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Job of The Week

• Quality Assurance Tester/Systems Analyst III

  The Railroad Commission of Texas seeks a Systems Analyst III/Quality Assurance (QA) Tester to coordinate and perform software test work in the Mainframe Transformation section of the Information Technology Services Division. Major responsibilities include reviewing or assisting in the development of Quality Assurance (QA) artifacts such as master test plans, use cases and test cases/scenarios based on software requirements/design; performing software testing activities including ADA testing; and completion of implementation validation actions across multiple test streams. Work includes preparation for and completion of activities with large teams or as the only tester; completion of ADA accessibility testing; and assisting with or reporting on test status and test metrics for the Mainframe Transformation program. Duties may involve use of multiple methods for manual and automated integration, system, and regression testing transactional database applications, including Informatica code and bridging; data reporting systems; legacy mainframe applications, and of Java and .NET applications. Work also may involve planning and analyzing user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or to improve existing systems. The QA position may be assigned additional related essential tasks as required to maintain internal and contract-related deadlines. This role will work under limited to minimal direction, with some latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

  
  
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Regulatory

• NTO - Gathering Line Mileage Fee and Permit Clarification (12/01/2022)
• NTO - Winter Weather Outlook (11/22/2022)
• NTO - Weather Emergency Readiness Attestation Online Filing Available  (11/04/2022)
• NTO - Critical Designation Rule amendment (11/03/2022)
• Pipeline Mileage Fee Courtesy Notice (10/31/2022)
• RRC Accepting Comments on Proposed Rules Amendments to CNG and LNG Regulations (10/24/2022)
• NTO - Weather Emergency Preparedness Standards (09/19/2022)
• RRC Adopts Amendments to Chapter 5 Rules Relating to Carbon Dioxide (CO2) (09/01/2022)
• Notice to Gas Utilities: Texas Administrative Code §7.455 Curtailment Standards Filing Requirements (09/01/2022)
• RRC Accepting Public Comment on Critical Designation of Natural Gas Infrastructure Rule (08/31/2022)
• AFS Online Examination Fee Changes Begin September 1 (08/31/2022)
• NTO - Upcoming Revision to Commingle Permit Number Length on Form PR, Monthly Production Report (08/17/2022)
• Form CI-D and Form CI-X Online Filing Requirement (08/03/2022)
• Recycling Treated Domestic Wastewater and Mobile Drinking Water Treatment System Wastewaters (07/18/2022)
• Notice to Propane Licensees: Amendments to Chapter 9, LP-Gas Safety Rules, Adopted (07/15/2022)
• RRC Adopts Revisions to Form P-16, Acreage Designation (06/30/2022)

Data & Information

• Texas Drilling Permit and Completion Statistics for October 2022 (11/07/2022)
• Texas Oil & Gas Production Statistics for July 2022 (10/13/2022)
• Severe Weather Outlook (08/22/2022)
• Railroad Commission Takes Transparency a Step Further with New Flaring/Venting Database (02/16/2022)
• U.S. Department of Energy -U.S. Oil And Natural Gas: Providing Energy Security and Supporting Our Quality of Life (09/2020)

Media

• RRC Receives National Award for Work on Abandoned 100-Plus-Year-Old East Texas Mine (10/26/2022)
• RRC First in Nation to Utilize Federal Funds to Plug Even More Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells (10/19/2022)
• Marshall Mine Wins RRC’s Texas Coal Mining Reclamation Award (05/05/2022)
• RRC Investigation Does Not Indicate High H2S Levels at Boehmer Lake (04/08/2022)
• RRC Implements First-Ever Operator-Led Plan to Reduce Seismicity in West Texas (03/07/2022)
• RRC’s Commissioners Approve Financing Order to Keep Monthly Gas Utility Bills Low (02/08/2022)
• Year in Review Publication Highlights Railroad Commission’s 130th Year (12/29/2021)
• Texas Establishes First of Its Kind Designation of Natural Gas Facilities for Energy Emergencies (11/30/2021)
• RRC Earns National Environmental Award for Well Plugging Project at Padre Island National Seashore (11/08/2021)