Senior Software Engineer/Developer

Applications to be submitted by October 01, 2025

Compensation Grade:

P25

Compensation Details:

Minimum: $95,599.00 - Maximum: $95,599.00 Annually

Positions with a designated work location in New York City, Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, or Westchester Counties will receive a $4,000 annual downstate adjustment (pro-rated for part-time positions).

Department

(OPH) WADS Information Technology Group

Job Description:

Responsibilities

Innovative, multidisciplinary research. Complex diagnostics and novel detection methods. High-tech instrumentation and state-of-the-art laboratory services. All are components of the scientific community that is the Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health. 

Health Research, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer/Developer. The incumbent will oversee computer application development in support of the Wadsworth Center.  This position will be part of a dynamic team serving the information technology needs of Wadsworth Center including software development to support laboratory accessioning, processing, resulting and reporting.  Specific duties will include: performing application development tasks including researching and documenting technical designs, programming solutions, and customer technical support; developing unit tests and testing processes autonomously to ensure conformity of the application with business requirements and implement change management; overseeing the release management process, including the testing, promoting and releasing of applications through the development environment; and leading peer code review sessions and overseeing the development of technical design documentation.  Other related duties as assigned. 

Wadsworth Center serves a vital role in the New York State Department of Health’s efforts to protect and promote the health of New York’s citizens.  Come be a part of Science in the Pursuit of Health ®!

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or a related field and four years of computer programming, database design/development, or systems analysis experience; OR an Associate’s degree in a related field and six years of such experience; OR eight years of such experience.  A Master’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or a related field may substitute for one year of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least four years’ experience building web applications using component-based frameworks, such as React or Angular, from specifications expressed through user stories or by use cases, interaction diagrams and sequence diagrams.

• At least four years’ experience in application development using Spring and/or enterprise Java technologies, such as Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) with REST web services. 

• At least four years’ experience programming with SQL and interfacing with Oracle databases using persistence frameworks like Java Persistence API (JPA) or Hibernate.

• At least two years’ experience with TypeScript.

• Experience with Kubernetes and container management solutions such as Docker or podman.

• Experience in type-directed functional programming and systems design.

• Domain knowledge of Laboratory Information Management Systems.

Conditions of Employment

Grant funded position. Compliance with funding requirements such as time and effort reporting, grant deliverables, and contract deliverables, is required.

Valid and unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S. is required. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Travel up to 10% of the time will be required.

The selected candidate must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the official work location specified in the job posting and must also be located in or willing to relocate to one of the following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, or Massachusetts, prior to hire. Telecommuting will be available.

HRI participates in the E-Verify Program.  

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