Project Coordinator, Box OP-1816/51511

$114,976 - $140,815/Yr

State of New York - Albany, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Albany, NY

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Project Coordinator position at the New York State Education Department involves serving as the Lead Technical Architect for the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) within the Office of the Professions (OP) Modernization Program. The role focuses on providing strategic leadership and ensuring architectural integrity across various projects aimed at modernizing technologies for professional licensing and oversight. The coordinator will engage in planning, execution, and governance of enterprise architecture components, while also ensuring compliance with security policies and optimizing resource utilization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Lead Technical Architect for all projects within the OP Modernization Program.
• Direct the planning, organization, and execution of enterprise architecture components, ensuring alignment with technical requirements and program objectives.
• Act as a key member of the NYSED ITS architecture governance team, influencing architecture decisions and driving compliance throughout the organization.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve comprehensive ITS architecture plans and detailed diagrams.
• Provide hands-on architectural leadership during critical phases such as implementation and mainframe data migration.
• Ensure full compliance with NYSED ITS and Information Security Office policies.
• Strategically assess IT workload demands and advise on appropriate staffing levels.
• Engage in Scrum stand-ups and ceremonies, ensuring alignment between architectural objectives and project deliverables.
• Contribute to detailed requirements meetings, ensuring technical and business needs are accurately captured.
• Collaborate with the project Director to develop, review, and manage program budgets.
• Assist in the development of procurement strategies and materials.
• Implement advanced quality assurance measures within sprint cycles.
• Partner with the Project Director to streamline financial processes and manage vendor performance.
• Coordinate IT activities across multiple development, operational, and functional teams.
• Provide leadership and guidance to team members in the development and maintenance of IT systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and six years of experience as an IT project architectural and technical lead, with at least three years related to modernization technical projects.
• Three years of experience at a supervisory level, or one year at a managerial level.
• Four years of experience as a technical supervisor in an Agile development environment can substitute for a bachelor's degree.
• A master's degree can substitute for one year of experience as an IT project architectural and technical lead.

Nice-to-haves

• Three years of experience leading IT teams in programs and projects with significant IT modernization goals.
• Experience in vendor and contract management.
• Experience in transforming functional and non-functional requirements into enterprise architectural designs.
• Experience in reviewing and recommending solution architectures and system designs.
• Experience managing IT teams and IT consultants.
• Experience implementing Agile development processes in a transition from waterfall development practices.
• Experience with NYS procurement including the development of procurement materials.
• Strong verbal and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and champion technical change.

Benefits

• Thirteen (13) paid holidays annually.
• Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave in year one, increasing to 20+ days with additional years of service.
• Five (5) days of paid personal leave annually.
• Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually for PEF/CSEA and eight (8) days for M/C.
• Annual professional leave and educational leave opportunities.
• Variety of affordable health insurance programs for employees and dependents.
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost.
• Enrollment in the New York State pension system or Optional Retirement Defined Contribution Plan with 8% salary match.
• NYS Deferred Compensation and an exclusive 403(b) Optional Retirement Savings Plan.
• Paid Parental Leave and Paid Family Leave (M/C Only).
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
• Eligibility for various life insurance options.