Technology Business Analyst 3

Salary : $106,986.45 - $147,677.42 Annually
Location : Bellevue, WA
Job Type: Limited Term
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 25-00392
Department: Finance and Asset Management
Division: FAM_TechPlanTax_FinBusSystems
Opening Date: 12/16/2025
Closing Date: 1/4/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: NONAFF

Come Join the City of Bellevue

Please fill out your application as fully as possible. The City evaluates candidates based on the information provided in the online application only. Do not submit resumes and cover letters. Read the "Hiring Process" section below to learn more.

New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market.
Job Summary
The City of Bellevue is currently working on a long-term city-wide program to implement modern, user-friendly enterprise technologies that will make work more efficient and provide better data insights. This program, called Business Transformation, will ensure Bellevue's business systems, processes, employees, data and technology meet the needs of the community and workforce, both now and in the future. This position will play a key role on the program, working in a highly collaborative environment to develop and implement a citywide Data Governance program.

Data governance is how organizations set policies, roles, and processes to keep their data accurate, secure, and compliant. It's a cornerstone of organizational security, making sure people have the right access to the right data, can trust what they're using, and use it responsibly. It's a shared responsibility between IT and City Departments, working together to manage and protect data effectively. The Data Governance Business Analyst will work with stakeholders across the city to enhance current data governance practices, plans and roadmaps.

This role is part teacher, teaching technical and non-technical data users about the value and need of data governance part cheerleader, helping people celebrate their wins, large and small, and part mediator, helping people come together to identify what's best for the city as the data governance program evolves and modernizes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborates in providing design and management of the data governance program and services, establishing and implementing a data governance and stewardship framework for the City along with key stakeholders. Serves as key advisor to management and staff on data governance, partners with business partners and IT to drive citywide efforts to accelerate and streamline data access, modernize data management and services, and accelerate excellent use of data in decision making.

• Delivers a suite of services identified in the Data Governance Roadmap with a focus on improvement of data quality and availability through modifications to policies and standards, principles, governance metrics, processes, related tools and data architecture. Champions a culture of curiosity and a drive towards an increase in data quality.
• Documents roles and responsibilities related to data governance and ensures clear accountability for stewardship of the city's principal data assets. Builds and maintains a detailed audit of city's information assets held in agency systems, as well as the teams and processes that use them, including identification and documentation of data owners, stewards and custodians.
• Identifies tools and processes to enhance data classification, master data management, and metadata management. Prioritize projects to move data governance forward balancing available resources, capacity concerns and risk tolerance.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience with industry standard data governance practices.
• Knowledge of data lifecycle, for example data structures, transformations, master data management, metadata management, etc.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Expertise with engagement and consensus building at all organizational levels.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and multiple deadlines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex technical and data management concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills, strong attention to detail.
• Business process analysis experience including requirements gathering and process mapping. Ability to identify and communicate what is in and out of scope.
• Knowledge of data privacy regulations and security and privacy standards for public sector.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP or CAPM certification.
• CDMP or DACM certification.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 suite.
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Power Platform.
• Experience with Smartsheet or other project management/planning tools.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, information systems, project management or business management or closely related field. Or
• Any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Supplemental Information
FLEXIBLE/HYBRID WORKING

A hybrid work schedule is available for this position after an orientation period. Remote work for this position is subject to the department's operational needs and will be discussed with candidates during the selection process. Full-time remote work is not an available option. Once hired, employees must reside in the State of Washington and within reasonable commuting distance to Bellevue City Hall.
Limited Term Employee (LTE):A fully benefited employee appointed to serve in a position scheduled to work a minimum of 30 hours a week for a specific project with a specific ending date which is anticipated to last more than five months but in no event longer than three consecutive years (36 months).

HIRING PROCESS
The City evaluates candidates based on the information provided in the online application only. Do not submit resumes and cover letters. To evaluate all candidates fairly and equitably, the City will make all applicants anonymous when we are screening the applications. We will redact information from our application such as your name, address, and other demographics. To help us, please complete the online application form as fully as possible.

• Answer the Supplemental Questions when requested which can be found on the Questions tab of the Job posting.
• We do not accept resumes and cover letters during the anonymous application screening stage, unless otherwise stated in the job description.
• Applicants advancing to the next stage may be required to provide a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and references.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• All candidates will be required to establish employment authorization and identity at the time of hire. The City is not able to sponsor work visas.
• All positions require the completion of references checks, including at least one prior supervisor.
• Some positions may require completion of a criminal background check prior to start employment
• Some positions may require obtaining a commercial driver's license (CDL), licensures, or additional certifications.

