Lead Business Analyst Job at City of New York in New York

Lead Business Analyst

The selected candidate will be offered a salary between $103,765-$119,330. The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services, and provides subsidized child care vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice, ACS oversees detention, placement and programs for youth in the community. The New York City (NYC) Administration for Children's Services' (ACS) Office of Information Technology (OIT) is responsible for providing high quality, reliable, and sustainable technology services, and support to meet the needs of the families and children we serve through ACS, its vendor partners and other City agencies. The Business Solutions unit provides project management services, gathers system requirements, performs system testing and builds systems that meet our customers' needs and supports their operations. Business Solutions comprises Project Management Office, Business Analysis, System Development, and Testing and Quality Assurance. Business Analysis is responsible for collecting the requirements of the Agency's business needs and translating them to functional specifications for Systems Development. This is a continuous improvement effort through User Acceptance Testing and ultimately, release and documentation. Technical Documentation provides user guides and reference documents for applications. Provides train-the-trainer and user specific training on internally developed applications. The selected candidate will be responsible for the following duties but not limited to:

• Serve as Senior Business Analyst for Administration, Finance and Human Resources Divisions of ACS.
• Perform research, analysis, and development of project plans, workflows, business rules, and policies to enhance internal operations and computer systems.
• Conduct requirements gathering sessions with key stakeholders.
• Work with Client Relationship Managers, Project Managers and other team members, and stakeholders to achieve desired results.
• Prepare high-level design documentation, business requirements documentation and functional requirements documentation.
• Analyze and document requirements functional and non functional requirements, screen mockups and screen flows.
• Analyze and document requirements for reporting needs.
• Facilitate compliance with State and agency policies by developing system requirements documents and technical specifications for computer applications that will support those policies.

Additional Information: This job opening has been reposted. Previous applicants do not need to reapply. 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.