Technology Integration Specialist (MA 3)

State of Iowa; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Flexible spending accounts

IPERS retirement

Optional 401A plan

Employee discounts

Job summary

The Design Bureau at State of Iowa seeks a Technology Integration Specialist (Management Analyst 3) to align and advance digital tools and technology strategies for highway improvement projects statewide. This role reports to the Design Bureau Director and collaborates with the Transportation Development Division Director to ensure interoperable, modernized solutions across bureaus and partners.

Responsibilities include leading strategic planning for software (Bentley focus), coordinating

Qualifications

• Four-year degree from an accredited college/university and three years of related work experience.
• Total four years of education and/or full-time experience with 30 semester hours = 1 year.
• Total four years of education and/or full-time experience plus 24 graduate hours = 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning and optimization of software applications, focusing on Bentley and related tools.
• Coordinate with automation teams to improve software functionality and productivity.
• Align technology solutions across staff, districts, and partners to reduce inefficiency.
• Serve as liaison between Iowa DOT and Bentley for coordination of software modernization.
• Analyze workflows and identify training needs for users, recommending system enhancements.
• Establish and maintain shared data standards across development teams and oversee version testing.

Skills

Software integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree (any field)

Tools

Bentley software

Job description

The Design Bureau is seeking a Technology Integration Specialist (Management Analyst 3) who will play a key role in aligning and advancing digital tools and technology strategies that support the planning, development, and delivery of highway improvement projects across the state. This position is central to our mission of Making Lives Better Through Transportation and reflects our core values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.

This role reports directly to the Design Bureau Director and works in close coordination with the Transportation Development Division Director to ensure that technology solutions - both current and emerging - are optimized, interoperable, and harmonized across bureaus, districts, and consultant partners. As a key integrator of technology strategy and operational need, this position strengthens collaboration across the Division and ensures digital tools reliably support project-delivery workflows and statewide infrastructure initiatives.

What you'll do:

• Assist in leading strategic planning and optimization of software applications, with a primary focus on the Bentley software suite, while also supporting additional tools used in the development of transportation improvement projects.
• Coordinate closely with automation teams to advance department goals through improved software functionality, streamlined automation processes, and enhanced productivity.
• Align technology solutions across Design Bureau staff, districts, and partner teams to prevent inconsistent plan development, reduce operational inefficiencies, and ensure high-quality digital project deliveries.
• Serve as a key liaison between the Iowa DOT and Bentley, providing strategic coordination to ensure software applications remain fully optimized, modernized, and supportive of evolving project-delivery needs.
• Engage business units throughout all stages of project development to analyze workflows, identify training needs for new and advanced users, and recommend system enhancements that improve efficiency and support timely project delivery.
• Establish and maintain shared data and file standards across development teams to promote consistency, reduce rework, and safeguard the efficient use of resources essential to delivering highway improvement projects.
• Organize and oversee software version testing across all involved staff, ensuring updates are understood, thoroughly tested within the agency environment, and managed appropriately so workflow disruptions are avoided.
• Coordinate issue resolution with software vendors, DOM/DoIT, and internal teams, ensuring concerns are addressed in a timely manner and that technology tools remain reliable and effective.

Why this role matters:

This position ensures that modern, adaptable technology systems are in place to support Iowa's transportation goals and improve how we deliver projects statewide. By bridging software needs, optimizing processes, and developing long-term modernization strategies, this role plays a vital part in efficiency, strengthening collaboration, and ensuring digital tools support the future of transportation development.

As a State of Iowa employee, you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Insurance benefits start the first month following 30 days of employment, and costs can be reviewed here.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Paid time off effective immediately - biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year.
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions.
• Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial).

We encourage you to learn more about the State of Iowa Employee Benefits and costs at the State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website!

Iowa DOT complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the EEO & ADA Officer at 515-689-1009 or via email at [e-mail].

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to three years of full-time work in project management; management analysis; data science; business systems analysis; or professional-level program administration, development, or operations.
2. All of the following (a and b):
   1. Three years of full-time work experience in project management; management analysis; data science; business systems analysis; or professional-level program administration, development, or operations; and
   2. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
3. All of the following (a, b, and c):
   1. One year of full-time work experience in project management; management analysis; data science; business systems analysis; or professional-level program administration, development, or operations; and
   2. A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and
   3. A total of two years of graduate-level education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university coursework in business administration, industrial management, statistics, natural science, or a closely-related field equals one year of full-time experience.
4. Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as a Management Analyst 2 or two and a half years as a Management Analyst 1.