Senior Data Systems Manager
Washington State
- Tumwater, WA
- $104,928-116,700 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- A detailed resume
- A cover letter regarding your interest for this position with our agency
- Three professional references
- Leading, supervising, mentoring, and training RDA Infrastructure staff, providing subject matter expertise, and leading data management process improvement initiatives to include:
- Assigning and reviewing staff work, managing expectations, adjusting priorities and schedules, and ensuring appropriate resources for the assigned tasks
- Developing staff technical and customer service skills to support a productive work environment, prioritizing agency goals, and ensuring satisfied customers.
- Supporting staff in acquiring the knowledge and training needed to accomplish position duties and tasks
- Managing RDA data production infrastructure and processes, including continuous improvement efforts which could look like:
- Managing RDA's SAS/SQL server and data production processes, including integration, automation, quality checks, timeliness, security, and user notifications
- Developing, updating, and maintaining the source data and databases, code, and documentation to support data functions
- Developing, implementing, maintaining, and enhancing processes that create customized data tables and datasets for analyses pertaining to legislation and budget, research, operations, and performance management
- Implementing initiatives to continuous improvement data and processes, and expand data availability to inform operations and outcomes
- Overseeing management of interagency data sharing agreements serving operational needs including:
- Overseeing appropriate management of data sharing agreements
- Confirming operational need, alignment to DOC priorities, available resources to support request, and advise on data elements required
- Developing, updating, and maintaining the source data and databases, code, and documentation needed to fulfill data sharing agreements
- Monitoring and updating the contract tracking system as needed to ensure purpose, start/end dates, and appropriate sharing of data
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, Social Science or related field from an accredited college recognized by the US Department of Education or Council for Higher Education Accreditation
- Three (3) years of full-time equivalent work experience in database management and data reporting;
- Bachelor's degree in above fields
- Six (6) years of full-time equivalent work experience in data base management and data reporting
- Ten (10) years of full-time equivalent work experience in database management and data reporting
- At least five (5) years of experience using SAS and/or SQL and Visual Studio/BI tools at an expert-level for data management, production automation, data reporting, and data modeling
- Experience transforming data from large enterprise administrative databases into formats conducive to research and analysis
- Excellent oral and written communication skills for communicating complex data structures, data reports, and other data products to laypersons
- Experience in managing data development and data reporting
- Please include a minimum of three (3) professional references with your application. A professional reference is defined as an individual who has been paid to supervise your work and can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job competencies. If you do not have any or sufficient professional references, please include non-related professionals, such as educators or other professional associates.
- Employees may work directly with or near incarcerated individuals in a potentially hazardous setting. Please consider this when deciding whether to apply.
- We are committed to maintaining a drug and alcohol-free work environment, and our employees are expected to comply with all state and federal laws. A pre-employment drug test may be administered as part of the selection process, and applicants who test positive for any controlled substances, will be disqualified from consideration.
- Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) is an aerosol pepper spray made available as a means of self-defense and/or de-escalation. Applicants with sensitivities or allergies are encouraged to ask about the level of exposure they could expect in this position.
- Animal care projects are a common component of most Washington State prisons, including dog and cat programs. Applicants with animal sensitivities or allergies are encouraged to ask about the level of exposure they could expect in this position.
- Tuberculosis (TB) is a priority health issue for DOC employees. The successful candidate may be required to provide valid proof of a baseline TB skin test within 60 days from the date of hire. When positive tests result, further information, testing and treatment will also be required. Employment is not contingent upon test results.
- Foreign equivalent degrees awarded outside the United States must have a credential evaluation report attached to your application. You may request the required evaluation/documentation from
- Remote/telework/flexible schedules (depending on position)
- Up to 25 paid vacations days a year
- 8 hours of paid sick leave per month
- 12 paid holidays a year
- Generous retirement plan
- Flex Spending Accounts
- Dependent Care Assistance
- Deferred Compensation and so much more!