Child Care Business Automation Specialist
The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF), Division of Early Care and Education, Bureau of Operations and Planning is currently recruiting to fill an IS Business Automation Senior/Specialist position in Madison, WI. We will be filling this position at the Senior or Specialist level depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.
DCF offers great benefits, personal growth opportunities and work-life balance as a State of Wisconsin employee; and the intrinsic reward associated with serving the children and families of Wisconsin. Come see why DCF is such a great place to work!
DCF is committed to the important work of helping children, youth and families become safer, more secure and progress down the road to true independence. For more information about DCF, visit our website at http://dcf.wi.gov/.
Position Summary: The senior level position will this position ensures compliance with statutory and administrative code requirements for Wisconsin Shares Subsidy, child care licensing and regulation, and the YoungStar Quality Improvement System through the use of automated systems. This position provides expertise, program planning, evaluation, analysis, and support related to maintenance, enhancements, and projects involving different automated systems: CSAW; WISCCRS; Parent Portal; Provider Portal; YS Case Management; and CARES/CWW.
This position is responsible to work with program staff, BOP ISBA-Specialists, DCF BITS staff, and IT system architects in the development, optimization, and maintenance of the division’s three data warehouses: WISCCRS, YoungStar, and Wisconsin Shares Subsidy. Additionally, this position will be assisting and supporting the development and design of ad hoc and routine reporting procedures using Business Objects, Excel, GIS/Arc, Excel, and other data manipulation software.
The specialist level position will coordinate with division business areas to analyze and communicate the business needs for the purpose of designing, developing, implementing, enhancing, testing, monitoring, scheduling implementation, and maintaining the systems. This position establishes policy and procedures for IT development and advises on technical solutions. This position is responsible for managing and guiding system integration efforts, and plans and conducts user acceptance testing of IT applications used by DECE. This position provides technological expertise and conducts special data analysis in response to distinct inquiries. These responsibilities require solid understanding of automated system change management and requires well-developed relationships, communication and organizational skills.
Qualifications: Please address the following in your cover letter and/or resume:
Minimally qualified applicants will have:
- Experience working with data visualization software (Web-Intelligence, Business Objects, Tableau, etc.), and/or other data manipulation tools (Excel, SAS, SPSS, R Studio etc.)
- Experience leading or participating in project implementation planning, creating process documents, and/or performing user acceptance testing (UAT)
- Experience leading workgroups and/or utilizing project management concepts
- Experience identifying business problems, recommend solutions, and/or appropriate new business processes
Well-qualified applicants will have:
- Experience working with Child Care programs policies and systems (CARES Worker Web - CWW, Childcare Statewide Administration - CSAW, Wisconsin Child Care Regulatory System - WISCCRS, YoungStar, etc.) or other public assistance program policies and systems (Child Welfare, Wisconsin Works, Child Support, FoodShare, Medicaid, etc.)
- Experience leading the development of online databases and/or data warehouse projects
- Experience developing ad-hoc reports using both data visualization/manipulation tools and/or direct SQL queries against relational databases
How To Apply: If you haven’t already done so, you will need to create an account and apply online. You must apply online to be considered for this position. Application materials will not be accepted if received in an e-mail, as a hard copy or a fax.
After you are logged in and are viewing the announcement, click “Apply Now.” You will be asked to provide your personal information, attach a resume and cover letter, and then complete one assessment question, indicating your interest in consideration for this position. Online applications that do not include all of the requested materials will not be considered. Your cover letter and resume are very important parts of your application at DCF and are used during our evaluation process to determine your qualifications as they relate to the job.
Submitted materials will be evaluated by one or more subject matter experts and qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process.
The deadline to apply is 11:59 PM on August 6, 2020.