<p>OPEN TO STATE OF COLORADO RESIDENTS ONLY</p> <p> </p> <p>Consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. It's our mission to manage and conserve Colorado's natural resources for the benefit of people today - and tomorrow. That means we have to balance development with conservation so the state we all love provides similar opportunities for our children and their children.</p> <p> </p> <p>We invite you to explore our website at https://dnr.colorado.gov/about-us to find out more about the work we do to manage Colorado's natural resources for today - and tomorrow.</p> <p> </p> <p> The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.</p> <p> </p> <p> In addition to offering rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:</p> <ul> <li>Medical and Dental plans </li><li>Strong, flexible retirement plans including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus pre-tax and Roth 401K and 457 plans </li><li>Paid life insurance </li><li>Short- and long-term disability coverage </li><li>Employee Wellness programs </li><li>Flexible Spending Accounts </li><li>Health Savings Accounts </li><li>11 paid holidays per year plus generous vacation and sick leave </li><li>Flexible work schedule options and remote-work options </li><li>Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system </li><li>Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. </li></ul> <p> </p> <p>COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE</p> <p>Our Mission is to perpetuate the wildlife resources of the state, to provide a quality state parks system, and to provide enjoyable and sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities that educate and inspire current and future generations to serve as active stewards of Colorado's natural resources.</p> <p>The Business Operations Unit exists to serve as CPW's business professional liaison with the Office of Information Technology (OIT), vendors, and partners for all CPW projects and services that have a technology component. This unit provides services to plan, manage, and  oversee the business operations side for all technology projects and systems; provides representation and advocacy of CPW's business needs and goals; coordinates with CPW staff and OIT, Vendor and partner staff in the management of the agency's technology applications, technology support contracts, business data analysis;  develops and tracks CPW's specific technical project  expenses to remain within budget as assigned; and ensures accuracy of invoiced services and good, coordination and support. These services are essential to CPW's mission in managing Colorado's wildlife and outdoor recreation resources now and in the future.</p> <p>The Business Technical Product owner is a professional who makes use of their technical knowledge to bridge the gap between the business and technical aspects of IT systems.  The Business Technical Product owner will serve as the technical expert for CPW for the sales system (IPAWS), hunt draw system, and the data replica for these systems.  This position will carry technical information into the discussions about strategic aspects of the product, understanding the features and capabilities of the systems as well as having an understanding of the business processes and ecosystem.  The position will bridge the business and IT Development gap, who can communicate with both parties but comprehending requirements (business or technical), explain technical terms to the business and business needs to the IT developers.  The position will have an unique mix of soft and technical product owner skills including project management, tech expertise, communication, problem solving, decision making, analytical capabilities.</p> <p>Specific job duties include but are not limited to:</p> <p>Business Technical Expert on Hunt Draw, Ipaws, CPW Rep</p> <p>Acting as the senior authority or lead for the Business Operations Unit on the sales (IPAWS), Hunt Draw, and data replica (CPW REP) systems for the agency. Create, gather, and maintain documentation on system architecture, business processes, interfaces, and other pertinent system artifacts. Understand the business flows for major sales processes, registrations, reservations, licensing as well as the process for the hunt draws for each species. Comprehend the architecture and design of the different IT systems in order to understand capabilities and limitations.Attend regular meetings throughout the year with business and partner teams. Actively participate in meetings and discussions. Create and/or gather documentation for current and future processes and system architecture. Maintain and ensure current documentation is accurate.  Key mover in updating and changing the IT systems supporting these business processes to modernize technology, simplify processes allowing for better application design and maintenance, and ensuring sustainability of critical systems.