IT Data Management – Journey (Prevention BI Analyst)

About the Department

Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy—thriving physically, emotionally and educationally, nurtured by family and community."

*INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY 

Job Title: IT Data Management – Journey (Prevention BI Analyst)

Location: Olympia, WA, Thurston County (Flexible/Hybrid)

Closes: August 19th, 2026

Salary: $90,096.00 - $121,176.00 Annually

The Opportunity:

In this position as a Business Intelligence Analyst, you will help transform data into meaningful insights that improve outcomes for children, youth, and families across Washington. You will develop and maintain complex datasets, dashboards, and data visualizations, collaborate with partners across the agency, and provide analytics that support data-driven decision-making, program improvement, and strategic initiatives focused on prevention and child welfare.

Some of what you will get to do:

• Design, develop, and maintain complex BI analytic data solution systems and business intelligence solutions for Primary Prevention using child welfare and other data.
• Develop a programmatic understanding of Washington’s Prevention and associated child welfare business processes to effectively serve the business customers.
• Work closely with the staff across OIAA to ensure solutions meet the business needs of DCYF’s stakeholders and implementation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex data related issues.
• Provide technical consultation to the customer on potential analytic and dashboard solutions that can meet their need identifying the pros and cons of each solution.
• Write, update, and maintain complex SQL code to produce complex automated data products and dashboards.
• Monitor, evaluate, propose, and design solutions regarding the validity of data used for analysis.
• Debug and maintain code for existing analytic products; which can involve reverse engineering of existing SQL code as needed.
• Participate and engage in peer code reviews in order to ensure data integrity/quality of the analytics team.
• Provide expertise on relevant data as well as present case outcomes.
• Serve as a resource for designated program Evaluators (internal and/or external to DCYF) as to analytic data used in BI analytic products developed.
• Analyze data, build data sets, and create data visualizations for presentation to the relevant primary business team, as well as internal stakeholders and external partners relevant to the program.
• Contribute to presentations by the identified primary business partners and/or program Evaluators that they use for presenting to external stakeholders, DCYF staff, and public groups as necessary and directed.

Required Qualifications:

Four (4) years of IT experience, such as consulting, analyzing, designing, coding and/or maintaining software applications and/or databases, and providing technical support in Information Technology.

AND

Three (3) years of recent experience developing analytic data solutions using a Business Intelligence analytic tool preferably, Power BI or Tableau, including Visual Studio and SQL Server Management Studio, and implementing Analytic Models.

AND

• The ability to take action to learn and grow
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Additional Required Qualifications:

• Three (3) years of recent experience working with relational databases, preferably SQL server, and writing T-SQL.
• Experience using a source code versioning management tool.
• Two (2) years of recent experience working with star schema Data Warehouse databases.
• Good communication skills, both orally and written.
• Ability to communicate from a technical and business perspective.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Demonstrated and verifiable customer service skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the business of DCYF.
• Experience with Primary Prevention datasets, models and topics.
• Experience testing complex analytic data products and analytic
  systems.
• Experience using an automated flowcharting tool such as MS Visio.
• Experience with at least one of the scripting languages (R, Python).
• Experience with visualization software such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Experience with front-end web development for data display (i.e.
  PowerShell, C#/VB.net, HTML, CSS and/or JavaScript).

*Experience may be gained concurrently.

How do I apply?
Complete your applicant profile on careers.wa.gov and attach the following documents:

• Current resume detailing experience and education.
• Letter of Interest that details how you meet the qualifications for the position.

Supplemental Information:

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington’s children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving. We invite all candidates to join us in our mission to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve. If you are excited about this role but you believe that your education and/or experience might not align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment or if you would like to request an accommodation throughout the application/interview process, contact Cole Alford (Talent Acquisition Specialist) at [email protected]. If you're experiencing technical difficulties creating, accessing or completing your application, call NEOGOV toll-free at (855)524-5627 or [email protected].

Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may call the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 360-664-1960. 

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and wish to claim Veteran's Preference MUST attach a copy of their DD214, NGB Form 22 or Predischarge Certification (issued not more than 120 days prior to End of Term of Service (ETS) by date of submission).  If claiming preference based on Predischarge Certification, individual will be required to provide their official discharge documentation, such as a DD form 214, NGB form 22, or equivalent, within 30 days after the date of discharge. Please blackout (redact) the social security number before attaching any documents. For additional information on Veteran's Preference and guidance on how to determine if you are eligible, click here.

DCYF participates in the federal E-Verify program. The selected candidate must provide proof of identity and authorization to work in the United States, consistent with E-Verify requirements, on their first day of employment.

Benefits

More than Just a Paycheck!
Employee benefits are not just about the kind of services you get, they are also about how much you may have to pay out of pocket. Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.

We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career. Like everyone, your first priority is ensuring that you and your family will maintain health and financial security. That's why choice is a key component of our benefits package. We have a selection of health and retirement plans, paid leave, staff training and other compensation benefits that you can mix and match to meet your current and future needs.

Read about our benefits:
The following information describes typical benefits available for full-time employees who are expected to work more than six months. Actual benefits may vary by appointment type or be prorated for other than full-time work (e.g. part-time); view the job posting for benefits details for job types other than full-time.

Note:  If the position offers benefits which differ from the following, the job posting should include the specific benefits. 

Insurance Benefits
Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance. There are multiple medical plans with affordable monthly premiums that offer coverage throughout the state.

Staff are eligible to enroll each 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 insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.

To view premium rates, coverage choice in your area and how to enroll, please visit the Public Employees Benefits Board (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 pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.

Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.

The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.

Retirement and Deferred Compensation
State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).  New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs.  For additional information, check out the Department of Retirement Systems' web site.

Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP).  This is a supplemental retirement savings program (similar to an IRA) that allows you control over the amount of pre-tax salary dollars you defer as well as the flexibility to choose between multiple investment options.

Social Security
All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems. The state and the employee pay an equal amount into the system.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness
If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Holidays 
Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.

Note: Employees who are members of certain Unions may be entitled to additional personal leave day(s), please refer to position specific Collective Bargaining Agreements for more information.

Full-time employees who work full monthly schedules qualify for holiday compensation if they are employed before the holiday and are in pay status for at least 80 nonovertime hours during the month of the holiday; or for the entire work shift preceding the holiday. 

Part-time employees who are in pay status during the month of the holiday qualify for the holiday on a pro-rata basis. Compensation for holidays (including personal holiday) will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status in the month to that required for full-time employment, excluding all holiday hours. Pay status includes hours worked and time on paid leave.

Sick Leave 
Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month. 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 sick leave. 

Sick 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 paid leave and paid holiday.

Vacation (Annual Leave)
Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165(1) or the applicable collective 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 accrue vacation leave hours in accordance with WAC 357-31-165(1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on a pro rata basis. 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 paid leave and paid holiday.

As provided in WAC 357-58-175, an employer may authorize a lump-sum accrual of vacation leave or accelerate the vacation leave accrual rate 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 accelerated 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 paid 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 paid bereavement leave. In addition, the employer may approve other available leave types for the purpose of bereavement leave.

Additional Leave
Leave Sharing
Parental Leave
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Leave Without Pay

Please visit the State HR Website for more detailed information regarding benefits.

Updated 01-07-2026

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