NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development · 4 days ago
BUSINESS ANALYST (BA) FOR THE DIVISION OF HPD TECH
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$95K/yr - $110K/yr
4+ years expThe NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) is dedicated to promoting quality and affordability in housing across New York City. They are seeking a Business Analyst (BA) to manage the modernization of the Section 8 and other subsidy programs, focusing on enhancing existing systems and transitioning legacy systems to a .NET platform.
CommunitiesGovernmentProperty DevelopmentReal Estate
Responsibilities
Business Process Analysis: Develop an in-depth knowledge of business operations, document business processes and work with stakeholders to design new processes to achieve strategic goals. Understand on a broad level how operations between different business units interact and flow together. Lead technology team discussions concerning business requirements
Business Data Analysis: Develop an in-depth understanding of enterprise data objects and attributes. Work with business stakeholders to define functional data needs for the creation of data marts
Communication and Implementation: Represent business as a subject matter expert in technical discussions. Must be able to convey requirements to developers, UI/UX, quality assurance testers and information modelers through process flows, user stories, and use cases. The BA will be responsible for working with vendors, to provide oversight during requirements analysis and User acceptance testing, to ensure right requirements are captured and the deliveries meet the business process prescribed
Team Member: The BA will work in connection with multiple BA’s under the direction of a Lead BA for product specific requirement gathering efforts and discussions
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience of analysis, requirements gathering, and/or operations analysis/process design
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly being able to discuss business needs to both technical and non-technical staff
Excellent people skills and the ability to provide leadership in a collaborative, team-driven approach
Independent thinking and decision-making skills
Capable of managing multiple tasks in a fast paced, high volume environment and the ability to adapt plans to unexpected changes
Competence in SQL or other data query language
Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall software development life cycle approaches
Familiarity with UML process diagramming, including experience with Microsoft Visio
Have an aptitude for solving puzzles and bringing clarity to abstract, often contradictory needs
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, including or supplemented by twenty-four (24) semester credits in computer science or a related computer field and two (2) years of satisfactory full-time software experience in designing, programming, debugging, maintaining, implementing, and enhancing computer software applications, systems programming, systems analysis and design, data communication software, or database design and programming, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six (6) years of full-time satisfactory software experience as described in '1' above, including one year in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project
A satisfactory combination of education and experience that is equivalent to (1) or (2) above. College education may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience in (2) above on the basis that sixty (60) semester credits from an accredited college is equated to one year of experience
A masters degree in computer science or a related computer field may be substituted for one year of the required experience in (1) or (2) above. However, all candidates must have a four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, plus at least one (1) year of satisfactory full-time software experience in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project
Preferred
The strongest candidates will demonstrate an intellectual curiosity and/or experience in data analytics for public policy, affordable housing, real estate development, and/or city government
Advanced degree in a relevant field is strongly preferred (e.g. Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Policy, Computer Science, Information Systems, Urban Planning, Law, etc.)
Benefits
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Company
NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development
Established in 1978, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the largest city housing preservation and development agency in the nation.
1001-5000 employees
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