Director of DevOps at City of New York
New York City, NY
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Aug 5, 2026
New York City, NY
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Director of DevOps role at the NYC Comptroller's Office, managing a team of DevOps Engineers and Systems Administrators responsible for application uptime, infrastructure operations, and software delivery pipelines. The position combines people management and strategic IT planning with hands-on administration of Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Intune/Endpoint Manager, and security tooling. Candidates must currently hold the NYC Civil Service title of Computer Systems Manager or be reachable on its open competitive list.
Senior level · 4+ 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 330 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 95–590
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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What the occupation pays Median $220,035 (middle half $175,731–$291,850).
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Why we read it this way (4)
This posting is restricted to current City of New York employees holding the permanent Civil Service title of Computer Systems Manager, or candidates reachable on the open competitive civil service list for that title — a hard eligibility gate that no field here can represent.
The minimum experience requirement varies by education level (3 years with a Master's, 4 years with a Bachelor's, 6 years with a high school diploma); 4 years is used as the floor since a Bachelor's degree is the most common baseline, but the role accepts equivalent combinations of education and experience.
No salary or compensation figures are stated in the posting.
The role title is 'Director of DevOps' but the civil service title is 'Computer Systems Manager' (code 10050); the primary day-to-day work is managing a team and overseeing IT operations, supporting the 11-3021 classification. 15-1244 is noted as a runner-up given the substantial hands-on infrastructure and systems administration duties described.
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