Quality Control Lead Data Analyst

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) works to build on strengths of families and communities to keep children and vulnerable adults safe, so they thrive. We do this through investigations, services, and referrals.

What You Get Beyond Your Paycheck

When you join the State of Texas, your monthly paycheck is just one part of your real income. Our benefits provide extra value that many private employers simply don’t match—often adding hundreds of dollars each month to what you take home or save.

Here’s what you get as a full-time employee:

• 100% paid health insurance for you, and 50% paid for eligible family members—saving you hundreds every month in out-of-pocket medical costs
• Retirement plans with lifetime monthly payments after five years of state service, plus options to save even more with 401(k) and 457 plans
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave so you can recharge and take care of life outside work (that’s time off you’re actually paid for)
• Optional dental, vision, and life insurance—at rates much lower than most private plans
• Flexible spending accounts for added tax savings on health and dependent care
• Employee discounts on things like gym memberships, electronics, and entertainment

You also might qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which could help you pay off federal student loans faster.

You can see all the details here: ERS recruitment brochure

Functional Title: Quality Control Lead Data Analyst

Job Title: Data Analyst V

Agency: Dept of Family & Protectve Svc

Department: DATA & DECISION SUPPORT/DDS

Posting Number: 15639

Closing Date: 05/07/2026

Posting Audience: Internal and External

Occupational Category: Computer and Mathematical

Salary Range: $6,377.50 - $10,785.83

Pay Frequency: Monthly

Salary Group: TEXAS-B-26

Shift: Day

Additional Shift:

Telework: Eligible for Telework

Travel: Up to 20%

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full Time/Part Time: Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt

Facility Location:

Job Location City: AUSTIN

Job Location Address: 4900 N LAMAR BLVD

Other Locations:

MOS Codes: No military equivalent

Brief Job Description:

Performs highly complex (senior-level) data analysis and data research work involving conducting extensive data research and analyzing and reporting the results. Works under limited supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. May serve as a lead or supervisor.

Essential Job Functions:

Guide the selection of data management tools and the development of standards, usage guidelines, and procedures for those tools.

• Directs the evaluation, selection, and implementation of data management and QC/QA tools by assessing functionality, alignment with agency reporting needs, and integration with ODSI’s standardized quality control processes.
• Establishes and maintains procedures, guidelines, and data standards that ensure accurate, consistent, and secure use of tools across ODSI teams.

Define, develop, and implement data and reporting standards.

• Develops and maintains standardized quality control and quality assurance protocols that support consistent and reliable ODSI data and analytics reporting.
• Implements standard reporting and quality control frameworks by partnering with ODSI and program leadership to ensure compliance with agency policies, federal/state guidelines, and documentation requirements.

Develop data quality measures, analyze data quality results, and implement necessary changes to ensure data quality improvement.

• Designs, implements, and evaluates data quality metrics, quality control procedures, and review workflows used across ODSI to identify systemic issues affecting accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
• Analyzes quality control and quality assurance results to identify patterns, root causes, and operational impacts, then develops and recommends corrective actions to improve data quality and reporting reliability.

Develop software applications or programming to use for statistical modeling, data analysis, and graphic analysis.

• Develops, reviews, and optimizes scripts, code, or automated tools used for quality control and quality assurance validation, testing, and reporting.
• Builds visual analytics tools and dashboards to support quality control and quality assurance processes, pattern detection, and communication of findings to analysts and leadership.

Identify and interpret data patterns and trends and assess data quality.

• Conducts advanced analysis to identify anomalies, trends, and data patterns across systems, reports, and reporting periods to detect potential quality concerns or logic inconsistencies.
• Synthesizes quality control and quality assurance outcomes into actionable insights and recommendations that help leadership understand risks, trends, and opportunities to strengthen data reliability.

Prepare concise, comprehensive technical reports to present and interpret data, identify alternatives, and make and justify recomm