Job Title: IT Business Analyst
PVN ID: VA-2507-006944
Category: Information Technology
Location: OFFICE OF SR. UNIV DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Job Description
General Description
Through its partnership with the City of New York, CUNY's Building Performance Laboratory is hiring qualified energy management professionals to serve as on-site consultants and fill critical staffing capacity needs at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services' Division of Energy Management ("DEM"). For background, DEM serves as the hub for energy management for City government operations. DEM develops the City's annual utility energy budget; manages the City's electricity, natural gas, and steam accounts; helps agency partners identify and pursue energy-saving opportunities; does energy efficiency and clean power generation projects across the City's portfolio; and implements operations and maintenance best practices. Specifically, DEM is tasked with leading the City's efforts to reduce emissions from City government operations 40 percent by 2025, 50 percent by 2030, and 80 percent by 2050 from baseline.
For this specific role, on behalf of DEM, CUNY BPL seeks to hire an IT Business Analyst to use their knowledge and experience, along with current industry standard processes, to review and interpret business process needs. The person will study the business requirements provided by teams and translate those into functional requirements that developers can code.
NYC residency may be required for continued employment. Immigration sponsorship is not available under this program. This is a hybrid position. Remote work arrangements are not a right or entitlement of employment and, as such, are discretionary and subject to operational needs unless otherwise provided by the CUNY Flexible Work Guidelines.
Other Duties
Perform a variety of quality control checks to maintain and assure the accuracy and consistency of data in tracking systems
Perform database SQL server queries and program data analysis as requested
Write reporting requirement documents and create product specifications and technical mock-ups for new business intelligence tools to support decision-making and performance tracking
Maintain existing dashboard reporting tools, identify enhancements, track, and promote usage
Perform and/or manage user acceptance and regression testing
Interview business stakeholders to gather detailed product requirements (scope, background, business case, etc.)
Develop Business Requirements and User Stories to define business rules and objectives, current operational procedures, risk, input and output requirements, system access, etc.
Translate Business Requirements into functional requirements by developing As-Is and To-Be process documentation, use case scenarios, data models, logic details, work instructions, etc.
Create test case documents to facilitate quality assurance and user acceptance testing prior to product release
Manage projects, including client interaction, developing project plans, and supporting analytics offerings
Work with internal staff and subcontractors to meet project objectives
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will bring the following skills and experience to this position:
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in computer science or a related computer field and four years of satisfactory, fulltime computer software experience in computer systems development and analysis, applications programming, database administration, maintenance and support, systems programming, data communications, web development and design, one year of which must have been in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project in one or more of the acceptable areas; or
A master's degree in computer science from an accredited college and three years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above, one year of which must have been in a project leader capacity or as a major contributor on a complex project in one or more of the acceptable areas.
6+ years of experience gathering projects requirements
4+ years of experience managing and planning projects
6+ years of experience in Office or Google Docs products
Experience in querying data from various sources, especially SQL Server or MySQL or PostgreSQL
Experience in various user interfaces and interactions
4+ years of experience in testing web applications and familiarity with testing tools and processes
Demonstrated ability to work with databases and provide quantitative and graphical analyses
Familiarity with data warehousing and business intelligence concepts and tools such as PowerBI
Desirable Skills:
Fit/gap analysis and Business Requirements gathering and prototyping
Relational database knowledge and hands on SQL Server
Working knowledge of Azure DevOps or Jira or Agile/SCRUM software tools
Expert use of Microsoft Office suite - creating project plans, Visio flowcharts, PowerPoint presentations, advanced Excel calculations and workbooks, etc.
Excellent oral and written communication skills
RFCUNY Benefits RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals
About the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY's research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY's services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society's most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY's research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
Key Features
Department DCAS, Division of Energy Management
Status Full Time
Annual Salary Range $105,000.00 - $125,000.00
Closing Date Oct 01, 2025 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit No
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