</p> <p>Business technical advisor</p> <p>Will be the technical advisor for CPW and the business units during any system design or modification, working with the IT partners. Participating in all technical discussions of the systems, understanding the software development lifecycle and agile development processes. Helping and advising business product stakeholders with important technical decisions Understanding and even helping in sprint planning and resolving technical doubts. Enhancing the efficiency of the team by determining how complex systems share data. Assist stakeholders in determining and managing technical user stories. Provide suggestions for continuous product improvement. Provide consulting on other projects outside of the Hunt Draw, Ipaws, CPW Rep as needed. Expected to be point of contact if there are system outages, both planned and unplanned in a call-back situation. </p> <p>Business Liaison</p> <p>Will be the business side technical expert of the system and work closely with vendors and partners in times of crisis, outages, and major issues from discovery to resolution.   Will coordinate with various teams to produce after action reports and create plans to mitigate future similar issues. Will also assist with vendors, partners and CPW in issue tracking and prioritization. Act as the CPW point person on any high priority incidents, outages, or major issues with vendors and partners. Organize communications across all parties to ensure stakeholders are up to date. Follow up and ensure after action reports, lessons learned, and mitigation strategies are developed and implemented.</p> <p>Other duties as assigned</p> <p>Minimum Qualifications</p> <p>Eight (8) years of relevant experience in System development, senior software developer, management in technology, technical product owner, IT system analyst or occupation related to the work assigned to this position</p> <p>OR</p> <p>A combination of related education in Engineering, Business, Program Management/Project Management, Computer Science, Applied Computing, Computer Engineering, IT, Math and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to Eight (8) years</p> <p>Substitutions</p> <ul> <li>Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Current or former State experience relevant to this position </li><li>Current or former Colorado Parks and Wildlife experience </li><li>Conflict Resolver </li><li>Effective escalator </li><li>Empathetic </li><li>Creative </li><li>Positivity </li><li>Flexibility </li></ul> <p>Required Competencies</p> <ul> <li>Organizational and time management skills </li><li>Strong level of written and oral communication skills </li><li>Strong multi tasking skills </li></ul> <p>Conditions of Employment</p> <ul> <li>State of Colorado residency is required at the time of application. </li><li>Must possess and maintain a valid state of Colorado driver's license if operating a State vehicle. </li><li>Limited travel to other CPW locations. </li><li>Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify their application from the current position.  (Please Note: Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will </li></ul> <p>disqualify the applicant from future State employment with DNR).</p> <p>APPEAL RIGHTS:</p> <p> </p> <p>It is recommended that you contact the Human Resources Specialist listed below to resolve issues related to your possession of minimum qualifications.  However, if you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.</p> <p> </p> <p>An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action.</p> <p> </p> <p>For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.</p> <p>The Assessment Process </p> <ul> <li> <p>All applications received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed by an HR Specialist against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. </p> </li><li> <p>Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position will be a structured application review by Subject Matter Experts.</p> </li><li> <p>Resumes, cover letters and other attachments are not considered as part of initial reviews, therefore, it is important to document in your application your education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications as outlined in the job announcement. </p> </li><li> <p>Please thoroughly answer all supplemental questions (if listed) since question responses may be evaluated for content, writing ability, spelling, grammar, and effective communication. </p> </li><li> <p>This recruitment may involve additional testing and/or exams to arrive at the top group for interviews.</p> </li></ul> <p>Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion</p> <p>The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.</p> <p> </p> <p>The Department of Natural Resources is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, at dnr_hr_employeebenefits@state.co.us</p> <p> </p> <p>ADAAA Accommodations</p> <p>Any person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete an employment assessment. To request accommodation, please contact our Benefits Specialist at dnr_hr_employeebenefits@state.co.us at least five business days before the date that any accommodation will be required to allow us to evaluate your request and prepare for the accommodation. You may be asked to provide additional information, including medical documentation, regarding functional limitations and type of accommodation needed. Please ensure that you have this information available well in advance of the assessment date.</p> <p> </p> <p>E-Verify</p> <p>DNR uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.</p> <p>Toll-Free Applicant Support - Technical Help</p> <p>If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV at 855-524-5627, Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). The Human Resources Office will be unable to assist with technical issues. </p>