04874 - Assistant Division Administrator IT FinOps and Business Manager

Virginia Department of Transportation•Mechanicsville, VA

About The Position

Direct Finance, Procurement, and Cloud Financial Operations (FinOps) within VDOT's Information Technology Division (ITD). Direct programs that are critical to VDOT's IT management structure and align IT initiatives and activities with VDOT's strategic business goals. The role provides strategic and operational leadership for cloud financial operations, finance, procurement, compliance, budgeting, IT security, resource management, project and portfolio management, and IT strategic planning. It also coordinates IT needs assessment and project prioritization across VDOT divisions and districts, oversees procurement of IT goods and services through VITA, and represents ITD in customer, agency-wide, and Commonwealth-wide discussions.

Requirements

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences, make presentations, and conduct meetings.
Ability to manage, monitor, and facilitate compliance with state and agency requirements, including procurement, budget, and billing processes.
Knowledge of project, program, and portfolio management, including methodologies, metrics, techniques, and control processes.
Knowledge of oversight compliance techniques relating to information technology finance, procurement, and Cloud FinOps.
Knowledge of procurement, budget, billing, and Cloud FinOps processes.
Knowledge of Virginia IT procurement laws and regulations and VITA procurement processes.
Knowledge of information systems data processing methods, data analysis techniques, and application systems maintenance.
Knowledge of strategic and tactical management of large, enterprise-wide technology programs comparable in size and scope to VDOT's.
Knowledge of strategic IT planning and alignment of IT projects, portfolios, and initiatives with strategic business goals.
Knowledge of supervisory and human resources principles and practices, including hiring, discipline, performance management, and employee development.
Knowledge of developing enterprise technology strategy, governance, and quality assurance programs, and developing and implementing policies, standards, and procedures.
Skill in Cloud FinOps management and data analysis techniques for cloud financial management.
Skill in procurement and vendor management, including Virginia procurement laws and regulations and VITA procurement processes.
Skill in developing and implementing enterprise technology strategy policies, standards, and procedures.
Skill in implementing policies and procedures.
Skill in strategic and tactical management of large, enterprise-wide programs.
Skill in strategic IT planning and aligning IT projects, portfolios, and initiatives with strategic business goals.
Skill in developing enterprise technology finance strategy, governance, and quality assurance programs.

Nice To Haves

A combination of training, experience, or education in Public Administration, Information Technology Finance, Procurement, Cloud Financial Management, or a related field.
Knowledge of VDOT's technology architecture, standards, and the depth and breadth of its technology solutions.
Knowledge of VITA procurement processes.
Knowledge of Virginia procurement laws and regulations.
Skill in procurement and vendor management.

Responsibilities

Direct finance, procurement, and Cloud FinOps management, including strategic planning and best practices.
Develop and maintain VDOT's FinOps framework for cost allocation, budgeting, forecasting, and chargeback/showback models that provide cloud-spend visibility.
Oversee monthly and quarterly cloud cost reviews with engineering and business teams.
Establish and enforce cloud cost governance policies, including targets, tagging standards, resource lifecycle rules, and procurement guidelines.
Ensure VDOT and ITD management and staff are aware of and comply with applicable requirements, including job and position profiles, financial management, contract management, VITA, and ITP service management requirements.
Manage ITD, maintain effective relationships with ITD staff, contribute to management-team decisions, and direct ITD budgetary, fiscal, and office administration.
Manage development of the yearly budget and ongoing fiscal responsibilities for IT strategic planning and ITD governance programs.
Manage the IT Security Program and develop and direct ITD Resource Management.
Direct development of assigned programs by defining requirements, communicating them to IT management and staff, monitoring activities, reviewing draft documents, and approving final policies, processes, standards, and initiatives.
Manage IT strategic planning for ITD and VDOT, including leading, directing, and reviewing updates to VDOT's Strategic Technology Plan.
Direct staff in maintaining and monitoring the technology project portfolio for ITD and VDOT.
Manage and coordinate IT needs assessments and project prioritization for other VDOT divisions and districts.
Create project management office policy, guidelines, and standards for ITD.
Manage, lead, and coordinate procurement of all IT goods and services through VITA for VDOT.
Ensure staff develop and maintain the knowledge and training needed to work with other divisions, districts, state agencies, and outside vendors to define and manage project requirements and schedules.
Represent the IT Director in maintaining customer relations.
Facilitate communication and issue escalations between VITA and VDOT business units concerning VITA service requirements, issues, and service levels.
Lead ITD and agency-wide strategic planning and governance planning and implementation efforts.
Communicate, coordinate, and distribute IT portfolio and project status, and develop collaborative relationships throughout VDOT.
Manage relationships with VDOT business customers to support the work of the ITIC, and ensure communication of ITIC priorities and decisions and alignment between IT initiatives and business goals.
Represent VDOT and ITD on multi-agency and Commonwealth-wide committees concerning technology standards and policies, presenting VDOT's needs and positions.
Comply with VDOT's Code of Ethics and the Commonwealth's Standards of Conduct.