Description
Duties Description
Support the Data and Analytics team in gathering, analyzing, and modeling Thruway data to empower department leaders to turn information into action and informed decisions. They will help the team further the Thruway’s initiatives by supporting the design, build, and maintenance of BI solutions including, but not limited to:
- Querying data repos and generating both periodic and ad hoc reports and visualizations.
- Participating in stakeholder’s meetings to understand and help document business needs.
- Support the deployment of methods for identifying patterns, relationships, and trends in data sources.
- Conducting tests to ensure that BI solutions are consistent with defined needs.
- Supporting the drafting & building of new functions or applications in programming languages to conduct analyses.
- Monitoring automations.
- Performing exploratory analysis and documenting data systems across departments.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
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.
- Substitution: An associate’s degree may substitute for two years of general experience; OR 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; OR a Ph.D. in these fields may substitute for two years of general experience.
Additional Comments
This is a Unit 2, CSEA position. The NYS Thruway Authority offers an extensive benefits package, including but not limited to paid time off, sick leave incentive, membership to the NYS Retirement System, and 90% tuition assistance.
We offer FREE onsite employee parking.
Our telecommuting program offers up to 20% (two days per pay period) upon completion of at least three months of satisfactory performance. Additional policy guidelines and work hours may be discussed during the interview.
Additional Pay Information
The salary range for this position includes all applicable annual components of pay which are:
Base Pay Range from Hiring Rate $64,427 up to Job Rate $91,409.
Recruitment & Retention Pay: $7,000.
Eligibility For Employment
All potential candidates for this position must be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of appointment and throughout your employment with the New York State Thruway Authority. If appointed, you will be required to produce documents that verify your identity and authorization to work in the United States, as required by the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Please be advised, the New York State Thruway Authority does not use eVerify, and we are unable to provide sponsorship for employment visa statuses (i.e. H-1B, Self-Sponsorship, STEM OPT).
The New York State Thruway Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All individuals including women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
New York State Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination based on age, race, creed, color,?national origin, sexual orientation, military status, familial status, citizen or immigration status, sex, disability, marital status, gender identity or expression, prior arrests, prior conviction records, predisposing genetic characteristics or domestic violence victim status. The Thruway Authority is committed to a workplace free from discrimination based on the referenced characteristics and other federal and state protected characteristics.
The New York State Thruway Authority provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Bureau of Accessibility, Equity, Diversity and Employee Engagement at accommodations@thruway.ny.gov or call (518) 471-4321.
