Data Analyst 1

The State of New York Thruway Authority is seeking a Data Analyst 1 or Data Analyst Trainee to support its Data and Analytics team. In this hybrid role in Albany, you will gather, analyze, and model Thruway data to help department leaders make informed decisions, and you will assist in building and maintaining BI solutions.

Role Responsibilities

• Query data repositories and produce periodic and ad hoc reports and visualizations.
• Participate in stakeholder meetings to understand business needs and help document requirements.
• Support the deployment of methods for identifying patterns, relationships, and trends in data sources.
• Conduct tests to verify BI solutions align with defined needs.
• Support the drafting and building of new functions or applications in programming languages to conduct analyses.
• Monitor automations.
• Perform exploratory analysis and document data systems across departments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Experience and Level Options

This position may be filled at different levels, depending on experience and traineeship status. The minimum experience listed for the role is 4 years.

• Data Analyst 1 (SG-18): Four years of experience in data visualization, statistical models, and data mining tools, AND satisfactory completion of a two-year traineeship; OR six years of experience in data visualization, and statistical models and data mining tools.
• Data Analyst Trainee 2 (SG-16): Five years of experience in data visualization, and statistical models and data mining tools.
• Data Analyst Trainee 1 (SG-14): Four years of experience in data visualization, and statistical models and data mining tools.

Education Substitution

• 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 these fields may substitute for two years of general experience.

Traineeship Appointment Information

If hired into a traineeship, successful completion of the established traineeship and the concurrent probationary period will lead to an appointment to Data Analyst 1, SG-18.

Compensation and Schedule Details

• Location: Albany, NY (hybrid)
• Salary range: USD 58,809 - 98,409 per year
• Unit and bargaining unit: Unit 2, CSEA position

Base Pay and Additional Pay Components: The salary range includes applicable annual components of pay.

• Base Pay: $64,427 hiring rate up to $91,409 job rate
• Recruitment & Retention Pay: $7,000

Traineeship starting salaries:

• $51,809 (Trainee 1, equated to SG-14)
• $57,751 (Trainee 2, equated to SG-16)
• $64,427 (Journey Level, SG-18)

The position may be filled as a traineeship. For current New York State employees, salary is based on the candidate’s salary at the time of hire.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Sick leave incentive
• Membership to the NYS Retirement System
• 90% tuition assistance
• FREE onsite employee parking
• Telecommuting program offers up to 20% (two days per pay period) upon completion of at least three months of satisfactory performance and appropriate approvals

Equal Opportunity, Eligibility, and Accommodations

• Equal Opportunity Employer: The New York State Thruway Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from individuals including women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and veterans.
• Eligibility for employment: Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of appointment and throughout employment. The Thruway Authority does