Strategic IT Portfolio Manager — Hybrid

Washington State Health Care Authority; Lacey (WA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington State Department of Ecology seeks an Enterprise Portfolio Manager (IT Project Management – Senior/Specialist) to guide and mature the agency’s IT Portfolio Management program, overseeing a broad portfolio including 220+ applications and multiple program portfolios. You will align technology initiatives with business needs and support strategic resource planning.

The role emphasizes leadership, cross-team collaboration, and process improvement, with telework options, in-person

Qualifications

• IT Leadership – At least one year of experience leading IT professionals or consulting as a technical lead
• Strategic IT Alignment – Demonstrated ability to connect agency goals to technology work to ensure long-term, mission-focused planning.
• Portfolio Management – Demonstrated ability to apply advanced project portfolio methods to organize, prioritize and oversee IT work to maximize value and impact.
• Data-Driven Decision Making – Demonstrated ability to collect, review and interpret data to support transparent decisions about IT projects and resources.
• Collaborative Planning – Proven track record working effectively with leaders, technical teams, statewide partners and program staff to support coordinated planning and problem solving.
• Risk Management – Demonstrated ability to identify issues early, assess impacts and help teams develop realistic strategies to avoid or reduce risk.
• Continuous Improvement – Demonstrated ability to evaluate completed work, identify opportunities to improve processes and stay current with best practices to strengthen agency performance.
• Education involving a major study in IT, Computer Science, Project Management, or closely related field.

Responsibilities

• Guide and support the continued development of the agency’s enterprise-wide Information Technology Portfolio Management (ITPM) program, including shared vision, governance, and alignment with agency goals.
• Coordinate the agency’s enterprise information technology portfolio by overseeing existing investments and helping prioritize new ones. This includes ITSO’s portfolio, eleven environmental program portfolios, and the portfolios for Administrative Services, Fiscal, and Human Resources.
• Maintain and improve portfolio management standards, processes, templates, and tools, including project intake, technical review, prioritization, and resource capacity planning.
• Provide senior-level guidance to executive leadership, IT managers, and project teams as they build and maintain a strategic portfolio roadmap and service list that reflects agency needs and goals.
• Serve as the agency’s primary legislative partner for ITSO, coordinating bill review, compliance needs, and communication with key partners.
• Mentor and support IT professionals and managers on portfolio management practices, policies, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Administer annual technology certification requirements and act as a liaison for IT-related reasonable accommodation requests, ensuring inclusivity and compliance.
• Serve as the Technical Change Manager for IT teams, helping assess the impacts of changes, anticipate infrastructure updates, and identify documentation needs.

Skills

IT Leadership

Strategic IT Alignment

Portfolio Management

Data-Driven Decision Making

Collaborative Planning

Risk Management

Continuous Improvement

Education

Education involving a major study in IT, Computer Science, Project Management, or closely related field.

Job description

Washington State Department of Ecology seeks an Enterprise Portfolio Manager (IT Project Management – Senior/Specialist) to guide and mature the agency’s IT Portfolio Management program, overseeing a broad portfolio including 220+ applications and multiple program portfolios. You will align technology initiatives with business needs and support strategic resource planning.

The role emphasizes leadership, cross-team collaboration, and process improvement, with telework options, in-person