9-0555
PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION
PROGRAMMER ANALYST
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service
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LAST FILING DATE: SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
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COUNTY ANNUAL SALARY
$59,821
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GRADE 24
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 0555
APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE and FEE WAIVER
The application-processing fee is $40.
Application may be made via the internet at https://apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice/efile/default.aspx.
Payment must be made by VISA or
MasterCard credit card and there will be an additional convenience fee of
$1.95. An acknowledgement of receipt of
application will be sent to all internet applicants via e-mail. The application processing fee is
non-refundable and non-transferable.
The application
processing fee may be waived for Suffolk County residents who are
veterans, active duty military, members of the reserves or National Guard,
auxiliary police, firefighters, members in good standing of a local fire
district or ambulance company, members of a Volunteer Fire Department and
volunteer CERT members. Internet
applicants should complete the “Request for Application Fee Waiver and
Certification” form online. All claims
for application fee waiver are subject to verification.
DUTIES
An employee in this class performs
technical work in the development of computer programs and/or the design,
implementation, enhancement and maintenance of software systems. The incumbent works with some independence
and initiative. Work is reviewed by a
technical supervisor through discussions and observation. Does related work as
required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
To be eligible, a candidate must now be
serving and have served on a continuous basis with permanent or contingent
permanent competitive status as a Computer Programmer or Website Manager
for at least two (2) years in the jurisdiction in which the candidate
seeks promotion immediately preceding the written examination date.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The only subject of the examination will
be an evaluation of the candidates’ training and experience. Candidates who
meet the minimum qualifications will receive a rating based on an evaluation of
their training and experience against the background of the duties of the
position.
All candidates should submit an
application on or before the last filing date. After a preliminary review of
qualifications, all approved candidates will be required to complete and return
a questionnaire describing their relevant training and experience. The rating
of training and experience will be based upon the information candidates
provide on the questionnaire. Ambiguity and vagueness will not be resolved in
the candidate’s favor. Additional information concerning a candidate’s training
and experience will not be accepted after the questionnaire has been rated.
Candidates who have not received a questionnaire by October 31, 2023 should
contact the Department of Civil Service.
NOTES
1.
Should
it become necessary to amend any part of this announcement, the Department of
Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service reserves the right to make such
amendment on the Department’s web page without notification to applicants. The most current copy of this announcement is
available during the filing period at: www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service.
2.
Candidates
who filed for this examination more than six months ago are advised to amend
their application to include current information.
LOCAL
DATE
PREPARED: August 18, 2023
GENERAL CONDITIONS PROMOTIONAL
ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Application
may be made using the Suffolk County Application for Promotional Examination
(Form CS-203).
2.
Applicants
may complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and
submit it with Form CS-203.
3.
Unless
otherwise stated, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications by the date
of the written test, or last filing date in the case of training and experience
evaluations. Unless otherwise stated, part-time experience will be pro-rated.
4.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in the written examination may appeal to the
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service for reconsideration
prior to the last filing date appearing on this announcement. Appeals received on or after the last filing
date will not be considered.
5.
Candidates
who fail the examination, or who fail to appear for the examination as
scheduled, will be eliminated from further consideration for purposes of this
competition. Unless otherwise specified,
the final rank order of the eligible list will be determined on the basis of
the scores received on the written test, plus seniority and veterans' credits
where appropriate.
6.
Eligible
applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. If an
application is rejected, due notice will be sent.
7.
Unless
specifically prohibited by the examination instructions, candidates are
permitted to use quiet, hand-held, solar or battery-powered calculators. Devices with typewriter keyboards,
spell-checkers, personal digital assistants, address books, language
translators, dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
Eligible
lists resulting from promotional examinations are only certified to the
jurisdiction in which a candidate is employed. In accordance with Section 52 of
the Civil Service Law, for county service, first consideration in appointment
will be given to employees in the department where a vacancy occurs after which
appointments will be made from the general eligible list.
9.
When
an examination is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County Department of Human
Resources, Personnel and Civil Service, the provisions of the Suffolk County
Civil Service Rules dealing with the rating of examination will apply.
10.
When
the examination is prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil
Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of the Civil Service Law, the
provisions of the New York State Civil Service Rules and Regulations which deal
with the rating of examination will apply.
11.
The
eligible list established as a result of this examination will remain in force
for at least one year and may be extended by the Department of Human Resources,
Personnel and Civil Service for a maximum of four years. Changing conditions may make it necessary to
certify to future vacancies at higher or lower salaries than those announced.
12.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans' credits appears on the promotional application
form.
13.
For
each six months of continuous permanent competitive service within the
jurisdiction, to a maximum of 20 years, .10 credits for seniority will be added
to the scores of passing candidates only.
14.
Inquiries
may be made as to character and ability and all statements made by candidates
are subject to verification. Some
employers may require the candidate to be fingerprinted and to pass a
background investigation.
15.
Candidates
must be medically, physically and psychologically capable of performing the
duties of the job. Candidates who are
appointed to positions in the Suffolk County service may be required to pass
qualifying medical and/or physical and/or psychological evaluations.
16.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers and handicapped persons:
If special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your
application.
17.
No
smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds of the examination site.
18.
If
you will be on active military duty with the armed forces of the United States
on the date of this test, please contact the Department of Human Resources,
Personnel and Civil Service before the last filing date appearing on this
announcement for alternate test date information.
19.
Multiple
Examinations Scheduled for the Same Date:
If you have applied to take a written test announced by either one or
several local jurisdictions (county, towns, city) scheduled to be held on the
same test date as this written test, you must notify each of the local
jurisdictions no later than two weeks before the test date, so they can make
arrangements for taking all test at one test site. All examinations for positions in State
government will be held at a State examination center. If you have any questions please call the
Suffolk County Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service at
(631) 853-5500.
20.
For
information regarding a weather-related cancellation of this examination,
please refer to our website at https://apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice/efile/default.aspx.
Civil Service Announcements are shown
at the bottom of that page. Also check
News 12 Long Island for notice of cancellation of this examination: NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND, TV CHANNEL 12 or at
their website: www.news12.com
Suffolk County
Department of Human Resources, Personnel and Civil Service
725 Veterans
Memorial Highway
William J. Lindsay
County Complex, Bldg. # 158
P. O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, NY
11788-0099
Phone (631)
853-5500