at Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology in Springfield, Illinois, United States
Job Description
35% Under general direction, serves as a Network Services Contract & Procurement Specialist for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT):
- Obtains data quotes and orders Wide Area Network (WAN) backbone, broadband, and egress circuits.
- Coordinates contracts and orders for WAN backbone, broadband, and egress circuits.
- Maintains circuit and circuit costs documentation.
- Assists Regional Technology Center (RTC) staff and with ordering circuits.
- Serves on call to assist Network Services and RTC staff with circuit provisioning information.
- Plans, designs, recommends, and coordinates the installation of, or alteration to, wireless, voice, data, IT desktop or IT WAN communications equipment and services located within the customer premises.
30% Completes and submits provisioning requests and procurement business cases for Network Services procurements:
- Collaborates with the Illinois Century Network (ICN) Business Unit or end user, to prepares Requests For Proposal (RFP), Invitations For Bid (IFB), and Requests For Information (RFI).
- Assists with evaluation of RFP, IFB, and RFI responses.
- Assists with RFP, IFB, and RFI contract negotiations in conjunction with vendor and appropriate legal counsel.
- Monitors all Network Services existing contracts to determine expiration dates.
- Collaborates with vendors to reduce existing costs.
- Confers with Network Services staff and RTC staff in the performance of duties.
15% Serves as an agency liaison:
- Confers with WAN telecommunication vendors for Backbone, Egress, and broadband services.
- Assists in reviewing new and emerging methods of shared connections to ensure that current and future Network Services needs can be met with current contracts.
- Collaborates with vendors to ensure Illinois Century Network’s contractual needs at Point of Presence (POP) sites, In-Line Amplification (ILA) sites, etc., are met.
10% Monitors database records to verify accurate and complete information of all contracts, vendor contacts, and other data:
- Maintains contract information and documentation for all ICN contracts, including Point of Presence (POP) sites, In-Line Amplification (ILA) sites, etc.
5% Keeps abreast of new developments in the Information Technology field:
- Continues education by attending meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
- Attends demonstrations and exhibitions related to assigned operations
5% Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
