Data Analyst

Duties Description

The New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) provides operational support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year, supporting more than 4,900 applications for 53 New York State Agencies. We are recruiting for placement in either NYC or Albany.

Under the direction of the Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Technology within the Office of Information Technology Services, Dedicated Support for New York State Higher Education Services Corporation in Albany, the Data Analyst 3, SG27 will be responsible for providing senior strategic and technical leadership within the enterprise data architecture project lifecycle, modeling and designing end‑to‑end enterprise database solutions and collaborating with stakeholders to strategically align project outcomes with business requirements.

The incumbent will make decisions regarding the selection and utilization of software tools and platforms, and will develop and implement integration standards and strategies within the scope of enterprise data management software development.

• Implement and maintain logical data modeling, analysis, design, development and implementation of data modeling, data integration, or data warehousing.
• Collaborate with user experience, business analysts, and business stakeholders to devise and implement enterprise data strategies, build models, and assess stakeholder needs and goals, considering factors such as performance, scalability, security, and usability.
• Collaborate with data architecture project development teams to ensure that technical solutions are implemented according to design specifications and provide technical oversight and support during the data architecture project implementation phase.
• Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of the NYS Enterprise Data Governance Policy, setting rules and standards concerning enterprise data management.
• Oversee data management goals, procedures, and business expectations.
• Define metrics and best practices to ensure data quality, privacy, and security.
• Establish how data must be managed at different stages of its lifecycle and who is responsible for which tasks.
• Evaluate new and emerging technologies to determine their suitability for inclusion in a data management technical solutions catalog, conduct proof‑of‑concept evaluations, and recommend data management and analytics technologies.
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies to address them, ensuring the data management solutions adhere to security, compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement in data management solution architecture process and practices, identifying opportunities to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and enhance data management solution quality.
• Perform the full range of supervisory responsibilities, as assigned.

Non‑competitive: nine years of experience in data visualization, statistical models, and data mining tools.

• An associate’s degree may substitute for two years of general experience.
• A bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of general experience.
• A master’s degree in data or computer science, informatics, economics, statistics, mathematics, or a related field may substitute for one year of general experience.
• A Ph.D. in any of these fields may substitute for two years of general experience.

• Data platforms such as Databricks and Snowflake.
• Cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud.
• Power BI tools.

ITS will not offer permanent employment to any candidate unless the candidate provides documentation that they are authorized to accept work in the United States on a permanent basis. It is the policy of ITS not to hire F1 or H1 visa holders for permanent employment or to sponsor non‑immigrant aliens for temporary work authorization visas or for permanent residence.

Some positions may require fingerprinting.

Some positions may require up to 25% travel and/or lifting up to 50 lbs.

Some positions are pending Civil Service approval. Details of the position(s) will be described further if you are selected for an interview.

If eligible,…