Strategic Compensation Data Analyst (Data Analyst IV)

MISSION: The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems.

Core Values

• We are Determined: We are committed and intentional in the pursuit of our main purpose, to improve outcomes for students.
• We are People-Centered: We strive to attract, develop, and retain the most committed talent, representing the diversity of Texas, each contributing to our common vision for students.
• We are Learners: We seek evidence, reflect on success and failure, and try new approaches in the pursuit of excellence for our students.
• We are Servant Leaders: Above all else, we are public servants working to improve opportunities for students and provide support to those who serve them.
  
  

New hires, re-hires, and internal hires will typically receive a starting salary between the posted minimum and the average pay of employees in their same classification. Offers will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and qualifications and will thoughtfully consider internal pay equity for agency staff who perform similar duties and have similar qualifications. The top half of the posted salary range is generally reserved for candidates who exceed the requirements and qualifications for the role. The maximum salary range is reserved for candidates that far exceed the required and preferred qualifications for the role.

Position Overview: The Strategic Compensation Data Analyst plays a critical role in the implementation and continuous improvement of House Bill 3’s Teacher Incentive Allotment, which aims to provide a pathway for outstanding Texas teachers to earn six-figure salaries. This role drives the future of the Teacher Incentive Allotment through building, updating, and maintaining metrics and data visualizations that present data related to the Teacher Incentive Allotment and teacher recruitment and retention.

The Strategic Compensation Data Analyst builds and updates reports, dashboards, and other data products, and develops, revises, runs, and troubleshoots SAS programs. The person in this role compiles and queries data to perform quality control procedures and visualization development. This Data Analyst serves as the subject matter expert for SCOMS and designs data tools for the Teacher Incentive Allotment. This analyst performs complex data analysis on the relationship between data, prepares concise, comprehensive technical reports to present key findings and interpret data, identify alternatives, and make and justify recommendations for data revisions. They assist in defining, developing, and implementing data standards, and assists in developing data quality measures, analyzing data quality results, and implementing necessary changes to ensure data quality improvement. The Data Analyst works under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Flexible work location within the state of Texas may be considered for qualified candidates.

Please note that a resume, tailored cover letter, and short answer responses are required attachments for applying to this position. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants who are strongly being considered for employment must submit to a national criminal history background check. 

Essential Functions

Job duties are not limited to the essential functions mentioned below. You may perform other functions as assigned.

• Client Support: Deeper Analysis- Write original SAS code to query and compile data, perform complex (journey-level) analysis on the relationships between data, build data visualizations, interpret findings, and communicate results and key insights to respond to policymakers, and identified client units.
• Client support: Dashboards, surveys, reports, and other data products- Use tools such as SAS, Qualtrics, PowerShell, and VBA macros to design, build, update, and maintain existing and emerging dashboards, surveys, reports, and other data products that support identified client units.
• Client support: Strategic advising- Serve as an essential partner to identified client units, guide decision-making and align EDRS collaborations with clients' needs and goals. 
• Documentation Development- Develop and use systems to document data products and processes for internal collaboration and external use.
• Quality Control Processes- Write original SAS code to identify data gaps, errors, anomalies, inconsistencies, and redundancies by analyzing the content, structure, and relationships within data through comprehensive quality assurance procedures for dashboards, reports, and other data products generated by the division of Strategic Compensation.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university
• Experience: At least three (3) years of experience in data analysis, research, compilation, and/or reporting work. Experience working with large data sets and educational systems are preferred.
  
  

Other Qualifications

• Share the belief that all Texas students can achieve at high levels and are able to succeed in college, career, or the military
• Knowledge of advanced statistical processes used in fields including education policy research, econometrics, demography, education efficacy, and predictive analytics
• Skill in using statistical software, including strong skills in SAS preferred
• Knowledge of programming techniques and languages used in relational databases, including SQL
• Experience in developing tools in business intelligence software, including PowerBI preferred
• Experience in identifying, designing, completing, and reporting research projects using large data sets for a range of audiences (experience with Texas education data preferred)
• Create and maintain organized and accessible files and documentation
  
  

As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status, unless an applicant is entitled to the military employment preference.

To review the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces to each job classification series in the State’s Position Classification Plan (provided by the State Auditor's Office), please access the Military Crosswalk (occupational specialty code) Guide and click on the military “occupational category” that corresponds with the state classification in this job posting title.

This position requires the applicant to meet Agency standards and criteria which may include passing a pre-employment criminal background check, prior to being offered employment by the Agency.

No phone calls or emails, please. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not accept telephone calls and cannot reply to all email inquiries. Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. Please add "capps.recruiting@cpa.texas.gov" and "@tea.texas.gov" to your safe senders list to ensure you receive email notifications from our talent acquisition team and/or hiring division regarding your candidacy.