RRC - IT Business Analyst IV

The Railroad Commission of Texas is a state agency with primary regulatory jurisdiction over the oil and natural gas industry; pipeline transport and pipeline safety; natural gas utilities; the LP-gas industry; and surface mining operations. You can find more details about us on the Railroad Commission of Texas' website here https://www.rrc.texas.gov/about- us/.

To support our mission to serve Texas, we need great people to join our team. We provide a great working environment along with outstanding benefits, including:

• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick time, and at least 12 paid holidays per year
• Telework options for eligible positions
• Flexible work schedules
• Retirement pension with a 150% agency match – you can watch this YouTube video that describes this amazing benefit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJI6M7g73-w
• 401(k), 457(b) and Roth
• Health premiums 100% paid for full-time employees
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Wellness and Exercise Leave
• Career development programs/opportunities for advancement

For a complete list of our total compensation package, please visit our website at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/about- us/jobs/. To view benefits available to all State of Texas employees, visit the Employee Retirement Systems website at https://ers.texas.gov/benefits-at-a-glance.

Job Description

This position is open to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents.

This on-site role requires the selected candidate to work from the RRC office in Austin, Texas.

The Railroad Commission of Texas seeks an experienced IT Business Analyst IV to perform highly advanced (senior-level) business analysis for the implementation of complex technology hardware and software projects within the Technology Modernization efforts at the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC). Duties include using multiple methods to gather, develop, and document requirements; reviewing, assessing, and developing business processes; creating and validating user acceptance testing; and providing research and special project support to users.

This position will be responsible for analysis and documentation during the implementation of multiple interrelated projects (including the implementation of software applications in Software as a Service (SaaS) or Commercial Off- the-Shelf (COTS), data migration from the mainframe to new systems, and building a Data Warehouse). Assessment of existing Mainframe Transformation business analysis processes, implementation of any necessary improvements to these processes, and monitoring/enforcement of the processes to ensure deliverables and materials are produced and maintained in accordance with newly established processes and procedures, are of consistent quality, and use accepted business analysis methodologies. May make assignments and track the work of other team members or complete individual assignments as needed. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Essential Job Functions

• Assesses LoneSTAR program processes, procedures, and standards with a focus on analysis and design, recommends and implements improvements, and monitors implementation and project adherence to these processes.

• Analyzes and documents business processes for IT projects, including the transition of legacy/mainframe systems to modern technologies.

• Elicits requirements, prepares requirements packages, analyzes requirements, verifies and validates requirements and solutions.

• Develops and/or reviews complex system documents and business processes to convey business requirements and to support efficient system design.

• Coordinates and/or participates in user acceptance testing and testing of new system functionality.

• Conducts tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

• Provides assistance to developers, systems analysts, and/or customers on applications and software implementations, as needed.

• Provides complex quality assurance consultation to, or oversight of, projects, assignments, and/or special initiatives.

• Identifies potential project risks and difficulties, and designs strategies to mitigate or avoid them.

• Reviews complex project deliverables such as project charters, design documentation, test plans, and risk assessment plans, and provides

comments and suggestions to document owners.

• Leads and/or participates in developing corrective action plans for projects or programs determined to be out of compliance with established policies or processes.

• Works closely with project managers to monitor project quality, risks, and issues; analyze trends; report findings; and make recommendations to alleviate project concerns and mitigate risks.

• Identifies potential project risks and difficulties and designs strategies to mitigate or avoid them.

• Reviews and assigns to other team members as needed, and completes own assignments.

• Performs related work as assigned

• Analyze complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights

• Collaborate with business units to understand data needs and translate them into analytical solutions

• Perform data cleansing, validation, and quality assurance

• Document data definitions, business rules, and data lineage

• Define data standards, governance policies, and best practices

• Collaborate with IT and business teams to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture

For Military Crosswalk information, please visit: http://www.hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_InformationTechnology.pdf