04874 - Assistant Division Administrator IT FinOps and Business Manager

Virginia Department of Transportation; Mechanicsville (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Department of Transportation seeks a senior leader to direct Finance, Procurement, and Cloud FinOps within the IT Division. The role aligns IT initiatives with VDOT's strategic business goals and oversees the annual budget and governance programs.

The position requires strategic planning, strong communication, and deep knowledge of cloud financial management, procurement laws, and enterprise IT governance.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of procurement, budget, and billing and cloud FinOps processes.
• Knowledge of oversight compliance techniques as they relate to information technology.
• Skill in data analysis techniques for cloud financial management.
• Experience with enterprise technology strategy, governance and portfolio management.

Responsibilities

• Direct cloud FinOps management including budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation and chargeback models.
• Oversee monthly and quarterly cloud cost reviews with engineering and business teams.
• Provide compliance management for VDOT and ITD.
• Direct ITD budget development and governance programs; manage fiscal responsibilities.
• Coordinate procurement activities through VITA for VDOT and maintain staff alignment to IT strategic goals.

Skills

Cloud FinOps

Procurement management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Strategic planning

Vendor management

Communication

Education

Public Administration / IT Finance

Job description

Job Description

To direct Finance, Procurement, and Cloud Financial Operations (FinOps) within VDOT's Information Technology Division. To direct programs which are critical components of VDOT's Information Technology management structure that enable and provide alignment between IT initiatives and activities and VDOT's strategic business goals.

Job Description

To direct Finance, Procurement, and Cloud Financial Operations (FinOps) within VDOT's Information Technology Division. To direct programs which are critical components of VDOT's Information Technology management structure that enable and provide alignment between IT initiatives and activities and VDOT's strategic business goals.

How You Will Contribute

• Cloud FinOps Management: Direct finance, procurement and Cloud FinOps Management, including strategic planning and best practices. Develop and maintain VDOT’s FinOps framework, including cost allocation, budgeting, forecasting, and chargeback/show back models providing cloud spend visibility. Oversee monthly and quarterly cloud cost reviews with engineering and business teams. Establish and enforce cloud cost governance policies, including targets, tagging standards, resource lifecycle rules, and procurement guidelines.
• Compliance: Provide compliance management for VDOT and ITD by ensuring management and staff are aware of compliance requirements, including requirements in job and position profiles, financial management, contract management, VITA, and ITP service management.
• ITD Management: Provide effective management of ITD by building and maintaining effective working relationships with other ITD staff and contributing ideas. Actively contribute value to the decision‑making responsibilities of the ITD management team. Manage development of the yearly budget, ongoing fiscal responsibilities for IT strategic planning and the governance programs within the ITD. Direct budgetary, fiscal, and office administration of the ITD. Manage the IT Security Program and develop and direct ITD Resource Management.
• Project Development: Direct the development of assigned programs by defining requirements, communicating requirements to IT management and staff, monitoring activities to meet requirements, reviewing draft documents and approving final policies, processes, standards and initiatives across VDOT.
• Strategic Planning: Manage IT strategic planning process for ITD and VDOT by leading, directing, and reviewing updates to VDOT's Strategic Technology Plan. Direct staff in maintaining and monitoring the technology project portfolio for IDT and VDOT. Manage and coordinate IT needs assessment and project prioritization tasks for other VDOT Divisions and Districts. Create project management office policy, guidelines and standards for ITD. Manage, lead and coordinate procurement of all IT goods and services through VITA for VDOT. Ensure staff develop and maintain knowledge and training to interact with other Divisions, Districts, state agencies and outside vendors to define and manage project requirements and schedules. Represent the IT Director in maintaining customer relations. Facilitate communication and issue escalations between VITA and VDOT business units regarding requirements for VITA service, VITA service issues and VITA service levels.
• Strategic and Governance Planning and Implementation: Lead ITD strategic planning and governance planning and implementation efforts for VDOT by coordinating these efforts within ITD and agency‑wide. Provide strategic direction by proactively communicating, coordinating, and distributing IT portfolio and project status, and developing collaborative relationships throughout VDOT. Manage relationships with VDOT business customers to support the work of the ITIC. Ensure communication of ITIC priorities and decisions and alignment between IT initiatives and business goals. Represent VDOT and the ITD on multi‑agency and Commonwealth‑wide committees on issues and concerns related to technology standards policies representing VDOT's needs and positions on these issues.

What Will Make You Successful

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings.
• Ability to manage, monitor and facilitate compliance with State and VDOT requirements for procurement, budget, and billing processes.
• Knowledge of Project Management, Program Management, and Portfolio Management including Program Management methodologies, metrics, techniques and control processes.
• Knowledge of VDOT's technology architecture and standards and depth and breadth of technology solutions.
• Knowledge of Virginia IT procurement laws and regulations and VITA procurement processes.
• Knowledge of compliance techniques related to Finance, Procurement, and FinOps.
• Knowledge of information systems data processing methods, data analysis techniques and application systems maintenance.
• Knowledge of oversight compliance techniques as they relate to Information Technology.
• Knowledge of strategic and tactical management of large, enterprise‑wide technology programs of a size and scope similar to VDOT.
• Knowledge of strategic information technology planning and alignment of Information Technology projects, portfolios, and initiatives with strategic business goals.
• Knowledge of supervisory and human resource principles and practices to include hiring, discipline, performance management, and employee development.
• Knowledge of the development of Enterprise Technology Strategy, Governance and Quality Assurance Programs and development and implementation of policies, standards, and procedures.
• Skill in Cloud FinOps management.
• Skill in procurement and vendor management, including knowledge of Virginia procurement laws and regulations and VITA procurement processes.
• Skill in the development and implementation of Enterprise Technology Strategy policies, standards, and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings.
• Ability to manage, monitor, and facilitate compliance with state and agency requirements.
• Knowledge of oversight compliance techniques as they relate to information technology finance, procurement and cloud FinOps.
• Knowledge of procurement, budget, and billing and cloud FinOps processes.
• Skill in and implementation of policies and procedures
• Skill in data analysis techniques for cloud financial management.
• Skill in human resources principles, practices to include hiring, discipline, performance management and employee development.
• Skill in in strategic, tactical management of large, enterprise‑wide programs.
• Skill in strategic information technology planning and alignment of information technology projects, portfolios, and initiatives with strategic business goals.
• Skill in the development of an enterprise technology finance strategy, governance, quality assurance programs.

Additional Considerations

• A combination of training, experience, or education in Public Administration, Information Technology Finance , Procurement and Cloud Financial Management or related field desired.
• Knowledge of VDOT's technology architecture, standards, depth, breadth of technology solutions.
• Knowledge of VITA procurement processes.
• Knowledge of Virginia procurement laws and regulations.
• Skill in procurement and vendor management.

VDOT employees must abide by VDOTs Code of Ethics and the Commonwealths Standards of Conduct.

VDOT Code of Ethics

Standards of Conduct

About Us

VDOT utilizes a market based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please be aware all VDOT positions require pre‑employment screenings. These screenings may include the following:

• Fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check
• DMV Record Check
• Work History Verification
• References
• Pre‑employment physical
• Drug screen