Office of Professions is engaged in a program modernization project to convert mainframe applications from an 40-year-old Unisys DMS-II mainframe system to a modern stand alone application that will support New York State ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® resources that perform License and Permit requests for 56 professions. The project team is creating a New Professions System (NPS).Ìý
Responsibilities include:
- Creation of Automation Scripts and execute them
- Helping develop and maintain the application (using java, vue 3, and SQL)
- Execute multiple phases of functional and non-functional testing to guarantee the quality of software releases from design to implementation.
- Provide testing estimates and manage the testing schedule and activities.
- Participating in the user stories review/ prioritization and ensuring traceability with the Business requirements
- Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases.
Perform research and collaborate with a small team to aid in Quality assurance testing, Gather business requirements, participate in virtual and in-person meetings, participate in User acceptance testing.Ìý
- Creation of Automation Scripts and execute them
- Helping develop and maintain the application (using java, vue 3, and SQL)
- Participating in code reviews
- Write automated and manual tests needed to ensure the operation and precision of new product features and overall system behavior (e.g., regression testing).
- Execute multiple phases of functional and non-functional testing to guarantee the quality of software releases from design to implementation.
- -Provide testing estimates and manage the testing schedule and activities.
- Ensure software applications meet technical and functional requirements.
- Review user stories and confirm acceptance criteria support required test steps.
- Execute end-to-end testing validating data from source UI to target UI and testing the database hops in between.
- Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases.
- Verifying and validating database records to duties.
- Comprehensive exposure to daily department technology and operations.
- Learn Strategic thinking behind technology management.Ìý
- Hands on experience participating and developing enterprise-level professional documentation.
- Work collaboratively within a team to meet agency's diverse needs.
- Participation in Agile/Scrum team meetings and development processes, collaboration on real-world projects, and opportunities to strengthen programming, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. Interns will also learn industry-standard tools, Agile practices, and software development best practices used in a professional environment.
- Enhance written, oral and listening communication skills
- Spending some time each week to learn coding best practices and patterns and generally improving your development skills on the job
Background with Basic Microsoft application tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), business tools (Confluence,Jira, etc.), public speaking. As these are desired qualifications, the team will gladly assist in teaching and learning. Interest in an Information Technology career. Analytical knowledge - able to look at an item and consider how to break down that item so that there is understanding on how the deliverable was created / applied. Write automated and manual tests needed to ensure the operation and precision of new product features and overall system behavior (e.g., regression testing).
Desired educational background;
Associates, Bachelor, or Master Degree aligned with business administration, business analytics or similar.
Interns may work a maximum of 20 hours per week during the semester. Monday- Friday, flexibility to choose any hours between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
Please note: Undergraduate students will be paid $16/hour and graduate students will be paid $19/hour. For all offices located in NYC or Westchester, Suffolk, or Nassau Counties, undergraduate students will be paid $17/hour and graduate students will be paid $20/hour.
To apply for this position, please send your resume, cover letter, transcript (unofficial is acceptable), and signed application to Internships@nysed.gov with the code (OP-SP27-9, OP-SP27-10) in your subject line. Applications must be signed by your campus coordinator. Failure to send complete applications or follow the instructions will result in your removal from consideration for this position.
