New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation · 5 hours ago
Business Systems Analyst 2 (NY HELPS) - Main Office
Albany, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
7+ years expNew York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation is seeking a Business Systems Analyst 2 to join their Business Innovation Bureau. The role involves leading business analysis activities, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring that solutions meet business needs through thorough documentation and testing.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Independently lead and coordinate business analysis activities
Document as-is/to-be and creation of flows (traditional and cross-functional) or models according to recognized business analysis methodologies
Identify and document scope of business processes, changes, and enhancements, along with prioritizing and remaining aware of business process changes
Manage the relationship with project stakeholders to identify, model and document business process and data requirements
Translate technical complexities to project stakeholders, ensuring thorough understanding of design decisions
Work closely with the Project Team to ensure analysis activities are properly estimated and included in the project schedule
Work with the Project Team to ensure requirements’ gathering stays within scope or enact a change request if the scope needs to be revisited
Validate that solutions meet business needs by developing, maintaining and executing test plans
Coordinate quality assurance testing and testing efforts including documenting and reporting user feedback and noted defects
Develop training and user support materials in support projects
Provide project support as needed
Supervise lower-level staff
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Seven years of business analysis experience including: using business analysis techniques to elicit requirements as the foundation for the solution to the organizations 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
Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education
If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency
Current NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Employees only, with at least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service as a Business Systems Analyst 2; if you have less than one year, you must be reachable on the current Business Systems Analyst 2 eligible list for this location
To be eligible for NCP, candidates must be in the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation promotion field and have at least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service as a Business Systems Analyst 1
In the absence of eligible lists with three or more candidates willing to accept a position, a temporary provisional appointment may be considered. For provisional appointment, candidates must meet the same minimum qualifications as listed under NY HELPS Qualifications
At least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service as a Grade 21 or higher. The service must be in a title that Civil Service has deemed transfer eligible to the position
At least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service as a Health Information Management Administrator 3, SG 22 OR Employees Retirement System Examiner 5, SG 23
A subsequent 55-b/c appointment may be considered if you have at least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service and have a current Civil Service 55-b/c letter of eligibility
Preferred
Business Analyst certification is preferred
Work effectively with staff with the ability to demonstrate effective conflict management, flexibility, adaptability, and emotional intelligence
Ability to demonstrate experience in requirements gathering, analysis, modeling, communication, specification, and implementation
Understand the business environment and translate that into effective requirements
Ability to express oneself and communicate effectively with others; ability to transmit and receive information clearly and succinctly with respect to the intended audience
Capable of explaining technical topics in plain, non-technical language to individuals without a technology background
Translates program terminology and business needs into technical concepts
Ability to utilize creative thinking, decision making, problem solving, and system thinking while working with analytics
Ability to demonstrates exceptional value-added service to internal and external customers
Skilled in evaluating and recommending optimal technology solutions to enhance system accessibility and data management
Benefits
Paid Time Off: PEF: 44 days - 13 Vacation days, 13 Sick days, and 5 Personal Leave days, 13 Holidays.
PEF: Three (3) days of professional leave annually to participate in professional development.
Health Care Benefits: Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs.
Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost.
New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership
NYS Deferred Compensation
Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
Paid Parental / Family Leave
Company
New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
The mission of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation is to provide safe and enjoyable recreational and interpretive opportunities for all New York State residents and visitors and to be responsible stewards of our valuable natural, historic and cultural resources.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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