- Seasoned analytical experience in the utility and energy sector, with deep expertise in utility modeling and forecasting.
- Strong understanding of the utility market, including energy and commodity options, and their analytical impacts.
- Leverage unique insight into how energy usage and policy affect government-sector operations.
- Maintain working knowledge of key regional utility partners such as NY Power Authority, Con Edison, National Grid, and NYC DEP (Water).
- Understand the functions of utility management firms (e.g., AvidXchange ) and experience collaborating with consulting organizations.
- Assess impacts on the residential energy market and evaluate emerging alternative energy technologies such as solar and heat pump systems.
- Develop, maintain, and communicate enterprise, business, data, security, and technology architecture diagrams and documentation.
- Define and enforce architecture methodologies, principles, standards, roadmaps, and guidelines to ensure security, interoperability, reuse, and integration.
- Lead or supervise technical leads, developers, and engineers in delivering application and infrastructure solutions.
- Identify system issues or design flaws early and escalate them to leadership to prevent operational or performance impacts.
- Recommend hardware, server, and environment requirements while collaborating with clients to build and configure application environments.
- Monitor emerging technologies and architectural trends across hardware, software, networking, mobile, databases, and data models to inform strategic decisions.
- Support major internal development initiatives and new software products through documentation, training, and ongoing technical guidance.
- Participate in procurement processes by developing and reviewing technical specifications, evaluating vendor proposals, and coordinating with external IT vendors.

Additional Information
1. For NYCHA employees: employees applying for promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
2. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.

NYCHA provides benefits that include a choice of medical coverage plans, deferred compensation plans and a defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees' Retirement System.

Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.

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1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory, full-time experience related to the projects and policies to be studied in the particular position; or

2. A satisfactory equivalent of education and/or experience.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.