Minimum Qualifications
Education and/or Equivalent Experience: - Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years of experience in a related field.
- Experience may substitute for education for up to four (4) years.
- Graduation with a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field may substitute for two (2) years of experience.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
None.
Notes to Applicants
This position is within Austin Energy’s Data Office. The Data Office is Austin Energy’s dedicated hub for advancing data management, analysis, and business intelligence strategies. By fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making, the Data Office empowers our organization to harness the full potential of our data assets. As a key component of our commitment to excellence, innovation, and operational efficiency, the Data Office plays a pivotal role in shaping the utility’s future through the strategic collection, secure storage, insightful analysis, and effective utilization of data. The successful candidate will contribute their expertise and insights to further elevate Austin Energy’s data management capabilities and advance our organization’s data-driven initiatives.
Essential duties and functions, may include the following: - Data/Business Intelligence (BI) Design: Develop and design end-to-end data and BI solutions that align with business objectives.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements, gather feedback, and ensure alignment of data and business objectives.
- Solution Implementation: Lead the implementation of data and BI solution request.
- Continuous Improvement: Continuously assess and improve data and BI solutions to optimize performance and drive innovation.
- Compliance: Define and enforce data governance policies and standards to ensure data quality, security and regulatory compliance.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION :Working with Austin Energy provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, career development opportunities and more. Please click
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DEPARTMENT MAY CLOSE THIS JOB POSTING AT ANY TIME AFTER 7 DAYS .
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Please be sure that your application is a reflection of your entire work history. A detailed, complete application is required, and applicants must include on their Employment Record all experience (work and/or volunteer) related to this job posting - up to 10 years or more; this will be used to determine your base compensation. Employment Record dates must include month and year. Verification of employment history dates on resume should match online Employment Application. Statements such as “See Resume” will not be accepted, and a resume alone will not be accepted in lieu of a complete online application.
The responses to the supplemental questions must reference the employment history listed in the employment history section. Once the requisition has closed, the application cannot be changed to update work history, supplemental questions, or any other information.
We reserve the right to verify high school and college education for top candidate(s).
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VETERAN INTERVIEW PREFERENCE : Military/Veterans must provide a copy of their DD214 verifying honorable discharge, at the time of initial interview to receive military/veteran interview preference.
CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK :This position requires a criminal background investigation.
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT :This position is classified as EXEMPT and may require to work additional hours outside of the normal schedule to include nights, weekends, and /or holidays.
TRAVEL :
If you are selected for this position and meet the
Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin
Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.
HYBRID TELEWORK SCHEDULE :Effective November 17, 2023 - IT positions are eligible for an 80-100% telework schedule subject to the business needs of the department.
Pay Range
$38.97 - $50.67 per hour.
Hours
Work Schedule Notes: - Monday - Friday
- 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - 40 Hour Work Week.
- Additional work hours may be required to support the 24-hour Utility operations, which may include evenings, weekends, holidays, inclement weather and emergency closures.
Job Close Date 05/09/2024 Type of Posting External Department Austin Energy Regular/Temporary Regular Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable Category Technical Location 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin TX 78723; Hybrid Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience supporting technology business activities including engaging stakeholders, planning, and developing IT investment road maps.
- Ability to translate findings into insights and strategic recommendations.
- Experience with Project Management.
- Ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and facilitate agreement on IT strategies and solutions.
- Advanced problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset, capable of analyzing complex issues, evaluating alternatives, making informed decisions, and driving solutions to completion.
- Experience in designing scalable and secure data architectures that support complex data integration, data warehousing, and data analytics solutions.
- Experience leading data and business intelligence initiatives, including developing data strategies, designing data pipelines, and implementing data governance frameworks.
