Systems Team Leader - DHHS Application Team

Location: Augusta,Maine,United States

OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - MAINE IT

DHHS APPLICATION TEAM

Opening Date: May 29, 2025

Closing Date:  June 12, 2025

Job Class Code: 0868
Grade: 29
Salary: $76,079.20 - $107,655.65/Annually (includes 14.66% recruitment & retention stipend) Salary Schedule
Position Number: 030204306

You are a talented leader who understands working with a technical team and are driven toward success.  You focus on providing value for your customers; you know that what you build today must work tomorrow.  You enjoy clearing hurdles as you strive for excellence.  If this describes you, we want you on our TEAM!!

OVERVIEW:

The Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides information technology support to over 13,000 employees. OIT oversees large scale enterprise applications that support the critical and diverse business needs of the State of Maine and its agencies. OIT is seeking a highly talented individual who can lead technical teams, who maintain and support a variety of applications for clients.

ABOUT THE JOB DETAILS:

The Systems Team Leader position is crucial to leading a Technical Team and contracted resources in supporting, designing, and enhancing software application programs that provide services to the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Centers for Disease Control (MeCDC), Riverview Hospital, and Dorothea Dix Hospital.

We are looking for someone with broad experience with different coding languages, strong analytical skills, great customer service, strong experience with process and industry, best practices, and a commitment to state service. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures
• Knowledge of all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Knowledge of Best Practices in system design principles, and techniques
• Knowledge of modern application development tools and ability to use them in problem solving
• Knowledge of the capabilities of various computer systems
• Knowledge of databases, data communications concepts, techniques, and program design
• Knowledge of system review, testing, and evaluation methodologies
• Knowledge of performance review and evaluation principles and practices
• Knowledge of RFP and Contract management process and procedure
• Knowledge of Vendor Management process and procedure
• Ability to supervise subordinate personnel
• Ability to manage and direct operational and project teams
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Excellent written and oral communications
• Ability to use applicable computer programs
• Awareness of Cyber Security, related to software applications and database

WHAT YOU WILL DO?

• Lead a Technical Team and Contracted resources in collaboration with business partners and vendor management teams to meet operational and project goals
• Analyze user problems and operations to develop functional requirements for a proposed system including cost and time estimates for subsequent phases
• Study and evaluate user problems and operations to produce feasibility, scope, and objectives, or cost benefit reports including cost and time estimates
• Participate in reviews and walk-throughs of feasibility reports, functional requirements, system designs, program specifications, coding, test plans, and documentation packages to minimize system problems and ensure quality control
• Establish training and performance goals and conduct performance reviews and evaluation of team members to ensure continued growth and sustained performance
• Provide advanced technical consulting services to internal/external information services managers and project and support personnel to promote the development of comprehensive, integrated information systems
• Implement and comply with human resource laws, policies, procedures, and practices such as: Americans with Disability Act (ADA)/Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), recruitment, employment, position classification, performance appraisals, training, discipline, contract administration, human resource components of security protocols of agency information security and confidentiality policies, and empl