IT Procurement Analyst (Information Technology Procurement Analyst 3)

Schedule: Full-time

What you'll do

Leads lower-level IT Procurement analysts & serves as project manager (e.g., reviews project business case/plan, attends on & off-site meetings, determines appropriate computing & telecommunication technologies, cost effectiveness, agency utilization & consistency with strategic direction & infrastructure

Provides technical assistance & makes recommendations to state agencies, boards & commissions for acquisition of data processing & telecommunication hardware, software & services involving multiple computing disciplines

Independently performs needs assessment activities which may include determining solution feasibility (e.g., Identifies & defines agency’s computing & telecommunication business needs, & functional & technical requirements through observation & key personnel interviews

Determines size, scope & complexity of project

Determines agency readiness to move forward with project

Assesses agency’s knowledge of current & future IT computing & telecommunication needs to determine if analysis is needed in other areas of agency’s systems, determines agency’s ability to support requested solutions

Identifies additional areas to be considered (e.g., support personnel, ongoing maintenance costs, etc.)

Identifies suppliers capable of meeting experience qualifications & specifications or solutions

Assists agencies in identifying & evaluating pre & post procurement risks & applying mitigation strategies before risk becomes material

Applies Information Technology policies & standards (e.g., Security & Privacy laws) as appropriate

Assists customer agencies with gathering information via request for information, IT organizations, public sector organizations or contracted business partners

Utilizes technical writing experience & project life cycle knowledge to assist the agencies with developing solicitation documents to acquire necessary solutions &/or system components (e.g., hardware, software, consulting/integration services & cloud computing services) for large scope, complex, high risk computing solutions

Facilitates & leads the IT competitive procurement process during development, release, evaluation & award. The process requires the review of supplier offers & may include requests for additional information & negotiations

Conducts industry market research & analysis (e.g., in the areas of procurement, technology, business partners & suppliers, public & private sector, etc.) & applies the findings to a project, initiative, solution, procurement or contract event, which may require providing information (e.g., detailed reports &/or presentations) to various audiences (e.g., media, special interest groups & lobbyists)

Provides detailed advantages & disadvantages of computing & telecommunication projects, initiatives, solutions, procurements or contract events which vary in size & complexity

Working closely with DAS Legal staff, develops, reviews & negotiates complex information technology contracts (e.g., Master Cloud Service Agreements, Master Service Agreements, State Term Schedules, Master Maintenance Agreements, etc.) on behalf of agencies, boards & commissions

Performs contract management activities which include reviewing change requests, developing & reviewing amendments, participating in issue & dispute resolution, ensuring contract compliance, processing renewals & extensions, contract documentation management & providing responses to inquiries during contract lifecycle

Interfaces with multiple stakeholders including technicians, business partners & suppliers (e.g., account or sales representatives), multiple levels of state personnel (e.g., executive management, supervisors & middle management, business office personnel, procurement staff & data processing & telecommunications technicians), public sector personnel, Ohio Office of Budget & Management, legal counsel, interstate carriers & telecommunication companies

Reviews, analyzes, & recommends IT procurement requests from multiple state entities to address the requesting state entity’s business &/or technical needs for large complex data processing & telecommunications solutions in. These solutions include, but are not limited to: hardware, software, infrastructure, & networking, cloud computing, web technologies, mobile technologies, security, maintenance, training & consulting services

Evaluates agencies’ Information Technology plans (e.g., identifies potential procurement methods

Outlines timeframes based on procurement life cycle, scope of work, implementation schedule, availability of funds & technology; ensures alignment, consistency & compliance with state direction, policies & strategies, & with applicable state & federal laws, rules & regulations)

Minimum Qualifications

60 mos. exp. in application analysis, design & development & computer programming; 36 mos. trg. or 36 mos. exp. in computer systems analysis & design; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in computer hardware, software & application systems analysis & evaluation.

-Or completion of undergraduate core program in computer science/data processing/engineering; 36 mos. trg. or 36 mos. exp. in multiple areas of data processing (e.g., systems analysis, systems design, application analysis & development, programming, networking, hardware/software evaluation)

-Or 12 mos. exp. as Information Technology Procurement Analyst 2, 64172.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Information Technology

Knowledge of

Multi-platform computer hardware, software & communication systems analysis & design

Computing technologies (e.g., web, infrastructure, networking & telecommunications; (3) state & federal laws, rules & regulations related to procurement*

Information technology

Multiple application development approaches (e.g., traditional coding, code generators, waterfall, rapid application development), functionality, limitations, advantages, maintenance, support, cost, & availability of resources & training)

Contract terms & conditions for acquisition of hardware, software, consulting & integration services

Project management/project life cycles

RFP & ITB development

IT technical & strategic planning

Purchasing authorities*

Skill in

Operation of personal computer & associated hardware/software (e.g., database, spreadsheet, word processing, project management

Technical writing

Ability to

Communicate technical & non-technical information verbally & in writing

Deal with many variables & determine specific action

Develop complex reports & position papers

Analyze agency business needs & propose alternative solutions.

Interpret & apply strategic plans to agency business needs

Review & evaluate proposals