Business Analyst - Trust Lands Mgmt System

State of Montana • Missoula, MT

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About The Position

The Department of Natural Resources & Conservation (DNRC) is seeking a Business Analyst to join the Forestry/Trust Land Division. The DNRC/FTLD mission is to ensure Montana’s land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations. The Forest Management Bureau provides comprehensive spatial data management systems through collaboration with the State of Montana - IT. The ESRI platform is the primary vehicle for managing data, mobile technology, WebGIS and remote sensing. The Trust Lands Management System 2.0 (TLMS 2.0) is an SQL web-interface application that functions as a business management system as well as a Land Management System bridge and supports fiscal services, all 6 FTLD Bureaus and subsequent other program needs across the Division and the DNRC. This position provides functional support for the TLMS 2.0 System, offering leadership in data management, business process analysis, and client support. The system requires ongoing development, maintenance, and adaptation to changing business processes and statutory requirements. The position serves as a conduit between the Trust Lands business modules and the statewide IT program management team. TLMS 2.0 is an electronic records system required by statute to provide information to other agencies and the citizens of Montana. It facilitates the processing and recording of monetary transactions entering DNRC and provides transactional evidence for business operations. This position ensures TLMS 2.0 and supporting data systems meet business needs and align with agency policies, while maintaining data accuracy and accessibility. It serves as an interface between functional/business personnel, subject matter experts and technical resources, ensuring that TLMS 2.0 and supporting data systems are aligned with business requirements while providing robust, scalable, highly available, accurate information and data systems that comply with state and agency policies. The TLMS is built on a robust tech stack that maximizes feature service integration through the ESRI platform, intensive mobile technology apps, dashboarding, WebGIS (AGOL), Remote Sensing and complex ESRI Experience workflows. The TLMS is in lockstep with all business-side operations in conducting the Trust Lands Mission (Forestry, Minerals, Ag & Grazing, Real Estate, & Recreation) and subsequent management of 5.2 million surface acres (6.2 million subsurface) for the benefit of the K-12 public school system.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, information management/systems, administration-tech mgmt, or related field.
• 5 years of job-related experience.
• Or a combination of education and experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build consensus among a group of varying stakeholders.
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks, including the ability to balance conflicting priorities across multiple constituencies.
• Ability to manage multiple projects under tight timelines, while maintaining consistently high levels of product quality.
• Ability to work under multiple deadlines with assigned funding.
• Knowledge and experience with project management principles and best practices.
• Ability to work both independently and effectively as a member of a team.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service and maintain positive working relationships with staff throughout the agency.
• Strong aptitude for learning new skills, adapting to new technologies, and implementing new methodologies.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, creating and executing queries against databases to provide a final product/report for customers.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, creating and using database views.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, Structured Query Language (SQL).
• Knowledge of, and experience with, developing and using database triggers to maintain data integrity and enforce business rules.
• Knowledge of data modeling and design as it relates to databases.
• Knowledge of data security concepts as it relates to databases.
• Knowledge of data quality concepts as it relates to databases.
• Knowledge of scripting and batch processing concepts as it relates to databases.

Nice To Haves

• Interest and/or experience in natural resource law, property law, administrative law and/or other relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides functional support for the TLMS 2.0 System.
• Provides leadership in data management, business process analysis, and client support for TLMS 2.0.
• Serves as a conduit between the Trust Lands business modules and the statewide IT program management team.
• Ensures TLMS 2.0 and supporting data systems meet business needs and align with agency policies, while maintaining data accuracy and accessibility.
• Serves as an interface between functional/business personnel, subject matter experts and technical resources, ensuring that TLMS 2.0 and supporting data systems are aligned with business requirements while providing robust, scalable, highly available, accurate information and data systems that comply with state and agency policies.

Benefits

• Generous paid leave (vacation, sick, holidays), with vacation leave increasing with service.
• Longevity pay with continued state service.
• Health, dental, vision, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• Access to free employee medical clinics and telehealth.
• Retirement plans Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution plus an optional 457(b) Plan.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness - may qualify you for student loan forgiveness.
• Up to 15 days of military leave with full pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level