Office of Data Management Administrator

Job
Agency:
Department of Education

Location:

Statewide within South Dakota (potential to work remotely or hybrid within the state of SD)
Salary: $75,000 - $81,071 annually depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: L
Closing Date: 06/01/2026

• Serve as an expert on Department technologies and coordinate with IT development teams.
• Manage agency data – specifically K12 student and staff information – to provide reports and measures to aid in sound decision and policy making.
• Lead the Department in managing the K12 Student Information System, the Personnel Record Form (PRF) K12 Staffing Information System, and various required collection solutions.
• Coordinate with Department Statewide Longitudinal Data System to ensure effective and efficient data collection and reporting cycles.
• Facilitate the accurate and reliable reporting of all federal reporting requirements that relate to K12 student and staff information.
• Drive efforts to more effectively leverage tools and systems that the department already uses.
• Collaborate with all divisions within the department, department IT vendors, and partner agencies.

• A strong background and understanding of IT development and computer applications.
• Familiarity with the operational tools and functions of Infinite Campus Student Information System.
• Expertise and fluency in Excel and other data tools.
• A process improvement mindset focused on successful execution of agency identified strategies and action plans.
• Experience leading large projects, some project management certification or experience is preferred.
• A bachelor's or associate degree is preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Strong analytical skills and a solution-oriented mindset.
• Computer and data systems expertise.
• Capability to implement changes to existing or new systems, procedures, and organizational changes.
• Comfortability with presenting and delivering information to statewide district leaders.

• Business processes and data collection.
• Federal education data collection and reporting.
• Technology available to meet information system requirements.
• Process improvement methodologies.

• Leverage Office 365 tools (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, Power Automate, Visio, CoPilot, etc.).
• Digest and understand complex data infrastructure and system resources and documentation.
• Fluent navigation of student information systems and modules.
• Create easy-to-use visualizations and resources for districts to use.

• Effectively problem solve to reach optimal solutions to business challenges.
• Manage large volumes of data to generate reports and measures to aid in sound business decisions and policy making.
• Communicate effectively with diverse groups.
• Explain and facilitate process improvement concepts.
• Provide effective project management.
• Prepare and submit regular project reports.
• Develop data management approaches for the agency.
• Build consensus among teams.

Benefits include a $0 premium employee health insurance option, eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits as a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

An Equal Opportunity Employer