Texas Student Data System Product Owner (Systems Analyst V)

at  TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY

Texas Student Data System Product Owner (Systems Analyst V) (00040982)
Organization: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Primary Location: Texas-Austin
Work Locations: Texas Education Agency 1701 NORTH CONGRESS AVENUE Austin 78701
Job: Computer and Mathematical
Employee Status: Regular
Schedule: Full-time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
State Job Code: 0256
Salary Admin Plan: B
Grade: 25
Salary (Pay Basis): 5,521.58 - 7,288.58 (Monthly)
Number of Openings: 2
Overtime Status: Exempt
Job Posting: Mar 26, 2024, 3:07:44 PM
Closing Date: Ongoing
Description
MISSION: The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems.

POSITION OVERVIEW

This position will serve as the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Product Owner for assigned TSDS data collections and for future initiatives in the Customer Relationship Division for the Office of Information Technology at the Texas Education Agency. This role is critical for improving school outcomes by supporting TSDS, which is the principal data collection system for the state of Texas public school system, including products for state and federal data reporting requirements.
This position performs advanced (senior level) computer systems analysis work for the TSDS data collections and is responsible for the oversight of software changes for assigned TSDS data collections. This body of work involves the planning, prioritization, analysis, monitoring, and configuration of critical features of the system and the effective mentorship of others; and requires a comprehensive understanding of user requirements, design, and technical implementations to ensure the customer needs are met.
This position works under minimal direction with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. The TSDS Product Owner will provide leadership, training, testing, support, and guidance to the TSDS Product Owner team; and will plan, assign and/or supervise the work of others.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university IN Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Business Administration or a related field.
• Experience: At least five [5] years of experience in systems analysis and design work
• Substitutions: Education and experience may substitute for one another on a year-for-year basis

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven experience in scheduling, testing, installing, implementing and troubleshooting software solutions
• Possesses functional knowledge of Agile methodology for software development and a high-level understanding of data querying and SQL
• Experience with Jira and/or other Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools
• Proficient knowledge of the Ed-Fi methodology and data standard, including JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), Application Program Interface (API) and Extensible Markup Language (XML) data sets
• Exceptional skill in coordinating, analyzing and solving complex problems with rapidly changing information and processes
• Ability to effectively make decisions daily and escalate to management, when necessary
• Proven skill organizing, scheduling, and leading meetings
• Demonstrates exemplary written and oral communication skills to support and train technical and non-technical users
• Works well under pressure making responsible decisions using superior project and time management ability
• Available to work in remote and in-office environments and work outside the normal work hours to accommodate other duties or tasks assigned
  As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status, unless an applicant is entitled to the military employment preference.
  To review the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces to each job classification series in the State’s Position Classification Plan (provided by the State Auditor’s Office), please access the Military Crosswalk (occupational specialty code) Guide and click on the military “occupational category” that corresponds with the state classification in this job posting title.
  This position requires the applicant to meet Agency standards and criteria which may include passing a pre-employment criminal background check, prior to being offered employment by the Agency.

Job duties are not limited to the essential functions mentioned below. You may perform other functions as assigned.
1. PRODUCT OWNERSHIP: oversees the planning, design, development, implementation, testing, support, and maintenance of the Texas Student Data System (TSDS); serves as a product owner of one or more TSDS applications to prioritize and provide business guidance on software changes to satisfy customer and agency needs
2. SYSTEM ANALYSIS: coordinates with stakeholders to identify system requirements, develop implementation strategies, and solve complex problems for TSDS data collections to ensure stakeholder requirements are met; coordinates and/or tests and diagnoses TSDS applications to ensure the quality of TSDS data submissions
3. DATA ANALYSIS: effectively understands the Texas Education Data Standards (TEDS) to provide technical direction and business guidance prior to the implementation of software changes as a result of legislative mandates, system/data standard upgrades, or stakeholder requests
4. COMMUNICATION: effectively communicates with internal and external stakeholders to include the development, review and/or approval of assigned TSDS training materials, support resources, presentations and governance proposals as a result of legislative mandates or stakeholder requests; conducts internal and external presentations to the project stakeholders
5. TECHNICAL SUPPORT: coordinates and/or participates in the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of system requirements to ensure the needs of TSDS stakeholders are met; provides advanced troubleshooting and analysis to effectively provide tier 3 technical support to our customers through the TSDS Incident Management System (TIMS)
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