Senior Platform Engineer

Description

This position is eligible for telework, which is currently 2 days per week. New hires are eligible to apply 30 days after their effective date of hire.

Opening

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile travel area surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. The MTA network comprises the nation’s largest bus fleet and more subway and commuter rail cars than all other U.S. transit systems combined. MTA strives to provide a safe and reliable commute, excellent customer service, and rewarding opportunities.

About Us

The MTA transportation network has a very large system and infrastructure for financial, business, automated train, transportation, power, and physical security. The MTA IT Department is centrally responsible for providing a full range of Information and Operational Technology services to the MTA agencies and administrative units through its operating and support units. Services are provided on a 24/7/365 basis in support of the MTA organization and its ridership.

MTA IT’s Product Development group is empowered; multi-functional teams focused on the end-to-end management of development products from strategy to delivery. Using innovative processes and tools, the teams are responsible for developing and maintaining highly effective, secure, and innovative transportation, operational, and back-end information systems to support MTA goals and priorities.

Summary

The Senior Platform Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring stability, scalability, and continuous improvement of our enterprise service-management capabilities. As the MTA expands its reliance on digital workflows and automation, the demand for a dedicated engineering resource to support, enhance, and optimize enterprise-wide platforms has become essential toward reducing the MTA IT department’s reliance on a managed service provider.

This role is responsible for designing, developing, and customizing applications and workflows across enterprise software platforms and similar technologies. The position involves integrating platform‑based solutions with other enterprise systems, optimizing performance, and managing ongoing platform upgrades and enhancements.

Critical Skills:

• Strong ServiceNow Platform Management experience 
• Hands-on experience with ServiceNow Performance Analytics, Virtual Agent, or AI Search
• Version control tools (e.g., Git, Jenkins)
• Experience developing platform logic and automation using Glide scripting languages, such as Glide scripting and ServiceNow APIs
• Knowledge of ITIL processes and frameworks

Responsibilities

• Develops and manages scoping and requirements definition, and ensures traceability to the source. 
• Build, configure, and customize enterprise platform applications, modules, and workflows, including core service processes such as Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Request.
• Implement integrations with third-party systems using REST, SOAP, and API-based technologies.
• Design, develop, and optimize platform‑level logic and automation by writing configuration scripts, event‑driven code, and workflow execution routines to enforce business rules, manage data operations, and support complex interaction patterns across the enterprise.
• Analyze system performance issues, apply corrective actions, and manage upgrades.
• Stay current with platform releases, emerging features, and industry best practices for enterprise application ecosystems.
• Develops and executes test plans and test cases; implements scalable and reliable automated tests and frameworks.
• Develops acceptance criteria related to functional and non-functional requirements, business processes, features, user stories, and business rules.  
•  Utilizes appropriate tools and techniques to evaluate user experiences of systems, products, services, or devices, and validates that security, usability, and accessibility requirements have been met.
• Develops, configures, and maintains tools to identify, track, log, and maintain accurate, complete, and current system information; develops and maintains associated operational documentation.
• Maintains application support processes and uses application management software tools to investigate issues, prioritize and diagnose incidents, collect performance statistics, and create reports.
• Defines, documents, and executes small projects or sub-projects.  May act as product owner for one or more lower-value products or services, managing elements of the product life cycle to meet customer/user needs and achieve financial or other targets.
• Plans, organizes, and conducts quality and safety assessments, and suggests opportunities for improvement. Contributes to identifying, analyzing, and documenting hazards and safety risks.  
• Monitors and reports on supplier performance, customer satisfaction, adherence to security requirements, and market intelligence. 
• Continuously develops and maintains personal knowledge of software engineering practices, emerging trends, and technologies.
• Implement and manage access controls, roles, permissions, and authentication mechanisms to ensure secure and compliant system operation.
• Provides technical advice to project teams and mentors less experienced staff to foster talent development.
• Performs other duties and tasks as assigned.
• Travel may be required to other MTA locations or other external sites
• May need to work outside of normal work hours, supporting operations on a 24/7 basis
• Observing the work performed by the contractor.
• Reviewing invoices and approving them if the work meets contractual standards.
• Addressing performance issues with the contractor when possible; and
• Escalating issues to other parties as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. 
• Experience: 5 years
• Certification(s): Requires at least one certification in the current platform/domain/technical skill. Possible certifications could be, but are not limited to:

Technical Skills

• Extensive knowledge of platform technologies with hands-on and high proficiency in the following, among others:
  • Cloud Computing
  • Containerization & Orchestration
  • Azure
  • CI/CD Pipeline
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience developing platform logic and automation using scripting languages (e.g., JavaScript, Glide API), server‑side and client‑side APIs, reusable code modules, business rules, UI logic, and configuration policies
• Experience with platform technology modules (ITSM, ITOM, ITAM, HRSD, CSM).
• Familiarity with platform technology tools (Flow Designer, Studio IDE, Update Sets).
• Knowledge of web technologies (HTML, CSS, AngularJS).
• Understanding of platform technology architecture and data model for platform technologies

Behavioral Skills

• Advanced in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees at all levels within the organization, and with both internal and external customers.
• Advanced interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with both technical and non-technical peers.
• Advanced in communicating effectively, both orally and in writing, to interact with team members, customers, management, and support personnel (technical and non-technical)
• Adept in identifying and analyzing risks and developing effective mitigation strategies.
• Adept in critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Adept in active listening, attention to detail, customer service, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
• Adept in hands-on experience with related tools.
• Adept in working independently and strategically.
• Adept technical knowledge and diverse skillset to understand various technologies, systems, and potential risks.
• Adept in managing multiple projects simultaneously and prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact.
• Adept at working under pressure and meeting deadlines individually and collaboratively. Thinks logically, assesses problems, and is results-oriented.
• Adept in identifying complex business and technology risks and associated vulnerabilities.

Competencies

Other Information

Pursuant to the New York State Public Officers Law & the MTA Code of Ethics, all employees who hold a policymaking position must file an Annual Statement of Financial Disclosure (FDS) with the NYS Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (the “Commission”).

Equal Employment Opportunity

MTA and its subsidiary and affiliated agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers, including with respect to veteran status and individuals with disabilities.

The MTA encourages qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and abilities, including military service members, to apply.