IT Business Analyst (Local candidates only)

Location: Carson City, NV (some on-site and some off-site work); local candidates only

Pay: $70/hr (1099 contract only; no benefits)

Estimated contract duration: Feb 2026 - Jun 2027

Minimum requirements (Candidates must meet all minimum requirements):

- Bachelor's degree in public administration, political science, data science, business, or related field.

• 10 years of experience in IT process analysis, IT operations, or technical support (government or elections experience preferred).

• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with process mapping tools (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart) is a plus.

• Familiarity with election systems, voter registration databases, or government compliance frameworks is desirable.

Experience and Skills Preferred:

• Experience working in a government or public sector environment.

• Knowledge of Nevada election laws and procedures.

• Intermediate competency in SQL or comparable data and analytics skills.

• Lean Six Sigma or similar process improvement certification.

Position Summary:

The Process Analyst supports the Elections Division by analyzing, designing, and

improving election systems processes to ensure the integrity, efficiency, and

compliance of election-related activities. This role plays a critical part in improving the

usage of the statewide voter registration and election management system by State and

County-level users.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process Documentation, Analysis, and Improvement

• Evaluate existing election-related processes, business rules, and

workflows for efficiency, accuracy, and compliance with Nevada Revised

Statutes (NRS).

• Document processes, business rules, functionality, and procedures.

• Identify and address documentation gaps.

• Develop process maps, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and

documentation for new processes as developed by State leadership.

• Identify areas for improvement in election-related processes to improve

compliance, efficiency, consistency, and clarity.

• Technical Support and Analysis

• Analyze and recommend resolution paths for technical support requests.

• Validate system functionality for compliance with policy and expected

business rules and workflows.

• Assist with the development of user stories and requirements to inform the

development of system enhancements.

• Document system processes and functionality to support Help Desk

agents and Development and QA teams in addressing tickets.

• Data and Analytics (Preferred)

• Run queries and develop reports to enable insights into election-related

data.

• Investigate and analyze large datasets for accuracy, consistency, and

compliance with State and County policy.

• Assist with the creation of business definitions for data elements in

support of the creation of a data dictionary.

• Compliance & Quality Assurance

• Ensure processes align with federal and state election laws (NRS),

including HAVA, NV state statutes, and Secretary of State directives.

• Monitor quality control measures and support risk-limiting audits.

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Work with county election officials, vendors, and internal teams to gather

feedback and ensure process consistency across jurisdictions.

• Work with the third-party vendors and the internal training team to develop

training and support materials for staff and election system users.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $70.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

• Where do you currently live? We can only consider candidates that already live in the Carson City/Reno area?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• government IT project: 5 years (Preferred)
• IT business analyst: 10 years (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Carson City, NV 89703

Salary : $70