New York City Department of Transportation
IT Business Analyst
New York City Department of Transportation, New York, New York, us, 10261
The New York City Department of Transportation's (NYC DOT) provides safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of pedestrians, goods, and vehicular traffic on the streets, highways, bridges, and waterways of the City's transportation network. NYC DOT rehabilitates and maintains the City's infrastructure, including bridges, tunnels, streets, sidewalks, and highways.
The NYC DOT IT & Telecom division is an award-winning team leading business transformation through technology innovation to enhance the agency's ability in fulfilling its mission. IT & Telecom acts as a strategic partner with all business units to promote technology initiatives by delivering quality service, and secure solutions that provide new and improved capabilities for the Agency. We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone in the division to bring their authentic selves to work every day.
New York City Department of Transportation's Information Technology & Telecom unit is seeking an IT Business Analyst to join our Business Relationship Management team. This is a newly created team within IT, whose mission is to foster a positive relationship between IT & T and DOT's business partners. You will work directly with business teams to gain an in-depth understanding of their business processes, collect their current pain points, identify inefficiencies, research, and then recommend possible technological solutions to improve their operations.
To be successful in this role, you'll need to be:A customer service champion with the overall goal of delivering on the customer's needs.Able to quickly and continuously learn new technologies and applications.Patient with an aptitude for explaining technical information to audiences with different levels of technical knowledge.A person who embraces both the opportunities and challenges that technology present.Well versed in managing changing priorities and competing deadlines.
Major Responsibilities:Be a liaison between business units and IT&T and ultimately developing strong relationships with NYC DOT business teams.Analyze as-is systems, business processes and operational procedures.Gather, analyze and document business requirements.Create UML diagrams that improve the business and technical teams understanding of requirements.Write and maintain software requirements specification documents, as well as create and manage the associated product backlog.Effectively communicate software requirements to technical staff.Support technology adaptation by conducting training sessions, providing training materials and establishing feedback loops.Perform functional testing, and requirements testing, as well as collaborate with quality assurance specialists to ensure only high-quality software is delivered.Report and prioritize defects found during quality assurance and user acceptance testing cycles.Perform data analysis by querying relational databases using SQL and Microsoft Excel.Troubleshoot reported software issues and perform incident management.
Minimum Qualifications1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
2. An associate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and six years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
4. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above.
Preferred Skills3+ years of experience in business communications, analysis, or project coordination2+ years of experience in gathering and documenting business requirements1+ years of data analysis experience by querying relational databases using SQL.Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.Experience with Microsoft Teams collaboration platform features, Microsoft SharePoint, Power Apps, Service Now, Salesforce, and Microsoft Access.Familiarity with JIRA and Azure DevOps platforms.Knowledge of UiPath and/or Robotic Process Automation.
Public Service Loan ForgivenessAs a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/
Residency RequirementNew York City Residency is not required for this position.
Additional InformationThe 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.
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The NYC DOT IT & Telecom division is an award-winning team leading business transformation through technology innovation to enhance the agency's ability in fulfilling its mission. IT & Telecom acts as a strategic partner with all business units to promote technology initiatives by delivering quality service, and secure solutions that provide new and improved capabilities for the Agency. We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone in the division to bring their authentic selves to work every day.
New York City Department of Transportation's Information Technology & Telecom unit is seeking an IT Business Analyst to join our Business Relationship Management team. This is a newly created team within IT, whose mission is to foster a positive relationship between IT & T and DOT's business partners. You will work directly with business teams to gain an in-depth understanding of their business processes, collect their current pain points, identify inefficiencies, research, and then recommend possible technological solutions to improve their operations.
To be successful in this role, you'll need to be:A customer service champion with the overall goal of delivering on the customer's needs.Able to quickly and continuously learn new technologies and applications.Patient with an aptitude for explaining technical information to audiences with different levels of technical knowledge.A person who embraces both the opportunities and challenges that technology present.Well versed in managing changing priorities and competing deadlines.
Major Responsibilities:Be a liaison between business units and IT&T and ultimately developing strong relationships with NYC DOT business teams.Analyze as-is systems, business processes and operational procedures.Gather, analyze and document business requirements.Create UML diagrams that improve the business and technical teams understanding of requirements.Write and maintain software requirements specification documents, as well as create and manage the associated product backlog.Effectively communicate software requirements to technical staff.Support technology adaptation by conducting training sessions, providing training materials and establishing feedback loops.Perform functional testing, and requirements testing, as well as collaborate with quality assurance specialists to ensure only high-quality software is delivered.Report and prioritize defects found during quality assurance and user acceptance testing cycles.Perform data analysis by querying relational databases using SQL and Microsoft Excel.Troubleshoot reported software issues and perform incident management.
Minimum Qualifications1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
2. An associate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, human computer interaction, interactive media, digital and graphics design, data visualization, communication or a related field, and six years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to the area(s) required by the particular position and a specialization in a relevant technology, process, methodology and/or domain; or
4. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above.
Preferred Skills3+ years of experience in business communications, analysis, or project coordination2+ years of experience in gathering and documenting business requirements1+ years of data analysis experience by querying relational databases using SQL.Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.Experience with Microsoft Teams collaboration platform features, Microsoft SharePoint, Power Apps, Service Now, Salesforce, and Microsoft Access.Familiarity with JIRA and Azure DevOps platforms.Knowledge of UiPath and/or Robotic Process Automation.
Public Service Loan ForgivenessAs a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/
Residency RequirementNew York City Residency is not required for this position.
Additional InformationThe 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.
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