Position Overview:
ALPS Project Name: EDU – ED System of Tiered E-Plans and Supports ENH
Job Title: Technical Specialist 4
Selected Vendor List: MBE Only
Will close to submissions: Tuesday 1/9/18 at 10:00am EST
Interviews: Onsite interviews required starting 1/8/18
Estimated Position Start Date 01/29/2018
Estimated Position End Date 06/30/2018 extensions possible
Position Hours 1,000
Anticipated Hours Per Week 40
# of Positions Requested 1
Position Location Information:
Agency Name Ohio Department of Education
Division Information Technology Office
Address 25 South Front St., Columbus, OH 43215
Position Description:
Description of Duties (Primary & Secondary) – List the top 5 and their % of Total Time.
1. Stakeholder Engagement – 15%
2. Business Analysis – 10%
3. Technical Analysis – 25%
4. Writing the Request For Proposal (RFP) – 30%
5. Assisting with system implementation – 30%
Total 100%
Experience Requirements:
• Ability to lead a cross-function cross-matrix project team.
• Ability to work from a pre-defined process blueprint and guide technical implementation.
• Ability to develop, review and analyze RFP information.
• Ability to identify technical requirements via SME interviews.
• Ability to synthesize complex requirements into understandable actions, processes and steps.
• Ability to oversee and drive software development implementations.
Additional Requirements:
• Overall IT Experience - 10 years
• Experience with building enterprise level IT systems – 5 years
• Experience with business process reengineering and change management – 5 years
• Experience with planning tool and grants management systems (Not required but HIGHLY appreciated).
• Experience conducting Facilitated Workshops for requirements analysis - 5 years
• Experience developing Business Requirements - project initiation document, what the needed achievements will be, and the quality measures - 5 years
• Strong organization and writing skills. Experienced developing graphic representations of complex business processes. (No specific required years)
• Technical Analysis for enterprise systems. (No specific required years)
• Excellent people management and communication skills (can work with steering committee, workgroups, etc.). (No specific required years)
• Experience developing technical plans building application road maps. (No specific required years)
• System integration experience. (No specific required years)
A description of the team the candidate will be working in:
. The candidate will be needed through the entire life of the project. The first phase of the project, which is currently coming to conclusion, was to perform a business analysis and come up with a vision of how the system can be developed and what functionality it should offer. This includes analyzing the impact on current ODE systems and the integration points.
. As a result of phase 1 of the project, a product vision and detailed business requirements were developed. This includes a technical analysis of the proposed system including cost and integration points. These documents will be used as the guiding documentation for the implementation phase.
. Seven workgroups comprised of various program office representatives provided the information needed for the analysis.
. The candidate will be responsible for providing project updates, bringing questions and recommendations to the Steering Committee.
. The candidate will have a Technical Writer assisting who will be responsible for documenting the findings.
. During the second phase of the project, the candidate will act as a liaison between the Program Offices, Steering Committee and the vendor to ensure the system is built as designed and intended by ODE. The candidate will remain on the project through system implementation.
