Required Skills & Educational Qualification

A bachelor's degree in data science, management information systems, cybersecurity,computer engineering or related field.

Five years of experience in IT Management or Technical Consulting

At least one year of experience planning and directing the work of IT professionals

Experience analyzing computer systems and making recommendations for upgrades and / or changes

Demonstrated proficiency in analyzing the security of an organization's network and electronic data.

Experience speaking with and presenting ideas and recommendations to senior level management.

Experience determining personnel needs for an IT department for both short term and long-term planning

Meet with STO and IT leadership as soon as is reasonably practicable to discuss expectations and develop a work plan.

Communicate and provide deliverables as required by STO approved work plan.

2.3.2 Meet with all the relevant business units to discuss their individual IT business needs and support expectations and discuss how IT is currently meeting those and opportunities for improvement.

2.3.3 Meet with the IT project team to understand what is being developed to better understand what the future state of operations will look like for STO IT.

2.3.4 Meet with the IT staff to understand their current roles and to develop an appropriate staffing and organizational plan based upon the future state of STO IT.

2.3.5 Develop a plan for how best to support and encourage improvements to the system and the staffing needed to facilitate, develop, and deploy the improvements.

2.3.6 Identify and share other best practices from other public sector IT divisions, particularly those with a Treasury function using a cloud based solution.

2.3.7 Prepare an assessment document considering current and future STO IT state :

i.An Executive Summary reflective of total assessment and strategic plan to be addressed in a summary to Executive Leadership which shall include but be limited to :

1.Documentation of all current processes and practices, current workload, staff and operational workflow.

2.Recommendation of process improvements with appropriate measurements and metrics to monitor progress.

3.Recommendations to organizational structure and business practices, including current operational activities, that will provide optimal success in the final stages of implementation to the new ERP.

ii.An IT assessment covering overall health, adequacy, cost effectiveness and best practices. This IT assessment shall include but not be limited to :

1.Documentation of opportunities to reduce operational cost and increase efficiencies.

2.An action plan for implementing recommendations over a given period of time.

Job Description :

iii.A Project Plan complete with benchmarks and deliverables

The Contractor shall develop and deliver a presentation of the findings and recommendations to be presented to Executive Leadership at an agreed-upon time.

2.3.9 The Contractor shall present a project schedule outlining planned and actual deliverable dates for major milestones, drafts and final documents

The awarded vendor shall prepare an analysis to include recommendations for the appropriate mix of staffing, (state employees and contractor), and an operational model for STO's IT division.

Recommendations will include :

• project management practices;
• financial and risk management practices;
• quality control;
• the appropriate size and roles for the IT division;
• roles and responsibilities between the IT division and the business units;
• how to identify and implement improvements to the cloud based technology;
• the role of the division in daily operations and its responsibilities;
• cost-effective improvements;
• opportunities for cost savings;
• an action plan for improvement in service delivery and operations consistent with industry best practices;

the cybersecurity efforts of the office; and

any additional, relevant recommendations resulting from the analysis.

2.4.1.2 The required analysis shall evaluate :

• overall health of each area according to objective and subjective benchmarks;
• effectiveness of services for current and future organization;

comparison to industry best practices; and

overall cost effectiveness

Last updated : 2024-05-09