Systems Analyst

The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) invests in a network ofcommunity-based organizations and programs to alleviate the effects of poverty and to provideopportunities for New Yorkers and communities to flourish.DYCD supports New York City youth and their families by funding a wide range of high-quality youthand community development programs, including:-After School-Community Development-Family Support-Literacy Services-Youth Services-Youth Workforce DevelopmentRole and Responsibilities:The Information Technology Department is looking for a Systems Analyst/Product Owner to join theData & Reporting team to assist in the Business Process Analysis. Systems Analyst is responsible for analyzing business requests and applying the relevant process analysis to produce a cohesiverequirement. Which would include requirement gathering, data analysis, process modeling, gapanalysis and solution design.The candidate will be responsible for assessing the overall analysis, design, and delivery of assignedbusiness, operational & technical projects as well as recommending the best practices for solutionsbased on business needs.This role as a Systems Analyst will report directly to the Deputy Director of Project Management andBusiness Analysis under the IT Strategy and Project Management Unit.This candidate is expected to determine the overall vision of products, managing various backlog itemsand deciding which feature each product will have according to clients preferences.Act as liaison between the business stakeholders and the technical team to ensure a cohesive productis delivered.The responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:-Apply business analysis methodologies to gather requirements-Review, analyze and update requirements for completeness and obtain business/stakeholder sign off-Develop and utilize standard templates/ format layouts to accurately and concisely write requirements.-Where applicable, develop prototypes of interfaces based on user requirements-Create process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to developers &/orproject team.-Manage and track the status of the requirements throughout the project lifecycle; enforce and redefineas necessary.-To communicate changes, enhancements and modifications of business requirements-Define the vision for the teams product-Manage the product backlog and prioritize them based on changing requirements-Develop user stories/product backlog items-Monitor and evaluate product progress at each stage of the process-Liaise with the product team and end users to deliver updates-Participate in Scrum meetings and product sprints-Perform user acceptance testing to validate requirements &/or defect management-Define reporting and alerting requirements-Help design, document and maintain system processes-Report on common sources of technical issues or questions and make recommendations to productteam-Communicate key insights and finding to product team-Constantly be on the lookout for ways to improve monitoring, discover issues and deliver better valueto the customer.-Assist in the tracking of documentation, including specifications, testing plans,installation/operational/performance qualifications, training plans, etc.-Facilitate compliance with State and agency policies by developing requirements that will supportthose policies.-Provide peer to peer support to other Systems Analyst and Quality Assurance Analyst team members.-Assist in creating new business analysis standards and guidelines and in the adoption of new andemerging technologies and practices.