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A Masters Degree from an accredited educational institution in Computer Science may be substituted for two (2) years of programming experience. Preference will be given to the candidate who has: * Demonstrated ability to define and resolve complex technical problems independently * Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing to both technical and non-technical audiences. * Experience with managing vendor supported applications and vendor relationships. * Experience with designing, conducting and evaluating system tests is desired. * Experience with application support and development in a team environment is required. * Experience with RFP's and Contracts is a plus. ## Description * Practice Customer-focus, ensuring that our customers are heard, and their needs are met. * Hold ourselves to a high level of Accountability by being transparent with our stakeholders. * Maintain an effective level of Responsiveness by providing timely updates in a proactive manner. * Strive to provide Empathy driven, people-focused services by applying emotional intelligence skills and behaviors., * You will be a member of a highly productive technical team working closely with program partners to ensure effective and secure technical solutions for business problems. * You will have the opportunity to work in a small, independent, and flexible team environment. * You will help resolve technical issues to provide system functionality and data integration. * You will experience new and different challenges on an ongoing basis. * You will have opportunities for training and career development. WHAT WILL YOU DO? This is technical services work involving the implementation, analysis, enhancement, and maintenance of a variety of diverse enterprise-wide application systems. This position is primarily responsible for the oversight of vendor managed applications. Vendor managed applications are those that are primarily supported by an external vendor. The role of this position is to work with the state program and the vendor to ensure compliance with IT policies as defined in the vendor contract. Working with internal resources, this position will also facilitate the delivery of documentation necessary to show compliance with IT policies. In this role you will be tasked to hold vendors accountable to the security and accessibility requirements as well as the policies and procedures defined by the State of Maine. An important aspect of this work is the application of system analysis skills to formulate and/or evaluate solutions to complex business problems using automation technology and process improvement. You will frequently partner with technical staff and end-users to test and refine your/their work. Work is performed under limited supervision. This position is located in Augusta., * Oversight/management of the vendor software development life cycle as well as the project development cycle * Management of vendor compliance with IT contracts * Aiding with operations by identifying technical risks of a change to the application system * Facilitating technical issue resolution with multiple groups * Analyzing business problems and operations in depth, considering limitations imposed by current automation environment, time requirements, personnel/financial resources, and desired results to develop functional requirements for a proposed system including cost and time estimates for subsequent phases. * Studying and evaluating business problems and operations to produce feasibility, scope and objective, and cost benefit reports * Utilizing a ticketing system for tracking incidents and monitoring for resolution * Preparing/evaluating documents of understanding, automation system design plans, and detailed specifications to identify system design requirements including cost and time estimates for subsequent phases and facilitate the development and implementation of automation systems. * Coordinating with business partners and vendors to implement enterprise-wide systems * Communicating clearly and effectively at various levels * Working closely with all functional areas of an IT organization * Managing and coordinating small projects that involve multiple stakeholders * Leading and participating in system walk-throughs * Managing tasks in JIRA (or a similar tool) to facilitate releases and deployments * Developing productive business relationships with vendors and agency leaders ## Related Videos - [Grappling With Clunky Old Software? 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