The Ohio Department of Administrative Services is seeking an experienced procurement IT professional to review, analyze, and evaluate agency requests for acquisition of data processing and telecommunications hardware, software and services.
Responsibilities Include:
Review, analyze, and recommend Information Technology (IT) procurement requests from multiple state entities to address the requesting state entity’s business and/or technical needs for IT and telecommunications solutions. These solutions include, but are not limited to: hardware, software, infrastructure, and networking, cloud computing, web technologies, mobile technologies, security, maintenance, training and consulting services.
Provide technical assistance and make recommendations to state agencies, boards and commissions for acquisition of IT and telecommunication hardware, software and services involving multiple computing disciplines
Serve as project team member (e.g., reviews project business case/plan, attends on & off-site meetings, assists with determining appropriate computing and telecommunication technologies, cost effectiveness, agency utilization and consistency with strategic direction and infrastructure)
Recommend most advantageous method for making procurement (e.g. ITB, ITB by Reverse Auction, RFP, and existing enterprise contracts) and identify suppliers capable of meeting experience qualifications and specifications or solutions requirements
Determine size, scope and complexity of project determines agency readiness to move forward with project
Assess agency’s knowledge of current and future IT computing and telecommunication needs to determine if analysis is needed in other areas of agency’s systems, determines agency’s ability to support requested solutions
Identify additional areas to be considered (e.g., support personnel, ongoing maintenance costs, etc.)
Create and update project plans
Utilize technical writing experience and project life cycle knowledge to assist the agencies with developing solicitation documents to acquire necessary solutions and/or system components (e.g., hardware, software, consulting/integration services and cloud computing services) for projects ranging from small to large scope, low to moderately complex, low to high risk computing solutions
Apply Information Technology policies and standards (e.g., Security and Privacy laws) as appropriate
Facilitate and lead IT competitive procurement process during development, release, evaluation and award. The process requires the review of supplier offers and may include requests for additional information and negotiations
Interface with multiple stakeholders
Assist agency in determining the following:
​Planning and implementation schedules
Project requirement
Deliverable acceptance procedures
Staffing levels
Payment structures
Evaluation criteria and most appropriate evaluation process.
Perform contract management activities:
Review change requests
Develop and review amendments
Participate in issue and dispute resolution & ensure contract compliance
Process renewals and extensions, & contract documentation management
Provide responses to inquiries during contract lifecycle.
Evaluate agencies’ Information Technology plans:
Identify potential procurement methods
Outline time frames based on procurement life cycle, scope of work, implementation schedule, availability of funds and technology
Ensure alignment, consistency and compliance with state direction, policies and strategies, and with applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations
Conduct industry market research and analysis (e.g., in the areas of procurement, technology, business partners and suppliers, public and private sector, etc.) and applies the findings to a project, initiative, solution, procurement or contract event, which may require providing information (e.g., detailed reports and/or presentations) to various audiences (e.g., media, special interest groups and lobbyists)
Provide detailed advantages and disadvantages of computing and telecommunication projects, initiatives, solutions, procurements or contract events which vary in size and complexity
Conduct research to obtain specialized IT information
Evaluate new products
Review trade publications and attends demonstrations and seminars
Assist customer agencies with gathering information via request for information, IT organizations, public sector organizations or contracted business partners
Perform needs assessment activities which may include determining solution feasibility (e.g., identifies and defines agency’s computing and telecommunication business needs, and functional & technical requirements through observation and key personnel interviews
Assist agencies in identifying and evaluating pre and post procurement risks and applying mitigation strategies before risk becomes material.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications Required:
Completion of undergraduate core program in computer science/data processing/engineering; AND 24 mos. trg. or 24 mos. exp. in multiple areas of data processing (e.g., systems analysis, systems design, application development & programming, networking, hardware/software evaluation).
-Or 48 mos. exp. in computer programming; AND 24 mos. trg. or 24 mos. exp. in computer systems analysis & design; AND 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. in computer hardware, software & communication systems.
-Or 18 mos. exp. as Computer Acquisition Analyst 1, 64171.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
