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Technical Business Analyst (Remote)
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for a Technical Business Analyst for their Portland, Oregon location. Only Candidates who live within 125 miles from Portland OR will be considered for this role. In this role you will assist with monitoring technology policies, conducting opportunity analyses for the program, developing program materials, monitoring agency compliance requirements, supporting the facilitation of internal audit reporting activities, drafting processes, reviewing documentation for accuracy, and developing a SharePoint library and process for tracking technology compliance work.
This position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits!  If you feel this position aligns with your professional skillset, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Technical Business Analyst:
Compliance Program Support and Process Facilitation:

• Support the Technology Compliance Program manager with assisting in the development and review of program documentation including strategy and maturity plans.

• Recommend and draft processes and procedures following Business Process Management (BPM) standards and guidelines.

• Provide timely and professional responses to stakeholders regarding the status of their requests, verifying that deliverables meet deadlines with a high level of customer service.

• Conduct gap analysis and draft program strategic work plans and timelines accordingly for review by internal stakeholders.

• Create presentations and materials for the Compliance Program Manager and management review

• Analyze new directives, policies, regulations, and other requirements for the implications on current and future functions or processes.

• Analyze process areas for continuous improvement opportunities and present findings and recommendations to management.

• Assist in developing cross-organizational processes that support the Technology Compliance Program or have a touch point with the program.

Policy Documentation:

• Conduct an inventory of all J-org owned, enterprise, and local policies, as well as CIO memos and review the policies with management.  Maintain an internal J-org repository of local policies and CIO memos. 

• Facilitate and coordinate internal J-org policy reviews and edits with the policy owners, review leads, SMEs, and other team members.

• Track policy documentation in the policy repository throughout its lifecycle, verifying all records are complete and logically organized.

• Perform quality assurance checks on policies to verify all required information is present and accurate before submission.

• Assist in creating, organizing, and maintaining a centralized repository for all policy-related documents.

Audit Coordination:

• Assist the Compliance Program Manager with gathering required documentation for external audit requirements.

• Assist the Compliance Program Manager with gathering required responses or documentation for internal compliance audits, such as the Reliability Compliance Program (RCP), with area owners and SMEs. 

• Assist the Compliance Program Manager in gathering and consolidating quarterly audit report entries.

• Maintain organized records of audit submissions and related communications for auditing and tracking purposes in locations as designated by the Technology Compliance Program Manager.

• Maintain internal records for AAA, IAP, and other internal reporting.

• Assist in the preparation of presentation materials to management, committees, or executives

Requirements/Qualification for Technical Business Analyst:

• U.S. Citizenship and a valid U.S. Driver’s license is required.

• A degree in information technology/systems, business administration, or a closely related technical discipline is preferred.

  • With an applicable Bachelor’s degree, 7 years of experience is required.

  • With an applicable Associate’s degree, 9 years of experience is required.

  • Without an applicable degree, 11 years of experience is required.

• Experience should be consistent with the specific requirements of technical business analysis and information technology and progressively more technical in nature.

• Basic familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements, such as FISMA, NIST, NERC, FMFIA, or others.

• Basic experience with audits and reporting.

• Basic experience with policy writing.

• Proficiency with process diagramming (Visio).

• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word).

• Proficiency with SharePoint (or similar) for file management.

• Strong technical writing and the ability to present information in various forms such as textual, graphical, and statistical.

• Strong time management skills with the ability to triage requests and manage competing priorities.

• The ability to travel to the Portland office 1 day per month.

**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
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