At the City of Bellevue, you'll be part of a team committed to providing exceptional customer service, upholding the public interest and advancing the community vision. The six essential and enduring principles that guide our individual actions, our interactions, and our decision making in the City of Bellevue organization is: Exceptional Public Service, Stewardship, Commitment to Employees, Integrity, Innovation, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. You'll work in an environment that is innovative, collaborative, future focused, and committed to excellence. Bellevue welcomes the world. Our diversity is our strength. We embrace the future while respecting our past. It's what makes the City of Bellevue an exciting place to work, live, and explore.

Have we piqued your interest yet? Come join our team The City of Bellevue supports workplace diversity. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. Persons needing assistance with the application process may call the Human Resources Office, at 425-452-6838 or If you are invited to participate in the selection process and need ADA accommodations, please notify HR before you are scheduled for an interview or testing.

The City of Bellevue participates in the E-Verify program. Learn more about the E-Verify program.
For any technical difficulties with your application, please contact the NEOGOV support line at 855-524-5627.
** Please be sure to check your junk folder for any messages that may be sent to you about this recruitment.**
The City of Bellevue offers employees a comprehensive benefits package providing choice, flexibility, and value

Please Note: Seasonal, part-time, and variable employees are not eligible for the below benefits except for mandatory participation in the retirement plan assigned to the position, which will be the Municipal Employees Benefit Trust (MEBT 2) retirement plan or the Washington State Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) retirement plan and any other benefits as required by law.

The following summary applies to fully benefited positions:
Medical
Employees are offered a choice of medical coverage through the City's self-insured Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan or Kaiser Permanente (HMO).
Dental
Employees are offered a choice of two dental carriers with plans that offer regular checkups, x-rays, fillings, and crowns. Orthodontia is available through one of the carriers.
Vision
Employees are offered a choice of vision coverage through an annual exam-only plan or a buy-up plan which includes an annual eye exam and hardware coverage.

Retirement Plans - Employees are offered three retirement plans:

• Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS): Mandatory participation (PERS, LEOFF or PSERS), depending upon eligibility.
• City of Bellevue Municipal Employee's Benefit Trust (MEBT): Optional participation in this 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match contributions that vest on a 3-year schedule.
• Deferred Compensation Program (457 DCP): Optional participation in the supplemental Deferred Compensation Program also administered by DRS that allows tax-deferred savings into a variety of investments options.

Other benefits include:
More detailed information about our employee benefits is available at

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Survivor Income
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 11 observed holidays per year plus 2 additional personal holidays, vacation (standard accrual of 12 days a year), and sick leave (accumulated at the rate of one day per month)
• An ORCA Card bus pass
• On-site fitness center, and self service food/coffee options
• Career development and training programs
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Paydays - The City of Bellevue pays employees on the 8th and the 23rd of each month (24 pay periods per year).

Please note: The City of Bellevue does not participate in the Social Security Administration (SSA) program and employees do not earn social security credits. The mandatory DRS retirement pension plan provides the required social security replacement plan.

NOTE: This is a brief summary of the benefit programs for the City's non-represented employees. Every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. Benefits for employees represented by a may have different benefits. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a CBA, the CBA prevails. Also, in the event of any incorrect information in this document, applicable laws, policies, rules, CBAs, or official plan documents will prevail.
01

Which best describes how you meet the education/experience requirement?

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field plus relevant experience
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Do not meet the requirement

02

Do you have experience working in a public sector or highly regulated environment (e.g., city, county, state, education, healthcare)?

• Yes
• No

03

Which best describes your experience collaborating with both IT staff and non-technical business stakeholders?

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Moderate experience
• Extensive experience

04

Are you able to manage multiple projects or initiatives simultaneously while meeting deadlines?

• Yes
• No

05

Briefly describe your experience with data governance or data stewardship. What role did you play, and what was the outcome?
06

Which data governance activities have you directly worked on? (Select all that apply)

• Data governance frameworks or operating models
• Data stewardship roles and accountability models
• Data quality standards or metrics
• Metadata management
• Master data management
• Data classification or data privacy initiatives
• None of the above

07

How comfortable are you explaining technical data concepts to non-technical audiences?

• Not comfortable
• Somewhat comfortable
• Comfortable
• Very comfortable / regularly do this

08

Which best describes your approach to organizational change related to data or technology?

• Primarily technical implementation
• Technical with some stakeholder engagement
• Balanced technical and change management focus
• Primarily change management and stakeholder engagement

09

Do you currently hold any of the following certifications? (Select all that apply)

• PMP
• CAPM
• CDMP
• DACM
• None

10

The City of Bellevue is a hybrid workplace. This is a Washington State job, and candidates must reside within a reasonable distance of City Hall and be onsite in Bellevue at least 2 day(s) per week.

• Yes, I am interested in hybrid schedule and available to be onsite 2 or more days per week.
• No, I am interested in fully remote position.

Required Question

---