Information Technology Consultant - CCoE

State of Maine•Augusta, GA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) Office of Information Technology (MaineIT) provides information technology support to over 13,000 employees. MaineIT oversees large-scale enterprise applications that support the critical and diverse business needs of the State and its agencies. This position is part of the Cloud Center of Excellence, a new business unit within the Office of Information Technology. The program is essential for identifying and overseeing the implementation of robust IT solutions that enable the State to innovate, grow, and operate efficiently in a rapidly evolving technological landscape. This role helps to define a strategic technology investment for the Executive Branch, ensuring the most effective technology is successfully aligned with business objectives. The program recommends scalable, secure, and adaptable solutions capable of supporting future growth and innovation. In this role, you will collaborate with agency partners and technical teams to ensure investments in technology will provide the best overall value for the State while maintaining scalability, security, and high-performance solutions that align with industry’s best practices. MaineIT embraces the following core values (C.A.R.E.): Customer-Focus – Ensuring our customers are heard and their needs are met. Accountability – Holding ourselves to a high standard through transparency with stakeholders. Responsiveness – Providing timely updates in a proactive manner. Empathy – Delivering people-focused services with emotional intelligence.

Requirements

A minimum of 10 years of a combination of related post-secondary education, technical certifications, or technology related work experience. Related training, internship experience etc. may be credited as related experience on a month-per-month basis.
Deep knowledge of leading public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI), with multicloud and hybrid cloud experience to maximize flexibility and manage vendor lock-in.
Understanding of application design, development methodologies, APIs, and system integration best practices.
Solid understanding of IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible), their capabilities, use cases, and strategic value for automation.
Familiarity with security frameworks (NIST 800-53, ISO 27001) and regulatory compliance (HIPAA, CJIS, GDPR, etc.).
Experience with IT governance structures, procurement policies, and regulatory requirements on State and Federal levels.
Ability to monitor, manage, and optimize cloud spend using FinOps practices and tools.
Expertise in designing scalable, reliable, and resilient systems with redundancy, failover, and backup strategies in line with organization expectations and needs.
Understanding of data lakes, analytics, governance, life cycle, and compliance in cloud environments, while guiding teams on best practices and appropriate tooling selection.
Knowledge of designing cloud environments for AI/ML workloads, data pipelines, and AI service integration — enabling scalable, secure, and efficient AI adoption.
Understanding of Agile, Scrum, and ITIL methodologies for managing technology investments.
Ability to assess complex business challenges and design innovative technology solutions.
Strong leadership in guiding teams, ability to influence technicians and guide implementation on recommended architectural decisions.
Ability to translate technical concepts into business language for executives and non-technical audiences.
Experience working with IT teams, business leaders, and external vendors to drive successful initiatives, resolve challenges and ensure best practices are deployed.
Ability to evaluate technology risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
Expertise in improving IT operations and aligning technology investments with business objectives.
Assist in solution documentation, architecture diagrams and technical specifications.
Skills in reviewing, advising, and negotiating IT contracts, RFPs, and vendor agreements.
Capacity to stay ahead of technology trends and adjust strategies to meet evolving business and technology needs.
Ability to assess IT performance metrics, financial implications, and business impact of technology investments.
Navigate large-scale enterprise IT environments with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
Inspire teams, advocate for best practices, and drive consensus among diverse groups.
Maintain IT solutions that adhere to legal, regulatory, and security standards.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated technical writing and research experience in a work or academic environment publishing information reaching a diverse customer base.
Cloud Computing & Infrastructure (AWS, Azure and Oracle)
Networking Fundamentals
Containers & Orchestration
Microservices & API’s
CI/CD pipelines
Identity & Access Management
DevSecOps, OWASP Top 10
Data & Storage Fundamentals
Enterprise Integration & Middleware

Responsibilities

Develop scalable, resilient, and secure cloud architectures across public, private, and hybrid to align with MaineIT’s broader Enterprise Architecture framework, while meeting the State’s strategic and business objectives.
Identify system and process improvements to ensure scalability, security, compliance, and high-performance solutions.
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs to identify technical solutions, and facilitate communication between technical teams and vendors.
Provide technical guidance in system integrations, cloud computing, and application design, ensuring future-proof and cost-effective technology investments.
Evaluate emerging technologies, assess risks, and recommend innovations that enhance operational efficiency and align with MaineIT policies.
Advise IT and business stakeholders when developing technology RFP’s, technology contracts, amendments and statements of work.
Participate in evaluating technology solutions based on MaineIT and regulatory compliance standards.
Collaborate with finance, procurement, and business teams to foster cost awareness, establish guardrails, and promote accountability.
Establish and enforce standards, policies, and frameworks for consistency, security, resilience, performance, and continuous improvement.
Develop and recommend policies, operating procedures, and technology assessment frameworks to support technology solutions.

Benefits

13 paid holidays
12 days of sick leave
3+ weeks of vacation leave annually
Health Insurance Coverage – The State of Maine pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums
Health Insurance Premium Credit
Dental Insurance – The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums
Retirement Plan – The State of Maine contributes 14.06% of pay to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS), on behalf of the employee.
Gym Membership Reimbursement – up to $40 per month
Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
Living Resources Program – employee assistance program
Parental leave – forty-two (42) consecutive calendar days of fully paid parental leave
Voluntary Deferred Compensation – MaineSaves 457(b) account