Description

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

Information Technology Business Analyst - Senior Specialist

Located at Parks Headquarters in Tumwater, WA.

For more information on Washington State Parks, click here.

Duties

This position develops and prepares the agency's IT Portfolio for submission to the Office of the Chief Information Officer, incorporating identified IT strategic and tactical plans. They will contribute business perspective to the development of IT solutions so that technology applications are better designed to address business needs. The incumbent will manage IT projects for multiple statewide program areas and supervises system analyst staff.

Duties include but are not limited to:
IT strategic and tactical planning -

• Works with business areas and consultants to develop a roadmap of IT and data strategies.
• Collaborates with the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and agency program managers to develop a formal IT strategic and tactical plan.

Business Analysis -

• Analyzes and documents agency business processes and needs. Gathers requirements, defines, elicits, models and analyzes business requirements, produces written requirement specifications, validates, prioritizes and manages requirements.
• Facilitates the discovery and verification of business drivers through interviews, workshops, and design sessions.
• Uses expertise to solve complex business problems with IT solutions.
• Identifies and analyzes existing agency IT assets, data and needs to develop solution options that leverage existing technologies.

IT policy and OCIO agency representative -

• Analyzes, interprets and communicates state IT policies to agency projects and program areas.
• Administers system reviews and OCIO IT project assessments.
• Produces OCIO mandated plans, procedures and compliance deliverables and manages reporting back to OCIO.

Project Management -

• Defines, documents, and maintains agency IT project management process. Administers, tracks, and schedules IT solution implementations for agency divisions and program areas.
• Adjusts schedules and resource management to deal with project changes.
• Develops and maintains efficient information systems that optimize administration and maintenance resources.
• Develops and executes system test plans, including user acceptance testing (UAT).

Supervision -

• Supervises and assigns work to systems analyst staff.
• Administers and conducts staff performance reviews for supervised staff.

Enterprise IT procurements and contracts -

• Participates in the establishment of enterprise or statewide DES master contracts.
• Represents IT services in the acquisition of IT solutions and services.

Meeting facilitation -

• Plans and schedules meetings and prepares training materials.
• Leads meetings to gather requirements and to explain solution options to non-technical management.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely related field AND
• Three (3) years of experience in enterprise-level IT business analysis or project management.

OR

• Associate's degree in Computer Science or a closely related field AND
• Five (5) years of experience in enterprise-level IT business analysis or project management.

AND

• Valid unrestricted (except for corrective lenses) driver's license.

DESIRED EXPERIENECE, KNOWLEGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Project Management Office (PMO) experience as a business analysts or project manager.
• Experience in facilitating meetings and conducting presentations.
• IIBA Business Analysts Certification.
• PMI Project Manager Certification.
• LEAN Practitioner Certification.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects.
• Ability to identify what should change by understanding systems impact by business processes.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: All Washington State Parks employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the date of hire. Please note that any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing verification of your vaccine status. No start date will be approved until you have verified your vaccine status. If you have questions about this requirement, please contact the recruitment team at HR.Recruitment@parks.wa.gov.

Supplemental Information

HOW TO APPLY:
To ensure consideration, please complete the online job application at www.careers.wa.gov.
You must attach in your application package the following:

• Letter of Interest specifically addressing the qualifications listed in this announcement.
• Current resume in chronological order.
• Three - five professional reference' contact information.

**All requested materials must be submitted. Incomplete or late application materials will not be accepted. Failure to follow application process may disqualify you from further consideration.**

Please read the supplemental questions carefully and answer completely. Incomplete responses, including "please see resume" may disqualify you from further consideration. The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the application questions. Answers will be verified, and documentation may be required. Responses not supported in your application will disqualify you for consideration of employment from this recruitment.

This position is included in the non-supervisory bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). For more information: https://wfse.org/

AGENCY PROFILE

State Parks is governed by a board of seven volunteer citizens appointed by the Governor. Commission members serve staggered six-year terms, setting public policy and guiding the agency. The Washington state park system includes more than 100 developed parks, recreation programs, trails, boating safety, and winter recreation.

Our Mission
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission cares for Washington's most treasured lands, waters, and historic places. State parks connect all Washingtonians to their diverse natural and cultural heritage and provide memorable recreational and educational experiences that enhance their lives.

Our Vision
Washington's state parks will be cherished destinations with natural, cultural, recreational, artistic and interpretive experiences that all Washingtonians enjoy, appreciate and proudly support.

Washington State Parks employs more than 500 permanent staff and more than 350 seasonal and temporary staff throughout the state. The headquarters office is in Tumwater, and region offices are located in Burlington, East Wenatchee and Tumwater.

Diversity Policy Statement:
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is committed to creating an equitable, hospitable, appreciative, safe, and inclusive park environment – one that embraces the full spectrum of all community members' contributions. The Commission makes this commitment because:

• Diversity strengthens the workforce in competence and ability.
• Celebrating diversity appreciates and values individual differences.
• Diversity serves an increasingly heterogeneous society.
• Diversity helps ensure the relevance of a state park system, its mission, properties, and programs to the people of this state today and in the future.
• Diversity is crucial to our ability to serve all citizens.

The Commission encourages and supports staff efforts to reach out to people of all races, national origins, abilities, religions, sexual orientations, veteran status, ages, and genders who use the parks and who live in communities nearby parks. This outreach is to focus on engaging in partnerships that expand programs and services in a way that is meaningful and of value to all people. The Commission is dedicated to offering quality experiences to all visitors through a workforce and volunteer corps that reflects the diversity of Washington State.

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, persons over 40 years of age, disabled and Vietnam veterans and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply.

Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the human resources office at (360) 902-8565. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.

For information about this position, please contact Harley Graves at Harley.Graves@parks.wa.gov .