Information Technology Procurement Analyst 1

Schedule: Full-time

What You'll Do:

Under guidance of the supervisor or higher-level acquisition analysts:

Reviews, analyzes, and recommends routine IT procurement requests from multiple state entities to address the requesting state entity’s business and/or technical needs for data processing and telecommunications solutions

Determines proper purchasing authority & ensures compliance with federal &/or state regulations & contracts regarding terms & conditions

May be required to, or assist higher-level acquisition analysts, determine most cost effective method for acquisition of data processing and telecommunication hardware, software and services involving multiple computing disciplines

Recommend most advantageous method for making procurement (e.g. ITB, ITB by Reverse Auction, RFP, STS, etc.)

Identify suppliers capable of meeting experience qualifications and specifications or solutions requirements

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)

Determine size, scope & complexity of problem

Assess agency’s level of planning and readiness

Determine federal &/or state regulating authorities

Determine interfaces required with internal &/or external systems

Develop or assist with developing the solicitation and facilitating the procurement process

Perform contract management activities and reviews for newly installed systems to determine performance level of vendor, hardware, software, services & compliance with specifications of contract

Develops skills in researching, evaluating & recommending procurement, contract, business and technical information in both the data processing and telecommunication areas (e.g., hardware, software, infrastructure, networking, cloud computing, web technologies, mobile technologies, security, maintenance, training and consulting services) & providing advice & recommendations for both data processing and telecommunication areas to agencies

Attends seminars, lectures & vendor demonstrations to maintain awareness of new technical offerings in data processing and telecommunications industry for incorporation into acquisition considerations.

Develops skills to review contracts and agreements

Effectively use the procurement and contracting tools (e.g., Microsoft Project)

Review Information Technology Plans

Facilitate and lead the IT competitive procurement process

Effectively communicate procurement and/or contract issues, questions and concerns in both oral and written format

Develops technical writing skills and project life cycle knowledge.

May be required to solicit informal telephone bids or bid adjustments

Write routine technical correspondence

Maintain & update files & records on all actions

Minimum Qualifications:

54 mos. exp. or trg. in various fields of data processing (e.g., application analysis & development, networking, system software).

-Or completion of associate core program in computer science/data processing; 36 mos. exp. or trg. in various fields of data processing (e.g., application analysis & development, networking, system software)

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

Job Skills: Information Technology

Knowledge of

Computing technologies (e.g., web, infrastructure, networking & telecommunications

State & federal laws, rules & regulations related to procurement*

Information technology

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

RFP & ITB development

Purchasing authorities*

Skill in

Operation of personal computer and 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

Assist in developing reports & position papers

*developed after employment