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NY HELP No

Agency Attorney General, Office of the

Title Business Systems Analyst 1 or Business Systems Analyst Trainee (NY HELPS)

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade NS

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $53764 to $85138 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 10 British American Blvd

City Latham

State NY

Zip Code 12110

Duties Description The Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) is recognized as a national leader in civil rights, investor protection, labor rights, personal privacy, public safety, and criminal law enforcement. The OAG is responsible for defending the State in litigation, engages in affirmative civil and criminal investigations and litigation, and serves as the chief guardian of the legal rights of the citizens of New York, its businesses, and its natural resources. The Information Technology Bureau has the unique responsibility of supporting the OAG as the People’s Lawyer in its many and varied initiatives, multiple locations, and numerous platforms. If you are looking to bring your technological experience and skill set to an organization which serves the interests of the citizens of New York State in a multitude of ways every day, we encourage you to apply to join the IT team here at the OAG where you will get to work on innovative solutions.The Business Systems Analyst (BSA) 1 will work within the Information Technology Bureau’s Performance and Portfolio Management Office, working closely with project managers and key stakeholders to define and develop requirements for new or existing information technology (IT) systems and business processes. The BSA 1 will also analyze, communicate, test and validate requirements for changes to business systems. The specific duties include: • Assist in gathering business requirements through interviews, workshops, surveys, and other techniques.• Help identify potential solutions to improve business processes, systems, or services.• Support the creation and maintenance of documentation such as business cases, use cases, and requirement documents.• Participate in reviewing and validating requirements throughout the system development life cycle (SDLC).• Assist in creating project timelines and test scenarios; help analyze test results.• Communicate requirements to IT teams, program staff, and stakeholders.• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications NY HELPS: This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.Non-Competitive Minimum Qualifications:• Business Systems Analyst 1 (Salary Grade 18): A bachelor’s degree and two years of business analysis experience in a largescale automated system such as a customized Oracle People Soft application, performing the following: 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.• Business Systems Analyst Trainee 2 (NS Equated Salary Grade 16):A bachelor's degree and one year of professional business analysis experience, which includes: 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.• Business Systems Analyst Trainee 1 (NS Equated Salary Grade 14): A bachelor's or higher degree.Minimum Qualifications Substitution:A Juris Doctor, master's or higher degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience.Competitive Minimum Qualifications:• Candidates must have one year of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55b/c service as a Business Systems Analyst 1.OR • One year of permanent, contingent-permanent or 55b/c service in a qualifying title at SG-12 or higher and eligible for transfer via 52.6 or 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. OR • Reachable on the Professional Careers Opportunities (PCO) eligible list or OAG Department’s Public Administration Trainee Transition (PATT) list. Appointments from the PCO or PATT must serve a two-year traineeship that leads to the SG-18.Preferred Skills:• High level of attention to detail, ability to multitask.• Strong leadership skills.• Strong interpersonal skills.• Strong written and verbal skills.• Strong Facilitation skills.• Self-motivated, organized, and independent.• Ability to set priorities.

Additional Comments Careers with the State offer multiple benefits including paid vacation leave (13+ days per year), sick leave, paid State holidays off, health insurance including vision & dental, entry into the NYS retirement (pension) system, education and training, eligibility for public student loan forgiveness, and job stability with promotional opportunities. Workplace flexibilities include multiple options for employees including telecommuting (up to two days per week) and alternative work schedules. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.The OAG is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to workplace diversity.For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.

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Name Human Resources Management Bureau

Telephone 5187762500

Fax

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street Office of the Attorney General, Human Resources Managment Bureau

The Capitol

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12224

Notes on Applying To apply, please submit a cover letter that includes a statement describing how you meet the minimum qualifications and a resume to [email protected]. Please be sure to include Vacancy ID # 187104 and job title in the subject of your email.If you have questions or issues with your application, please contact OAG Human Resources Management Bureau by email at [email protected] indicating "BSA 1" in the subject line.For more information about the OAG, please visit our website: www.ag.ny.gov.