IT STATEWIDE MANAGER 3 (AppDM OGB POS #50369279)
About The Position
The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This position is located in Applications and Data Management Section. This job title has an assigned pay grade of TS-317. Req. 223999 The Office of Technology Services aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative, effective, and reliable solutions that support and enhance the IT functions within Executive Branch Departments. The Office of Technology Services will work to increase the return on the State’s investment in technology by promoting smart decision-making, solving problems intelligently, increasing the rate of project success, and fostering a skilled and professional staff. This position is in the Applications and Data Management (APPDM) Statewide Office of Group Benefits (OGB) Section. The incumbent is responsible for the management of the teams (contracted and OTS technical employees) providing functional business support, application development and maintenance, database administration, data warehouse, business intelligence, e-commerce, eBusiness, imaging development, adoption and enhancement of the Office of Group Benefits Statewide systems. The Division of Administration is the state government’s management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following: Overseeing the state’s capital construction program Working to provide state and federal grants for community development Development of the state budget Providing technology services Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes
Requirements
- Seven years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR An associate’s degree in information technology plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR A bachelor’s degree plus five years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus four years of experience in information technology or administrative services; OR A master’s degree plus four years of experience in information technology or administrative services.
- Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
- NOTE: A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.
Responsibilities
- Supervises and monitors the activities of the staff responsible for supporting highly complex OGB statewide systems: Establishes priorities for activities and services to be provided.
- Conducts staff meetings to discuss operational, organizational, or technical problems, and the status of projects.
- Conducts interviews for vacant positions and recommends selected candidates to the IT Director 2.
- Meets with OGB, OFSS, Actuaries, Vendors, Auditors, OTS management, OTS ARM, etc. and appropriate staff to plan and direct changes, for application development, testing and implementation of enhancements to the Statewide eEnrollment system, Data Warehouse, IMPACT, Annual Enrollment Portal, FPR, EMBER, etc.
- Assesses staff training requirements, identifies appropriate training courses, and coordinates the scheduling of training.
- Directs the analysis of changes and enhancements to the highly complex integrated statewide eEnrollment and IMPACT system components.
- Evaluates the impact of new legislation, rules, regulations, and policies on the organization and systems.
- Evaluates the vendor's plans and direction concerning revisions and implementation of major OGB changes and coordinates the movement of new or enhanced programs, and applications into the production environment.
- Maintains a working relationship with the user departments, anticipates needs, analyzes problems, establishes priorities, coordinates activities, and recommends solutions and alternatives as it relates to new and existing applications development.
- Acts as liaison between project teams, computer operations, systems, user sections, other agencies, legislative auditors, vendors, contractors and the IT Director 2.
- Directs the implementation of a development methodology, programming and procedural standards, and quality control techniques within the applications development area.
- Provides staff with guidance regarding design, coding testing and interfacing complex programs and systems.
- Performs all other tasks, special projects, analysis, studies, and plans as directed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
