Posting number: 2026-00878
Department: Seattle City Light
Job classification: Management Systems Analyst, Senior-BU
Posting type: Open & Promotional
Categories: IT and Computers, Planning and Development, Redevelopment, Utilities, Project Management, Research, Program Management
Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation’s largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle's electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is a recognized national leader in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.
The Senior Management Systems Analyst (Sr. MSA) will play a central role in shaping how Seattle City Light uses technology to enable and strengthen critical financial assistance and support programs for customers. This position applies human-centered design principles to blend technology, policy, and customer experience in order to build both customer-facing and back-office systems that support customer service, eligibility determination, application intake, document submission, case tracking, and ongoing program management.
The Sr. MSA will work closely with program staff, IT teams, customers, and community partners to understand current challenges, trace requirements to system capabilities, and implement solutions that make assistance easier to access and administer. This role ensures that solutions are intuitive, equitable, and compliant while improving operational efficiency and reducing friction for customers and staff. Through research, iterative design, and validation with real users, the Sr. MSA helps specify and implement modernized tools that support the delivery of reliable, accessible, and people-centered services.
This position will report to the Customer Technology Solutions, Senior Manager.
Here is more about what you’ll be doing:
Apply human-centered design methods to ensure solutions reflect real customer and staff needs.
Translate business and customer requirements into clear technical specifications for IT teams.
Collaborate with leadership, IT, customer service, and community partners at appropriate times throughout the project lifecycle.
Support system configuration activities, including workflow design, user interface recommendations, and data integration needs.
Create and refine user stories, acceptance criteria, and system use cases.
Design and facilitate User Acceptance testing to ensure functionality, accuracy, and usability.
Identify opportunities to streamline processes, reduce manual work, and improve the customer experience.
Document new processes, features, and system behavior for staff training and operational readiness.
Help manage project scope, dependencies, risks, and timelines related to system changes.
Ensure that all system updates align with regulatory requirements, accessibility standards, and equity goals.
Build and deliver a plan for knowledge transfer to Customer Technology Operations staff.
Required Qualifications:
In addition to the skills and experience mentioned below, a successful applicant will have experience that reflects a commitment to creating fair and equitable outcomes and has:
Requires three years of experience in systems, operations, procedures, research or analysis and a Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, finance, computer science or a related field (or a combination of education, training or experience that provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class).
Desired Qualifications - You will be successful if you have the following experience, skills, and abilities:
Please note this job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice
Emergency Response Commitment:
Seattle City Light is committed to reliable service during emergencies. Through our Emergency Response Program, each employee is assigned a role—usually aligned with their regular duties—to support emergency operations. Your participation is vital to helping the utility stay prepared and serve our community when it matters most.
The full salary range for this position is $56.23 to $ 65.54 per hour
Application Process
Please submit the following with your online application:
Who May Apply This position is open to all candidates that meet the qualifications. Seattle City Light values diverse perspectives and life experiences. Applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Seattle City Light encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, veterans, and those with diverse life experiences.
Job offers are contingent on the verification of credentials and other information required by the employment process, including the completion of a background check. The background check will involve a criminal history check, which includes conviction and arrest records in compliance with the Seattle’s Fair Chance Employment Ordinance, SMC 14.17and the City of Seattle Personnel Rule 10.3 A driving history review may be conducted in compliance with SMC 4.79.020Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain or correct background information.
The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits/employees-and-covered-family-members/most-employees-plans
Want to know more about Seattle City Light? Check out our web page: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits
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