Business Systems Analyst - Albany; NY HELPS

Business Systems Analyst 2 – Albany (NY HELPS)

New York State Department of Labor provided pay range. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range: $86,681.00/yr – $/yr

• Lead BSA team through all phases of business systems analysis for small to medium business analysis projects, or series of smaller projects in a cross‑functional environment.
• Manage BSA team to ensure standards are enforced to include business process and integration, data format and integration, system and vendor documentation for operational support.
• Manage NYS DOL business systems analysis activities. Helps write agency business analysis standards and process documents.
• Analyze and revise flow charts, process models and technical specifications describing "as is" or "to be" IT systems or business processes.
• Work to identify IT system requirements to gain stakeholder agreement for IT projects or business process change documents detailing the project.
• Assist in preparations to justify and explain IT system or business process requirements.
• Evaluate the outcomes of systems testing and confirm that the results are consistent with the system or business process specifications.
• Review proposals from staff and recommend to management the criticality of revising system or business process requirements during and after IT system implementation, if applicable.
• Determine the impact of software and hardware releases on the IT system; recommend delaying software upgrades or revising system specifications and business rules to meet software and hardware requirements.
• Assist in the development of training related to business systems implementation for users.
• May determine need for procuring business analysis consultants.

Ability to initiate and maintain relationships across a diverse set of stakeholders.

NY HELPS Non‑Competitive Minimum Qualifications

• Seven years of business analysis experience including:
• Using business analysis techniques to elicit requirements as the foundation for the solution to the organization’s business needs;
• Using business analysis techniques for the purpose of identifying solutions aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the system, business process,
• OR describing in a comprehensive written document what the system, process, or product service must do in order to satisfy the established business requirement; this includes creating, updating, and maintaining documentation through the system development life cycle;
• Validating requirements throughout the product or system development life cycle (SDLC) including all changes to the processes that would enable an organization to achieve its goals;
• OR verifying requirements throughout the product/SDLC to ensure they perform to the required specifications and are capable of achieving the design capabilities; this includes developing test plans and logical designs, testing the scenarios, reviewing test results, identifying constraints and risks, or communicating with stakeholders.

An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six years of experience.

Note:

It is essential that you describe your qualifying education and/or experience as completely as possible on your application. Omissions or vagueness may not be interpreted in your favor.

A review of your state history is needed if you meet any of the below permanent competitive qualifications. Please provide the last four digits of your Social Security number in your email response or on your resume. If you are not comfortable providing this information via email, a representative from our office will contact you via phone.

55 B/C Qualifications – This position is designated 55b/c. Please provide a copy of your 55b/c letter when applying. You must meet the open competitive qualifications from the most recent examination announcement.

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