70-348
PROMOTIONAL
EXAMINATION
PRINCIPAL PROGRAMMER ANALYST
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
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LAST FILING DATE: OCTOBER 24, 2018
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: DECEMBER 1, 2018
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $68,740
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GRADE 30
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USUAL ANNUAL
SALARY $79,227
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SALARIES VARY BY
JURISDICTION
SPECIFICATION # 0568
APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE and FEE WAIVER
The application processing fee is $40.
Application may be made via the internet at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice. 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.
Application may also be made using the Suffolk County application for
promotional examination (Form CS-203). Make your check or money order payable
to the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service. Do not send cash. Please indicate the examination title and the
last four digits of your social security number on the face of your check or
money order. A separate application and
processing fee are required for each examination (identified by examination number)
for which you are applying. The
application processing fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.
The application processing fee may be
waived for Suffolk County residents who are veterans, auxiliary police, members
in good standing of a local fire district or ambulance
company and volunteer CERT members.
Internet applicants should complete the “Request for Application Fee
Waiver and Certification” form on-line. All other applicants should complete a
“Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and submit it with
your application (Form CS-203). All
claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification.
DUTIES
An employee in this class performs highly
complex and responsible work in the development and implementation of new and
revised computer systems and programs. The incumbent is responsible for the
design, installation, enhancement and maintenance of data communications
systems, applications and related software functions. Responsibility is also
included for complex systems analysis functions as well as highly detailed and
technical programs. The incumbent may supervise a staff of various level
Programmer Analysts and technical employees. Work is performed with wide
latitude for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative; and is
reviewed by an administrative supervisor. 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 Senior Programmer
Analyst or Data Processing Systems Coordinator for at least two (2) years
or as a Computer Programming Supervisor for at least one (1) year in the
jurisdiction in which the candidate seeks promotion immediately preceding the
written examination date.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The written test will cover
knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:
1.
Data
processing concepts and terminology;
2.
Preparing
written material;
3.
Programming
techniques and concepts;
4.
Supervision;
5.
Systems
analysis and design.
Note:
The use of calculators is allowed for this examination.
Note: The New York State Department of Civil
Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in
the publication “How to Take a Written Test” helpful in preparing for this
test. This publication is available
online at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
NOTES
1.
Should
it become necessary to amend any part of this announcement, the Civil Service
Department 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/civilservice.
2. An Expanded Description of the examination subtests is available by requesting a copy from the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service in Hauppauge. A self-addressed, stamped 9 ½” X 4” envelope must accompany this request.
3.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service by November 28, 2018 are advised to contact
the Civil Service Department before the written test date at (631) 853-5500.
4.
You
can view your room assignment and exam site on our home page at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
under “Candidate Exam Room Assignment Search” seven days prior to the examination
date.
N.Y.S.
DATE
PREPARED: September 14, 2018
GENERAL CONDITIONS
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Paper
applications are available at the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service in
Hauppauge and at the Riverhead County Center display, or by sending a stamped,
self-addressed 9 ½” X 4” envelope for each title to: Suffolk County Department of Civil Service,
P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, New York 11788-0099.
2.
Applications
postmarked after midnight of the last filing date may not be considered
eligible for this examination.
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.
4.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in a written examination may appeal to the
Department of Civil Service for reconsideration prior to the written test date
appearing on this announcement. Appeals
received on or after the announced written test 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 the
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 assistant, address books, language
translators, dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
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.
Eligible
lists resulting from promotional examinations are only certified to the
jurisdiction in which a candidate is employed.
10.
When
the examination is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service, the provisions of the Suffolk County Civil Service Rules dealing with
the rating of examination will apply.
11.
When
the written 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.
12.
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 Civil Service Department 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.
13.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the promotional
application form.
14.
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.
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 Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service before the last filing date appearing on this announcement for
alternate test date information.
19.
Multiple
Examinations Scheduled for the Same Day:
If you have applied to take a written test announced by either one or
several local jurisdictions (county, town, 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 tests 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 Civil Service at (631) 853-5500.
20.
For
information regarding a weather related cancellation of this examination, please
refer to our website at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice click on
the “Weather Related Exam Cancellations” link.
Civil Service Announcements are shown at the bottom of that page. The following stations will broadcast notice
of cancellation:
WALK PATCHOGUE 97.5 FM
WBAB BABYLON 102.3 FM
WBLI BABYLON 106.1 FM
WLNG SAG HARBOR
92.1 FM
WBZO FARMINGDALE 103.1 FM
WRCN MEDFORD 103.9 FM
NEWS
12 LONG ISLAND TV CHANNEL 12 website:
www.news12.com
SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
Announcements and Applications Also Available At
SUFFOLK
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
725
VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY.
WILLIAM J
LINDSAY COUNTY COMPLEX, BLDG. #158 Information Display Unit,
P.O. BOX
6100, HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788-0099 Phone: 853-5500 County Center, Riverhead