SCCC REFERENCE #: 25-70
DATE: September 12, 2025
TITLE: Professional Assistant - Enterprise Applications - Office of Information Technology Services
CAMPUS: Ammerman Campus in Selden
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Full Time
RANK: Professional Assistant
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Suffolk is the largest community college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, enrolling more than 22,000 students at its three campuses in Selden, Brentwood, and Riverhead, as well as its Culinary Arts Center in Riverhead. Established in 1959, the College offers a wide array of transfer-oriented associate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences; business; communications and the arts; computing and cybersecurity; health sciences; and many other areas. Career-facing degrees and certificates are offered in allied health professions, automotive technology, culinary and baking, manufacturing, and many other areas. The college provides high school concurrent enrollment opportunities to thousands of students each year through both the New York Beacon program and through on-campus early college classes. Designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic Serving Institution, Suffolk enrolls thousands of students in English Language Learning courses, and also serves more service veterans and military-connected students than any other college in the SUNY system.
Announcement is hereby made for a full-time, 12-month, Professional Assistant for an Enterprise Applications position in the Office of Information Technology Services located on the Ammerman Campus in Selden. Suffolk County Community College is an open admissions institution committed to serving a diverse student population in a variety of degree and career programs.
This is a Unit III position covered under the Faculty Association of Suffolk County Community College collective bargaining agreement with the college.
This position will report to the College Assistant Director of Enterprise Applications and will primarily support the analysis, development, integration, ongoing maintenance and operation of the college's Administrative Information Systems comprised of database management systems; Ellucian's Banner ERP; Slate CRM and numerous other custom applications and ancillary systems. This position is required to work with a team of professionals to support solutions both on-premises and on hosted environments.
The Professional Assistant is expected to be knowledgeable and proficient in the development of data structures and application solutions based upon detailed specifications and must possess an understanding of relational database systems. This position is responsible for conducting systems research and analysis, developing, testing and assisting in the implementation of application solutions in a heterogeneous environment. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to prioritize their workload with minimum supervision, have experience with object-oriented programming languages and demonstrate working knowledge of systems analysis and design methods.
Job Responsibilities:
Develop, test and implement solutions based upon specifications to support the college's student, employee, faculty and financial information systems.
Support transactional systems and data integrity through the development and documentation of database structures, procedures, scripts, reports and processes.
Stay current with technology related to the position and research new opportunities as they relate to the college technology landscape.
Work with other team members to support programming standards and best practices as they relate to existing and emerging systems and technologies.
Work with college resources, SUNY cohorts and third-party providers to provide IT solutions.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships through communication and interaction with college departments, groups and personnel for whom tasks and assignments are assigned.
Provide periodic status updates to college administration and other stakeholders with regard to assigned projects, tasks and other designated responsibilities.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
An Associate's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
One year of technical work experience supporting an organizational Information Technology service, including components of system design; development; testing; implementation; end-user support; analysis; research and resolution.
Preferred:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
Working knowledge of remote API services.
Working knowledge with data transformation using file formats such as CSV, XML/XSLT, JSON.
Experience with source control tools like Git or Maven.
Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or CRM Systems.
Experience with SQL and/or Reporting Tools for data analysis and reporting.
Experience with data warehousing concepts and applications.
Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
Proficiency in Microsoft SharePoint.
HIRING SALARY:
This is a Unit III position covered under the Faculty Association of Suffolk County Community College collective bargaining agreement with the College.
The New York State Retirement and Social Security Law requires retirees of a public pension plan within the State or City of New York to disclose prior public employment and pension plan history for the purpose of establishing a retiree's eligibility for employment.
NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE:
Suffolk County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, equal pay compensation-sex, national origin, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction or disability in its admissions, programs and activities, or employment. This applies to all employees, students, applicants or other members of the College community (including, but not limited to, vendors and visitors). Grievance procedures are available to interested persons by contacting either of the Civil Rights Compliance Officers/Coordinators listed below. Retaliation against a person who files a complaint, serves as a witness, or assists or participates in the investigation of a complaint in any manner is strictly prohibited.
The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the College's non-discrimination polices:
Civil Rights Compliance Officers
Christina Vargas
Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX Coordinator
Ammerman Campus, NFL Bldg., Suite 230
533 College Road, Selden, New York 11784-2899
vargasc@sunysuffolk.edu
(631) 451-4950
or
Dionne Walker-Belgrave
Affirmative Action Officer/Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Ammerman Campus, NFL Bldg., Suite 230
533 College Road, Selden, New York 11784-2899
walkerd@sunysuffolk.edu
(631) 451-4051
In an emergency, contact Public Safety to make a report 24 hours a day/7 days a week by calling (631) 451-4242 or dialing 311 from any College phone.
Inquiries or complaints concerning alleged civil rights violations in the College's education admissions, programs and activities may also be directed to:
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) - Enforcement Office
U.S. Department of Education
32 Old Slip, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10005-2500
Telephone: (646) 428-3800
Fax: (646) 428-3843
TDD: (877) 521-2172
Email: OCR.NewYork@ed.gov
Also see: https://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm
Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination in employment practices may also be directed to:
NYS Division of Human Rights
Long Island (Suffolk)
New York State Office Building
250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 2B-49
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Telephone: (631) 952-6434
TDD: (718) 741-8300
Email: InfoLongIsland@dhr.ny.gov
Also see: https://dhr.ny.gov/how-file-complaint
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
New York District Office
33 Whitehall Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (800) 669-4000
Fax: (212) 336-3790
TTY: (800) 669-6820
ASL Video Phone: (844) 234-5122
Also see: https://www.eeoc.gov/field/newyork/charge.cfm
Suffolk County Community College is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal opportunity and non-discrimination in employment, education, access to services, programs, and activities, including career and technical education opportunities.
A copy of the postsecondary career and technical education courses offered by the College is available and may be obtained on our website at: www.sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/college-catalog or by calling the Office of Admissions at 631-451-4000 to request a mailing.