Other:- Ability to travel to more than one work location.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.Promotes digital business initiatives and identifies potential impact on the City’s critical financial metrics and economic architectures. Supports business and technology innovation that drives the City’s objectives. Engages key business stakeholders and product managers to facilitate both strategy and innovation planning. Collaborates with stakeholders involved in digital strategy and digital innovation to develop an IT investment roadmap. Creates deliverables that illustrate how to strategically move the business forward. Works with enterprise architects and key organizational stakeholders to define a strategic plan for leveraging integrated architecture as part of the enterprise architecture. Participates in enterprise strategy development, including environmental analysis, opportunity identification, value cases and business innovation portfolio development. Provides strategic consultation to product managers in defining or designing business capabilities, processes, functions and organizational structures, as well as in researching, identifying and internally marketing, selling and enabling technologies based on business and end-user requirements. Participates in enterprise architecture development, including business architecture, information architecture, application portfolio and technical architecture, and champions the balance of flexibility and risk. Facilitates agreement on organizational work models and processes to meet business requirements. Seeks ways to apply new technology to, and reuse existing technology for, business processes. Researches and provides information on technical trends and competitors’ practices relevant to assigned products and value streams.
Responsibilities- Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised:
May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed. - Knowledge of business architecture tools and techniques, including strategy on a page, strategic planning, business model canvas, disruptions and trends, balance scorecard, economical modeling, risks and interdependencies, process models, business capability modeling, ecosystems modeling, customer and user profiling, journey maps, and human-centric design.
- Knowledge and understanding of different types of business and operating models (existing, new, emerging and hybrid).
- Knowledge of existing, new and emerging technologies and being able to practically incorporate them into new business designs and business models.
- Knowledge of architecture methodologies (e.g., SABSA , Zachman, TOGAF ) and modeling languages (such as UML and ArchiMate).
- Knowledge in all aspects of designing and constructing business processes, functions and organizational structures.
- Knowledge of facilitation and organization change management.
- Skill in analytical and conceptual skills and proven ability to create original concepts and theories for a variety of projects.
- Knowledge of finance, accounting, valuation and metrics development.
- Skill in statistical and information analysis.
- Skill in financial analysis, architecture evaluation, solutions delivery orchestration, project management, road mapping, risk management, interdependency management, agile methodologies, information security, cloud computing infrastructure, data architecture skills.
- Ability to be organizationally savvy, understanding of the political climate of the City and how to navigate obstacles and politics.
- Ability to apply multiple technical solutions to enable future-state business capabilities that, in turn, drive targeted business outcomes.
- Ability to communicate, influence and persuade - both business and IT leaders as well as peers.
- Ability to adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs.
- Ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and lead cross-functional teams, with the proven ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to leverage intellectual curiosity to inform solutions and innovate.
- Ability to take responsibility for personal growth and acquire strategies for gaining new knowledge, behaviors and skills.
- Ability to adhere to required compliance to all change management policies and procedures.
- Ability to adhere to required compliance to all information security policies and procedures.
Criminal Background Investigation This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation. EEO/ADA
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.
The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS , AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
* The IT Solutions Architect position requires graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years of experience in a related field. Experience may substitute for education for up to four (4) years. Graduation with a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field may substitute for two (2) years. Do you meet these minimum qualifications?
* Please describe how your education and experience 1) meet the minimum qualifications and 2) relate to this position.
(Open Ended Question)
* This position requires a criminal background check. By selecting the following, you are acknowledging that you understand if you are selected as a top candidate for this position, you will need a successful Criminal Background Investigation (CBI) to be hired.
- I acknowledge and understand this position requires a Criminal Background Investigation (CBI).
* Do you have the ability to travel to multiple sites as part of the regular job duties?
* Within 500 words, please describe your experience analyzing complex datasets and indicate the employer where you gained this experience.
(Open Ended Question)
* Within 500 words, describe your experience using Data Visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and indicate the employer where you gained this experience.
(Open Ended Question)
* Within 500 words, describe your experience with forecasting, machine learning and time series analysis and indicate the employer where you gained this experience.
(Open Ended Question)
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