Sr Systems Analyst

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York's Department of Youth and Community Development seeks a Systems Analyst/Product Owner to join the Data & Reporting team. You will analyze business requests, gather requirements, model processes, and design solutions, acting as a liaison between business stakeholders and the technical team.

You will manage the product backlog, prioritize features, write user stories, participate in Scrum ceremonies, and support testing and reporting to improve customer value.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science with at least 3 years IT experience in applications or systems development.
• Bachelor's degree with 4 years IT experience in IT domains such as applications, systems, data, or networking.
• High school diploma with 6 years of progressively responsible IT experience, including supervisory duties.

Responsibilities

• Apply business analysis methodologies to gather requirements and obtain sign-off.
• Develop prototypes, process models, and specifications for the project team.
• Manage and track requirements through the project lifecycle; communicate changes to stakeholders.

Skills

Business analysis

Data analysis

Requirements gathering

Backlog management

Agile / Scrum

Stakeholder liaison

User acceptance testing

Education

Master's degree in computer science

Bachelor's degree in IT

High school diploma + 6 years IT experience

Education/experience combination (as described)

Job description

Job Description

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network of
community-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide
opportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish.
DYCD supports New York City youth and their families by funding a wide range of high-quality youth
and community development programs, including:-After School-Community Development-Family
Support-Literacy Services-Youth Services-Youth Workforce Development
Role and Responsibilities:
The Information Technology Department is looking for a Systems Analyst/Product Owner to join the
Data & Reporting team to assist in the Business Process Analysis. Systems Analyst is responsible for
analyzing business requests and applying the relevant process analysis to produce a cohesive
requirement. Which would include requirement gathering, data analysis, process modeling, gap
analysis and solution design.
The candidate will be responsible for assessing the overall analysis, design, and delivery of assigned
business, operational & technical projects as well as recommending the best practices for solutions
based on business needs.
This role as a Systems Analyst will report directly to the Deputy Director of Project Management and
Business Analysis under the IT Strategy and Project Management Unit.
This candidate is expected to determine the overall vision of products, managing various backlog items
and deciding which feature each product will have according to clients’ preferences.
Act as liaison between the business stakeholders and the technical team to ensure a cohesive product
is delivered.
The responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Apply business analysis methodologies to gather requirements-Review, analyze and update requirements for completeness and obtain
business/stakeholder sign off-Develop and utilize standard templates/ format layouts to accurately and
concisely write requirements.
- Where applicable, develop prototypes of interfaces based on user requirements
-Create process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to developers &/or
project team.
- Manage and track the status of the requirements throughout the project lifecycle; enforce and redefine as necessary.
- To communicate changes, enhancements and modifications of business requirements Define the vision for the team’s product-Manage the product backlog and prioritize them based on
changing requirements
- Develop user stories/product backlog items-Monitor and evaluate product progress at each stage of the process
- Liaise with the product team and end users to deliver updates Participate in Scrum meetings and product sprints-Perform user acceptance testing to validate
requirements &/or defect management
- Define reporting and alerting requirements-Help design, document and maintain system processes
- Report on common sources of technical issues or questions and make recommendations to product team
- Communicate key insights and finding to product team
-Constantly be on the lookout for ways to improve monitoring, discover issues and deliver better value
to the customer.
- Assist in the tracking of documentation, including specifications, testing plans, installation/operational/performance qualifications, training plans, etc.
- Facilitate compliance with Sand agency policies by developing requirements that will support those policies.
- Provide peer to peer support to other Systems Analyst and Quality Assurance Analyst team members.
- Assist in creating new business analysis standards and guidelines and in the adoption of new and emerging technologies and practices
COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGER - 10050

Qualifications

1. A master's degree in computer science from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience in Information Technology (IT) including applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing, or user services. At least eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity in the areas of applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing or in the supervision of staff performing these duties; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and six (6) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or
4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and must possess at least three (3) years of experience as described in "1" above, including the eighteen (18) months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.
In the absence of a baccalaureate degree, undergraduate credits may be substituted for a maximum of two (2) years of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 semester credits for six (6) months of the required experience. Graduate credits in computer science may be substituted for a maximum of one (1) year of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits in computer science for one (1) year of the required IT experience. However, undergraduate and/or graduate credits may not be substituted for the eighteen (18) months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity as described in "1" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.