The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.

For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

Business Process Analysts apply an in-depth knowledge of the agency's program areas to define and implement a solution to a given problem that requires an individually tailored response for end-user requirements.

Under general direction, incumbents train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of subordinate staff and may serve as project leaders with responsibility for defining and managing the project scope and objectives. Non-supervisory positions allocated at this level receive minimal or no technical supervision within their department. Incumbents are responsible for long range, broad based planning for a variety of complex automated programs and policy development affecting major aspects of the work unit's activities/functions and perform all lower level duties as required. Incumbents prepare project justifications; manage project funding, resource allocation, timelines, status reports, and implementation plans; implement projects; and review work and provide technical and professional guidance to subordinate staff. The Nevada DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS) is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Business Process Analyst III to join our Information Services team located in Carson City, Nevada. In this role, the incumbent will be responsible for managing and monitoring the status of software development projects as well as eliciting and analyzing business processes and documenting requirements for agile and waterfall projects.

The incumbent will required to create and maintain standard agency project-related documentation; analyze organizational assets, regulatory documentation, user surveys, historic data and other records to support quality analysis and policy compliance; analyze the regulatory (federal and state) environment by reviewing new and revised federal and state laws, regulations, and agency policies and interpreting the effect on the project; assist the IT Manager with establishing metrics and KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) to properly audit project processes and identify opportunities for improvement; lead and facilitate the analysis and documentation of existing business processes, identifying areas for improvement, and streamlining workflow; and create and maintain project schedules by developing project plans and specifications, estimating time and resources, monitoring milestone completion, tracking all phases of the project lifecycle, providing timely reporting of issues that impact project progress, coordinating actions and resolving conflicts. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: