-437-5206

Email Address hr@nysif.com

Address

Street PO Box 66699

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12206

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit resume and cover letter to hr@nysif.com, referencing the Vacancy ID number in your subject line.

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