• Section Manager - Data Management

    NYSTRS (Albany, NY)


    Section Manager - Data Management

    **Department:** Information Technology

    **Location:** Albany, NY

     

    Apply by: All applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm on June 8th, 2025. Applications received after 5:00 pm will not be considered.

    Position Summary

    Under the direction of the Assistant Director of IT-Technical Services, the Section Manager- Data Management will oversee the Data and Service units of the IT-Technical Services department at NYSTRS. The duties encompass all units- functions including, but not limited to, budgeting, personnel planning, technological strategies, supervision of daily operations, business continuity planning and resource allocation.

    Minimum Qualifications

    + A bachelor-s degree in computer science, data science, mathematics or a related field, and 3 years of experience at the supervisory level in Information Technology, including oversight of budgeting, planning, and personnel matters for multiple units within an Information Technology organization; **OR**

    + An associate degree in computer science, data science, mathematics, or a closely related field, and 4 years of experience at the supervisory level in Information Technology, including oversight of budgeting, planning, and personnel matters for multiple units within an Information Technology organization; **OR**

    + Five years of experience at the supervisory level in Information Technology including oversight of budgeting, planning, and personnel matters for multiple units within an Information Technology organization.

    Preferred Qualifications

    + Proven ability to design and implement modern data architectures such as cloud/on-premises hybrid solutions

    + Proven project experience developing and maintaining data warehouses or other enterprise level data storage systems

    + Thorough knowledge of relational database technologies including MS SQL-Server and Oracle

    + Thorough knowledge of data science language/tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Python, SQL, and R. Excellent problem-solving skills

    + Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery experience

    + Experience supervising a team of data analysts and data scientists

    + Demonstrated business writing skills to correspond with both technical and business users

    + Commitment to providing exceptional customer service

    + Excellent communication skills

    + Excellent interpersonal skills

     

    Work Modality

     

    This position is subject to a hybrid work schedule.

    Job Duties

    The duties of the Section Manager-Data Management include, but are not limited to, the following:

    + Work with the appropriate departments within NYSTRS to define the Master Data Management (MDM) policies and procedures

    + Work with Business Analysts, Data Stewards, and business departments to define needed analytics for business functions

    + Responsible for oversight of Master Data Management procedures

    + Ensure consistency and integrity of data within the scope of data integration, validation, and cleaning

    + Assist with training of business units for proper data management

    + Design and maintain databases, data warehouses and other data storage solutions

    + Supervise a team of database administrators and data engineers/scientists

    + Confirm proper backup processes and restoration procedures are in place for data storage, data analytics and data pipelines

    + Responsible for ensuring proper communication to the organization for any planned outages

    + Work closely with the IT management team to ensure sufficient unit training plans

    + Plan and participate in business continuity and disaster recovery exercises

    + Supervise the Service Desk and ITIL Support Unit

    + Approve all production change requests

    + Establish proper audits for all data management processes and procedures

    + Update and maintain vendor relationships and ensure regular meetings

     

    Salary Grade

     

    Section Manager (SM)

     

    Salary Range

     

    $127,734 - $143,765

     

    Job Type

     

    Management/Non-Civil Service

    EEO STATEMENT

    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.

     

    All applications to NYSTRS should be done via our** **website (https://nystrs.hrmdirect.com/employment/job-openings.php?search=true&dept=-1&city=-1&state=-1)** **. NYSTRS will never ask you to submit private information via email or direct you to submit private information to another site as part of our recruitment process.