Senior Analyst for Authorizing Data (Data Analyst V)

Senior Analyst for Authorizing Data (Data Analyst V) (00047371) 

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 

Travel

: Yes, 10 % of the Time State Job Code: 0654  Salary Admin Plan: B Grade: 26  

Salary (Pay Basis)

: 6,377.50 - 8,581.66 (Monthly) 

Number of Openings

: 1 

Overtime Status

: Exempt 

Job Posting

: Jan 15, 2025, 6:40:43 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. 

New hires, re-hires, and internal hires will typically receive a starting salary between the posted minimum and the average pay of employees in their same classification. Offers will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and qualifications and will thoughtfully consider internal pay equity for agency staff who perform similar duties and have similar qualifications. The top half of the posted salary range is generally reserved for candidates who exceed the requirements and qualifications for the role. The maximum salary range is reserved for candidates that far exceed the required and preferred qualifications for the role. 

Core Values:  
• We are Determined: We are committed and intentional in the pursuit of our main purpose, to improve outcomes for students.  
• We are People-Centered: We strive to attract, develop, and retain the most committed talent, representing the diversity of Texas, each contributing to our common vision for students. 
• We are Learners: We seek evidence, reflect on success and failure, and try new approaches in the pursuit of excellence for our students. 
• We are Servant Leaders: Above all else, we are public servants working to improve opportunities for students and provide support to those who serve them. 

Position Overview: The Authorizing department cultivates innovative, high-quality learning opportunities and provides Texas families with the necessary information to access these options. The aim is to support more students in finding high-quality, best-fit schools. TEA assists LEAs in creating diverse options, including charter and virtual/hybrid schools, through start-up and replication grants, accelerator programs, and incubation supports. It establishes authorizing best practices across Texas through multiple technical assistance pathways and ensures the portfolio of opportunities for Texas families is of high quality through evaluation, monitoring, and oversight.

The Senior Analyst for Authorizing plays a crucial role in delivering timely, usable, and valuable information on various aspects of charter school processes and operations. Utilizing tools such as SAS, SQL, PowerBi, Excel, and AWS, this individual develops complex descriptive and analytical data products that illuminate the charter school landscape in Texas. The analyst is responsible for managing, building, updating, and maintaining data sets and visualizations to support ad hoc requests and meet the needs of the Texas Legislature, State Board of Education, Commissioner of Education, and other key stakeholders. Additionally, they design and test models to provide insights into new and developing policies impacting all schools in Texas. This role also involves coordinating, validating, documenting, and managing access to the team data warehouse using SAS and SharePoint, ensuring timely analyses with validated data across the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The Senior Analyst leads the selection of analytical and data management tools for projects within the division.

This professional serves as a subject matter expert in data, technologies, and programming techniques related to the Authorizing department. They monitor and communicate shifts in underlying data structures, technical infrastructure, and business rules to both internal and external customers, including policymakers and executive leadership. Utilizing Smartsheet and other specialized TEA systems, they manage their project load efficiently. This role operates under limited supervision, allowing for moderate latitude in the use of initiative and independent judgment. Key workstreams that are supported by this analyst include: Annual Reporting, Legislative Data Requests, and Fee and Leaver Reporting.

This analyst may oversee or guide the work of other staff in the EDRS division.

Flexible work location within the state of Texas may be considered for qualified candidates.  

Please note that a resume, tailored cover letter, and short answer responses are required attachments for applying to this position. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants who are strongly being considered for employment must submit to a national criminal history background check.  

Essential Functions
Job duties are not limited to the essential functions mentioned below. You may perform other functions as assigned.

1. Reporting and Analysis: Designs, builds, updates, and improves existing and data queries, data sets, visualizations, and reports using SAS, PowerBI, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other specialized tools to support recurring and ad hoc reporting about charter schools and the operations of the Authorizing department meeting internal and external requirements. 
2. Data Infrastructure Manager: Leads with the EDRS and Authorizing team leadership to define, implement, and enhance processes that promote and enable the strategic use of the Authorizing data infrastructure within TEA by the general public; develops, implements, tests, documents, and maintains data governance standards, management tools, usage guidelines, and any storage procedures related to the Authorizing department; conducts necessary research to understand evolving user needs and selects appropriate technological tools to ensure the data storage approach is user friendly; maintains documentation for Program Area Data Warehouse and associated processes.
3. Subject Matter Expert: Serves as a subject matter expert for publicly developed authorizing data supporting third-party applications to support data use; serves as the subject matter expert of communication efforts related to public facing data products; manages and produces charter school data in response to legislative, media, and public information requests using SAS programs, SQL queries, Microsoft Excel, specialized TEA systems, and Smartsheet.
4. Quality Control: Oversees and conducts quality review of data products developed within EDRS by developing and implementing quality measures and providing feedback about data and visualization products, including input to improve the quality and rigor of data and analyses.
5. Client Management: Partners with professionals from the Authorizing department to identify, design, plan, report on, and evaluate work products; collaborates with relevant stakeholders to understand their data and policy needs; incorporate their feedback, and communicate recommendations; independently maintains relationships with relevant program leads on client teams, and maintains relevant documentation in Smartsheet.

 

Qualifications

 

Minimum Qualifications
• Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university
• Experience: At least four (4) years of experience in data analytics, research, compilation, or reporting work 
• Substitutions: An advanced degree may substitute for two years of required experience.

Other Qualifications
• Share the belief that all Texas students can achieve at high levels and are able to succeed in college, career, or the military 
• Knowledge of advanced statistical processes and large data set use in fields including education policy research, econometrics, demography, education efficacy, data science, or predictive analytics 
• Skill in using statistical software, including strong skills in SAS
• Knowledge of programming techniques and languages used in relational databases, including SQL
• Experience in developing tools in business intelligence software, including PowerBI
• Ability to plan, organize, and manage multiple work streams and projects with minimal supervision
• Knowledge of research methods, principals, and philosophies, and experience with implementing of research processes including writing and dissemination activities
• Ability to gather qualifications and delimiters from multiple stakeholders and incorporate them into analyses
• Experience with leading a team of researchers and technicians to collaborate in completing a research project is preferred 
• Experience in maintaining effective working relationships with a variety of individuals and groups
• A desire to self-reflect, give/receive feedback and continuously improve

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.  

No phone calls or emails, please. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not accept telephone calls and cannot reply to all email inquiries. Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. Please add "capps.recruiting@cpa.texas.gov" and "@tea.texas.gov" to your safe senders list to ensure you receive email notifications from our talent acquisition team and/or hiring division regarding your candidacy.