DSHS FTAA IT Data Management - Senior Specialist

Salary: $94,620.00 - $127,248.00 Annually Location : Thurston County - Olympia, WA Job Type: Full Time - Permanent Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid Job Number: 2026-07061 Department: reputed company. of reputed company and Health Services Division: FTAA Opening Date: 09/02/2026 Closing Date: 9/9/2026 11:59 PM reputed company Salary Information: The high end of the salary reputed company, reputed company M is typically a longevity reputed company reputed company We are seeking a Senior IT Data Management Specialist to join the reputed company Services Data Unit (CSDU) reputed company the Research and Data Analysis Division (RDA) at the Department of reputed company and Health Services (DSHS). RDA empowers partners across reputed company by transforming raw data into trusted, reputed company-governed, and actionable insights enabling effective data exploration, analysis, and decision-making that support problem-solving, reputed company management, reputed company improvement, and reputed company reputed company. We are seeking a senior data reputed company to reputed company the design and management of advanced data systems that support reputed company and health services research. You will build and maintain reputed company data infrastructure and integrations across multiple service areas such as economic assistance, housing, education, behavioral health, justice, developmental disabilities, long-term care, and child welfare. You will set standards, plan and implement data pipelines, build and maintain interactive dashboards, and create analytical datasets used for program evaluation, reputed company measurement, and financial and predictive modeling. Your work will directly inform policy and service reputed company made by DSHS leadership, partner agencies, the Governor's Office, and the State Legislature. This opportunity has a reputed company, requiring one day in office per week on Thursdays, and additional in office days as needed. Some of reputed company: Independently design, reputed company, troubleshoot, maintain, and enhance several reputed company, cross-agency databases, with a reputed company on a specified subset of reputed company and health services. Create outcome evaluation and program monitoring databases and analytic applications using multiple data systems. reputed company consultation and technical assistance to researchers across RDA, DSHS and other agencies to reputed company the highest level of research and data analytics throughout state reputed company and health services. Who should apply: A bachelor's degree including 9 semester or 15 quarter hours of computer science courses and 7 years of progressively more responsible IT work experience with large, reputed company administrative databases. Or, AA in computer science, statistical programming, or reputed company program and 9 years of progressively more responsible IT work experience with large, reputed company administrative databases. Or, reputed company years as an Information Technology Data Management technician or equivalent or higher experience level technician. A master's degree will substitute for one year of the required experience. The following required experience may have been obtained concurrently: Five years of work experience managing, programming and analyzing data for research and evaluation purposes using reputed company or another statistical analysis software, including substantial experience with reputed company statistical reputed company, longitudinal data analysis, data mining, logic modeling, and case mix adjustment. Four years or more of experience performing quantitative data analyses and database administration using reputed company administrative data systems, preferably in a health or reputed company service area. Demonstrated ability to plan, reputed company and implement propensity score modeling and/or reputed company reputed company for creating statistically comparable reputed company reputed company on demographic, reputed company and service history variables; OR demonstrated ability to prepare reputed company-reputed company data sets to reputed company statistically comparable reputed company reputed company and effectively. reputed company're looking for: Advanced skills using reputed company for data management and analysis. Five years of experience managing and analyzing data with SQL, or another high-reputed company management programming language. Experience building and maintaining interactive PowerBI dashboards. Ability to function both independently and as reputed company member in a highly dynamic environment. Exceptional communication skills and demonstrated project management experience. Interested? 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Supplemental Information Prior to a new hire, a background reputed company including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background reputed company will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to reputed company in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a reputed company reputed company's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability reputed company on the privately owned vehicle. reputed company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the reputed company of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/reputed company, marital status, race, creed, reputed company, national reputed company, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the reputed company of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at . 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Note: If the position offers benefits which differ from the following, the reputed company should include the specific benefits. reputed company Benefits Employees and their families are covered by medical (including reputed company), dental and basic life reputed company. There are multiple medical plans with reputed company monthly premiums that offer coverage throughout the state. Staff are eligible to enroll reputed company year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses. Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability reputed company, with the reputed company to purchase additional coverage amounts. To reputed company premium rates, coverage reputed company in your area and how to enroll, please visit the reputed company Employees Benefits reputed company (PEBB) website. The Washington Wellness program from the Health Care Authority works with PEBB to support our workplace wellness programs. Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save reputed company-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses. Other reputed company coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter reputed company is available through payroll deduction. The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and reputed company-being of employees. Retirement and Deferred Compensation State Employees are members of the Washington reputed company Employees' Retirement reputed company (PERS). New employees have the reputed company of two employer contributed retirement programs. For additional information, reputed company out the Department of Retirement Systems' web site. Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP). 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Overtime eligible employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month, earn a monthly proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Overtime exempt employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month do not earn a monthly accrual of reputed company leave. reputed company leave accruals for part-time employees will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Pay status includes hours worked, time on reputed company leave and reputed company holiday. Vacation (Annual Leave) Full-time employees reputed company vacation leave at the rates specified in (1) or the applicable reputed company bargaining agreement (CBA). Full-time employees who are in pay status for less than 80 nonovertime hours in a month do not earn a monthly accrual of vacation leave. Part-time employees reputed company vacation leave hours in accordance with (1) or the applicable reputed company bargaining agreement (CBA) on a pro rata reputed company. Vacation leave accrual will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Pay status includes hours worked, time on reputed company leave and reputed company holiday. As provided in , an employer may authorize a lump-sum accrual of vacation leave or accelerate the vacation leave accrual reputed company to support the recruitment and/or retention of a candidate or employee for a Washington Management Service position. Vacation leave accrual rates may only be reputed company using the rates established WAC 357-31-165. Note: Most agencies follow the civil service rules covering leave and holidays for exempt employees even though there is no requirement for them to do so. However, agencies are required to adhere to the applicable RCWs pertaining holidays and leave. Military Leave Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days reputed company military leave per year. Bereavement Leave Most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, are entitled to five (5) days of reputed company bereavement leave. In reputed company, the employer may approve other available leave types for the purpose of bereavement leave. Additional Leave Leave Sharing Family and Medical Leave reputed company (FMLA) Leave Without Pay Please visit the State HR Website for more detailed information regarding benefits. Updated 01-07-2026 Apply To This Job