Business Systems Analyst 1/Trainee - 218420

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Date Posted 06/23/26

Applications Due07/03/26

Vacancy ID218420

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NY HELPYes

AgencyCriminal Justice Services, Division of

TitleBusiness Systems Analyst 1/Trainee - 218420

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary GradeNS

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

Salary RangeFrom $53764 to $85138 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 80 South Swan Street

Alfred E. Smith Building

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12210

Duties Description The Business Systems Analyst 1 (BSA1) will provide business analysis services in support of the Division of Criminal Justice Services' Office of Business Analysis. The BSA1 will strive to learn multiple facets of the core business areas within the assigned bureau to gain a full understanding of how the agency and business units function. The BSA1 will engage with agency staff and partners to understand the critical nature of the work the agency performs, so they can effectively support the necessary functions when needed. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Document the business process of assigned program areas through use of scenario-based use cases, Business Requirement Documentation (BRDs) and Process Flow Diagrams;
• Contribute to the "as-is" and "to-be" business process, and documentation when needed;
• Create and submit ITS Work Intake Requests (WIR) as needed
• Assist with troubleshooting various issues that may arise within a program area;
• Facilitate meetings with program areas to ensure they are fully aware of and understand ITS changes which could affect system utilized by staff;
• Create and track any defects or enhancements made by the business areas.
• Establish and maintain communication documents to assist in progressing active solutioning. This can be in the form of meeting minutes or trackers;
• Construct SQL statements to help provide data driven examples to ITS and the business area.
• Communicate with program areas to receive details on incidents;
• Test and verify reported incidents;
• Liaison with ITS to manage the lifecycle of incidents and report progress to supervisors;
• Create test plans and associated scenarios which can be used to conduct functional testing;
• Develop User Acceptance Test plans which are usable not only by technical staff, but also non-technical program area staff;
• Liaison between ITS and DCJS to facilitate User Acceptance testing;
• And, document test results to validate requirements.

Minimum Qualifications NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Business Systems Analyst Trainee 1, NS: Four 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*.

Advanced placement to the trainee 2 or journey level may be possible depending on education and experience and subject to agency approval.

• 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. This information can be found at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.

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 maybe 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.

COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Business Systems Analyst 1, SG-18: Reachable on the current PCO Select eligible list; OR Permanent service in this title or one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c service in a title SG-16 or higher and otherwise eligible for transfer under Civil Service Law.

Business Systems Analyst Trainee: Reachable on the current PATT or PCO eligible list; OR one year of permanent service in a title allocated to G-11 or higher and otherwise eligible for transfer.

Candidates appointed at the Trainee 1 level will need to successfully complete a two-year traineeship before advancing to the Business Systems Analyst 1, SG-18 level.

Candidates eligible for 55b/c appointment with a bachelor's degree or higher are eligible and encouraged to apply.

Additional Comments Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. DCJS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Please be advised that the Division of Criminal Justice Services does not currently offer sponsorship for employment visas.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Unit at DEIA@dcjs.ny.gov or (518) 485-1704.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Samantha McCarthy

Telephone 518-485-0614

Fax 518-457-4000

Email Address DCJSJobs@dcjs.ny.gov

Address

Street 80 South Swan Street

Alfred E. Smith Building

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12210

Notes on ApplyingPlease send a cover letter and resume to the email address above. Please reference posting #218420 on your cover letter.

DCJS was named to the Times Union's list of 2017 through 2026 Top Workplaces as voted on by our employees.

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