Systems Analyst
US District Court, Western District of New York
Buffalo, NY (In Person)
$98,284 Salary, Full-Time
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Systems Analyst Judicial Branch U.S. Courts United Stes District Court, Western District of New York Summary The Western District of New York seeks a mission-driven professional to serve as a full-time Systems Analyst within the Buffalo divisional office of the United Stes District Court Office of the Clerk. The ideal candide possesses technical skills in addition to excellent interpersonal and analytical skills, strong work ethic, and resilience. Learn more about this agency Summary The Western District of New York seeks a mission-driven professional to serve as a full-time Systems Analyst within the Buffalo divisional office of the United Stes District Court Office of the Clerk. The ideal candide possesses technical skills in addition to excellent interpersonal and analytical skills, strong work ethic, and resilience. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply today Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 31, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Buffalo, NY No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $74,855 - $121,713 per year Commensure with experience and qualificions. Pay scale & grade CL 28 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 2210 Informion Technology Management Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-05 Control number 868616000 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help Performs professional work reled to the functionality and administrion of applicion for the court's Case Management/Electronic Case Files System (CM/ECF-NextGen), as well as other nional and locally developed applicions. Performs content updes as requested to various internal and external websites. Addresses support calls from the informion technology (IT) help desk. Prepares written documention for users and IT staff th is clear and effective. Provides support for user applicions, such as Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Office 365), Adobe Acrob, and computer hardware and software to all court units. Assists in hardware/software installs, updes, and decommissioning. Provides IP phone and voicemail administrion and support. Provides courtroom A/V support which includes video conferencing, and IP telephony systems. Carries a court-issued cell phone and is available to respond to customer issues. Trains users on local and nional applicions. Performs other reled duties, as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents seeking U.S. citizenship. Employees are required to use electronic funds transfer for payroll deposit. This is a high-sensitive position within the Judiciary. Employment considered provisional pending successful completion of an OPM background investigion and credit check and a favorable suitability determinion. Investigive updes are required every five years. Qualificions Qualificion Requirements A minimum of two years of experience with troubleshooting, repairing, and installing IT hardware and software. Ability to travel as needed. Ability to lift and move equipment up to 50 pounds is required. Preferred Qualificions/Court Preferred Skills An associe degree or higher from an accredited college or university in CS, MIS, or other relevant field of study. Knowledge of and skill in using current informion technology applicions. Knowledge of Drupal and Point Administrion. Knowledge of court operions and its nional applicions such as CM/ECF, CEO and JMS. Knowledge of opering systems Linux, Microsoft Windows Server and iOS. Knowledge of relional dabases and SQL. Skill in training and/or instructing court personnel in relevant hardware and software programs. Ability to communice technical informion effectively (orally and in writing) to IT Staff and end users. Excellent organizional, verbal, and written communicion skills. Many user interactions are with remote users with varying technological skills. Ability to work independently and/or with minimal supervision. Ability to exercise good judgment regarding proper business tire. Ability to comply with the Code of Conduct for Judiciary Employees and court confidentiality requirements. Specialized Experience Progressively responsible experience th involved Linux server and dabase administrion, perl/Java programing and SQL query building. Additional informion Employees must adhere to a Code of Conduct . The Court provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Veterans' preference is not a factor used in Judicial Branch appointments. Positions with the U.S. Courts are excepted service appointments, which are " will" and may be termined with or without cause. This position requires the incumbent to work on-site the Robert H. Jackson United Stes Courthouse in Buffalo, New York, but will serve as part of the district-wide IT team supporting all divisional offices of the court (Buffalo and Rochester). Work performed in an office setting. Travel to the Rochester divisional office and other locions may be required. Occasional emergency weekend and after-hours coverage may also be required. The United Stes District Court for the Western District of New York is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help Click HERE to learn more about the Judiciary's benefits. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. We will review your resume and supporting documents to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. We will evalue each applicant who meets the basic qualificions on the informion provided and evalue your relevant professional, educional, and work experiences as it reles to fundamental competencies, identified in the Qualificions section above, required for this position. Benefits Help Click HERE to learn more about the Judiciary's benefits. Required documents Required Documents Help Cover Letter; Resume; and AO78 Applicion for Judicial Branch Federal Employment (found https://www.nywd.uscourts.gov/sites/nywd/files/AO78with78B.pdf ) See 'How to Apply' for instructions. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please submit a cover letter, resume, and AO78 Applicion for Judicial Branch Federal Employment (found https://www.nywd.uscourts.gov/sites/nywd/files/AO78with78B.pdf ) as a single PDF tachment by email to: applicions@nywd.uscourts.gov subject line "Systems Analyst, Reference No. 26-05." Save the documents as one PDF, using your firstname_lastname. When the AO78 is filled out electronically and returned by email, the fillable form must first be resaved and submitted as a non-fillable PDF before submission, otherwise the form will appear blank. Applicants are not required to complete the AO78, page 5, Optional Background Informion until the time of a conditional offer. Agency contact informion Human Resources applicions@nywd.uscourts.gov Address US District Court, Western District of New York 2 Niagara Square Buffalo, NY 14202 US Next steps Only candides selected for an interview notified and must travel their own expense. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Cover Letter; Resume; and AO78 Applicion for Judicial Branch Federal Employment (found https://www.nywd.uscourts.gov/sites/nywd/files/AO78with78B.pdf ) See 'How to Apply' for instructions. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please submit a cover letter, resume, and AO78 Applicion for Judicial Branch Federal Employment (found https://www.nywd.uscourts.gov/sites/nywd/files/AO78with78B.pdf ) as a single PDF tachment by email to: applicions@nywd.uscourts.gov subject line "Systems Analyst, Reference No. 26-05." Save the documents as one PDF, using your firstname_lastname. When the AO78 is filled out electronically and returned by email, the fillable form must first be resaved and submitted as a non-fillable PDF before submission, otherwise the form will appear blank. Applicants are not required to complete the AO78, page 5, Optional Background Informion until the time of a conditional offer. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Human Resources applicions@nywd.uscourts.gov Address US District Court, Western District of New York 2 Niagara Square Buffalo, NY 14202 US Next steps Only candides selected for an interview notified and must travel their own expense. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply today Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 31, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Buffalo, NY No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $74,855 - $121,713 per year Commensure with experience and qualificions. Pay scale & grade CL 28 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26-05 Control number 868616000