IT Data Management Senior Specialist (Analytics Team Supervisor)

Salary: $94,620.00 - $127,248.00 Annually
Location : Thurston County - Olympia, WA
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
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Department: Dept of Children, Youth, and Families
Division: Office Innovation, Alignment, and Accountability
Opening Date: 11/06/2026
Closing Date: 11/22/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Description
Job Title: IT Data Management Senior Specialist (Analytics Team Supervisor)

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

Closes: November 22nd, 2026

Salary: $94,620.00 - $127,248.00 Annually
The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) was established to align, integrate, and ensure accountability of state services for children, youth, and their families across state agencies so that there is a seamless, effective, prevention and early intervention-based service system regardless of which state agency is responsible for particular services. The Office of Innovation, Alignment, and Accountability (OIAA) is responsible for defining and implementing the strategic direction of the department's statewide decision support, analytics, reporting, data management, evaluation, analyses, and research efforts used to guide administrative policy, programs, and the understanding of the effectiveness of DCYF's service delivery system.
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The Opportunity:

This position leads DCYF's Analytics team and serves as a technical expert in data science, analytics, and analytic product development. The role works across the agency to create meaningful data sets, products, and visualizations that support data-driven decision-making, evidence-based practices, and continuous improvement. The position also leads and develops a team of analytics professionals while partnering with program, business, and IT staff to turn complex data into insights that help DCYF better serve children, youth, families, and communities.
Some of what you will get to do:

• Define data, interface, and product requirements and gather and validate information, applying sound professional judgment and best practices in varying situations, some with minimal precedent.
• Assess and test alternative analytic and data visualization formats to determine optimal products for DCYF data.
• Lead the collaborative development, implementation, and maintenance of business intelligence standards andpolicies, including data visualization and product requirements
• Develop data validation practices within DCYF.
• Generate standard or custom products, dashboards, and data visualizations summarizing data at the child, family, provider, and system levels.
• Collaborate with researchers and decision makers to identify business needs and clarify management objectives as input into product designs.
• Develop requirements for automated products, analysis tools, interface designs, and research datasets associated with research and evaluation functions.
• Profile data and process large complex datasets.
• Develop advanced analytics products that support enhanced decision-making by transforming data sets into information.
• Increase personal and direct reports' knowledge of DCYF systems and approach all work with an enterprise approach.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to analytics team members and junior data scientists in best practices of advanced analytics.

Required Qualifications:

Ten (10) years of continuous, dedicated, professional work experience in processing data to provide analysis, and for creation of analysis, dashboards, and/or other data visualizations.
OR

Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, statistics, information systems or a related field from an accredited college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education, AND seven (7) years' experience in processing data to provide analysis, and for creation of analysis, dashboards, and/or other data visualizations.
AND

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

Additional Required Qualifications:

• 5 years developing analytics visualizations using Tableau, ower BI or similar advanced BI tools.
• 3 years of experience supervising others and providing professional development and mentorship.
• Expert-level skills and abilities in SQL, particularly Microsoft SQL Server Database development, including T-SQL, ad-hoc queries.
• Expert level experience with Python, Java, Scala, or similar high-level programming language.
• Excellent communication skills both orally and written.
• Ability to communicate from a technical and business perspective.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Science/Data Science/Statistics.
• Experience with cloud computing, specifically Microsoft Azure PaaS and SaaS services for data engineering and analysis.
• Experience with statistical methodologies and tools for applied statistical analysis such as SAS, Stata, R.
• Experience with non-relational databases and big data engineering tools and architectures.

*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:

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.

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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 (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 (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 , 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.

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