Position Information

NY HELPYes

AgencyTeachers' Retirement System

TitleBusiness Systems Analyst 1/Trainee

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade18

Bargaining UnitCSEA Local 658 (NYS Teachers’ Retirement System)

Salary RangeFrom $76378 to $99656 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? Yes

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

Location

County Albany

Street Address 10 Corporate Woods Drive

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12211

Job Specifics

Duties Description The duties of the Business Systems Analyst 1/Trainee include, but will not be limited to, the following:

Monitor ServiceNow for demand submissions daily.
Document as-is/to-be and creation of flows (traditional and cross-functional) or models according to NYSTRS standards and 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 stakeholders to identify, model, and document business processes and data requirements
Translate technical complexities to stakeholders, ensuring thorough understanding of design decisions while working with Information Technology teams to ensure requirements are understood, developed, tested, and delivered to specification
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
Utilize NYSTRS user story templates, including producing additional templates and, when needed, improving upon templates already in use
Validate that solutions meet business needs by developing, maintaining, and executing test plans, test cases, and test data, along with performing unit testing and documenting results
Provide project support as needed
Provide operational support as needed
Facilitation of meetings and trainings as needed

Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications

Either 1) Reachable on the Civil Service eligible list; OR 2) Eligible for reassignment by virtue of having permanent competitive service as a Business Systems Analyst 1 (SG-18); OR 3) Eligible for transfer under the provisions of Civil Service Law by virtue of having one year of permanent competitive service in an appropriate title.

To be appointed via the NY HELPS program, you must meet the following requirements:

Business Systems Analyst Trainee 1 (Grade 14)- A bachelor's or higher degree

Business Systems Analyst Trainee 2 (Grade 16)- A bachelor's degree or higher and one year of professional business analysis experience where your primary duty included three of the five following activities: eliciting requirements as the foundation for the solution to the organization's business needs; identifying solutions aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the system, business process, or product/service to fulfill the business requirements; describing in a written document what the system, process, or product service must do in order to satisfy the established business requirements; validating requirements throughout the product/system development life cycle (SDLC); and developing test plans/scenarios and logical designs, testing the scenarios, reviewing test results, identifying constraints and risks, and/or communicating with stakeholders.

Substitutions-A Juris Doctor, master's or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.

Business Systems Analyst 1 (Grade 18)- A bachelor's degree or higher and two years of professional business analysis experience where your primary duty included three of the five following activities: eliciting requirements as the foundation for the solution to the organization's business needs; identifying solutions aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the system, business process, or product/service to fulfill the business requirements; describing in a written document what the system, process, or product service must do in order to satisfy the established business requirements; validating requirements throughout the product/system development life cycle (SDLC); and developing test plans/scenarios and logical designs, testing the scenarios, reviewing test results, identifying constraints and risks, and/or communicating with stakeholders.

Substitutions-A Juris Doctor, master's or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.

The following activities are not considered qualifying experience:

Conducting or overseeing operational audits or audits of internal controls to develop audit reports and make recommendations to management regarding policies, practices, procedures and resources - Responsibility limited to forms design and changes to forms.
Business related operational responsibilities, including serving internal and external customers, using a business system in the performance of daily operational duties, managing staff with business responsibilities, etc.
Information technology-related responsibilities such as hardware installation, network configuration, software administration and programming.
Development of instructional materials and classroom training.
Help desk duties including troubleshooting, resolving user issues, and providing customer service.

Additional Comments You must apply directly to the posting on our applicant portal in order to be in consideration for the position. The link to the application is: https://www.nystrs.org/careers/job-opportunities/


At NYSTRS, diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to our mission of providing our members with a secure pension and exceptional customer service. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable culture where all diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment across all operations.

NYSTRS is proud to provide equal opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender expression or identity, national origin, age, ability and disability status, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy status, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. We are committed to being a workplace that attracts, supports, and retains talented individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences while championing equal opportunity across recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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How to Apply

Name Human Resources

Telephone 5184472906

Fax

Email Address recruitment@nystrs.org

Address

Street 10 Corporate Woods Drive

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12211

 

Notes on ApplyingMust apply directly to the posting located on our applicant portal. The link to the applicant portal is: You must apply directly to the posting on our applicant portal in order to be in consideration for the position. The link to the application is: https://www.nystrs.org/careers/job-opportunities/