COMPUTER SPECIALIST (SOFTWARE)
City of New York · Valhalla, NY
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Jun 30, 2026
Valhalla, NY
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A municipal water and wastewater agency is looking for a computer specialist to support its Security Engineering Unit. The role centers on administering security systems and SQL databases, troubleshooting hardware and software, and providing technical support across New York City facilities and upstate watershed sites. Strong MS SQL Server and Transact-SQL skills are required; familiarity with access control, intrusion detection, or CCTV systems is a bonus.
Mid level · 2+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 590 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database administrators). range 440–770
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $124,223 (middle half $89,291–$165,961).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role title is 'Computer Specialist (Software)' but the day-to-day work is primarily SQL Server/database administration combined with security system administration — a genuine hybrid. Database administration was chosen as the primary SOC given the explicit 'must have' on MS SQL Server and Transact-SQL, with 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) as a close runner-up given the security system integration, networking, and end-user support duties.
The posting is located at the DEP office in Valhalla, NY (Westchester County), which falls within the New York–Newark–Jersey City CBSA. Field work also spans NYC boroughs and upstate watershed areas.
Minimum experience is 2 years of full-time software experience (with 1 year in a project leader or major contributor capacity), per qualification path (1). A high school diploma is the only hard educational floor; a bachelor's degree is one of several acceptable paths but is not strictly required, so the degree requirement is set to None.
Electronic access control/intrusion detection systems and CCTV are explicitly listed as 'a plus,' so they are marked as preferred.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): electronic access control systems.
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