The Kentucky Department of Education is a service agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and part of the
Education and Labor Cabinet. The department provides resources and guidance to Kentucky’s public schools and
districts as they implement the state’s P-12 education requirements. The department also serves as the state
liaison for federal education requirements and funding opportunities.
The department is led by an appointed commissioner of education, who is hired by and answers to the 11-member
Kentucky Board of Education. Offices are administered by associate commissioners, and divisions within those
offices are administered by division directors.
The department employs approximately 425 Frankfort-based workers; 175 employees in support of the Kentucky
School for the Blind (Jefferson County) and Kentucky School for the Deaf (Boyle County); and about 518
employees at the 50 Area Technology Centers across the state.
OUR MISSION
To partner with districts, schools, families, students, business, industry, and communities to provide
leadership and support to ensure success for each and every student.
OUR CORE VALUES
Equity
- Achievement
- Collaboration
- Integrity
The department seeks to hire a smart, experienced, hardworking and dependable IT Business Analyst Senior to
join our dedicated team. This role represents a fantastic opportunity to work in a dynamic, challenging and
professional environment. We invite you to apply for the opportunity to allow you to expand your learning
potential, while receiving a steady income and benefits. We look forward to reviewing your application!
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Lead in the analysis of business processes and in the collaboration between internal and external
stakeholders for the development, maintenance, and improvement of Information Technology (IT) systems
solutions.
- Serve as departmental informational resources manager and create and promote use of statewide
information resource management guidelines and technology standards. - Design and promote use of information
locators, public information access techniques and reporting to meet user needs.
- Act as a liaison between the business and programmatic functions of the agency and the information systems
functions to define and support best practices in data collection and reporting in Kentucky Student
Information System (Infinite Campus) system. - Develop and maintain a good understanding of the Infinite Campus
system.
- Analyze alternatives for collection, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information and
develop recommendations accordingly. - Advise agency management concerning the impact of federal and regulatory
changes. - Examine data dictionaries, record schedules and system documentation to ensure systems are managed in
accordance with state level standards and guidelines.
- Support program areas, schools, and districts to define Information Technology standards and solutions.
- Provide guidance and best practices for School Report Card, Open House, Infinite Campus, and other enterprise
systems to guide alignment with data standards and data best practices. - Modify information resource plans to
respond to changes in agency goals, service objectives, or organization.
- Advise program managers regarding information technology projects, needs, and costs.
- Serve as a
resource to agency management during evaluation and monitoring of Information Technology work. - Make formal
presentations to agency executives and system users through internal and external training events. - Schedule
annual planning meetings to review requirements and plan for upcoming year.
- Make recommendations for sharing information resources through the development of inter-departmental
systems and participation in state level systems. - Develop print-ready newsletter articles to promote awareness
as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits and Perks:
Comprehensive health insurance (effective first day of employment)
- Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Optional Insurance (Dental and Vision)
- Life Insurance
- Retirement savings.
- Paid Leave (annual, sick, compensatory, jury, voting, election, blood donation, living organ,
educational, military)
- Paid holidays (12.5 days per year, 13.5 days in a Presidential Election year)
- Deferred Compensation and Free Financial Planning Program
- Professional development opportunities and ongoing training.
- A collaborative and innovative work environment.
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Employee Resource Groups
- Employee Recognition
Applicants and employees in this classification may be required to submit to a drug screening test and
background check.
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government
with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. KDE will only use E-
Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that KDE has violated its E-Verify responsibilities,
please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 1-888-897-7781 or
https://dhs.gov/e-verify
