New York is leading the nation in the fight on global climate change and the transition to a clean energy-powered economy. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) has created the most aggressive climate change goals in the nation and requires an ambitious agenda that blends proven catalysts with innovative approaches while operating across a broader energy arena that is rapidly evolving. New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) is a driving force in realizing this agenda. NYSERDA works with stakeholders that span residents, business owners, developers, community leaders, local government officials, universities, utilities, investors, entrepreneurs, and more, to develop, invest, and foster conditions that:

　　Attract the private sector capital investment needed to expand New York’s clean energy economy.

　　Overcome barriers to using clean energy at a large-scale in New York.

　　Enable New York’s communities and residents to benefit equitably from energy efficiency and renewable energy.

　　Job Overview

　　NYSERDA seeks a .NET Business Analyst to join our highly agile team of professionals dedicated to delivering high quality project deliverables through thorough and thoughtful planning as well as consultation with a wide variety of users. The .Net Business Analyst is a key member of the team responsible for understanding, documenting, and mapping business processes to appropriate technology solutions based on .NET (C#) and Microsoft Azure. The .NET Business Analyst is also responsible for doing gap analysis on existing systems to determine where development is needed.

　　Primary Responsibilities

　　Identify business needs, elicit specifications and requirements, and collaborate with customers and other IT team members to develop innovative solutions

　　Prepare functional specifications, review with customer, and revise as needed, obtain sign off

　　Provide analysis for projects involving systems design or redesign

　　Serve as a customer liaison, represent the department as needed on project teams and working groups

　　Document system processes, configurations, and changes

　　Manage multiple projects and assignments concurrently; meet established deadlines

　　Communicate to management and end-users in meaningful and understandable terms

　　Facilitate communication and collaboration among diverse groups at all levels of the organization

　　Serve as a resource for other team members

　　Understand and adhere to NYSERDA’s policies and procedures.

　　Perform other responsibilities as assigned

　　Minimum Qualifications

　　Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or a related field, and two years experience in systems analysis work; or

　　Associates degree and five years of experience in systems analysis work;

　　Certificates from recognized programs that indicate mastery of tools and techniques relevant to the assignment may substitute for up to six months of experience.

　　Experience translating business needs into formal requirements

　　Experience creating functional and technical documentation

　　Ability to communicate technically complex concepts in easy-to-understand terms

　　Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with both technical and non-technical staff

　　Ability to focus on details to create a reliable and accurate work product

　　Experience with relational databases and complex data structures; ability to create basic SQL queries

　　Knowledge of end user data manipulation tools

　　Strong organizational and time management skills

　　Ability to facilitate internal end-user training on new or substantially modified systems.

　　Ability to facilitate User Acceptance Testing sessions

　　Experience triaging bug and enhancement tickets and helping to diagnose system problems

　　Knowledge of data security and encryption

　　Ability to keep up with technology advancements

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Relevant certifications in .NET, Microsoft Azure, or other cloud computing technologies

　　Experience with requirements decomposition

　　Experience with requirements traceability analysis

　　Experience with Agile development practices (e.g. Scrum)

　　Experience with systems analysis for software systems leveraging .NET and/or Microsoft Azure

　　Knowledge of report creation tools

　　Experience establishing, documenting, and maintaining procedures and processes

　　Please submit two files, one for your cover letter and another for a resume.

　　NYSERDA is exclusively working with a recruitment partner who will be responsible for the initial screening of the resumes for this position.

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