About the Role
RESPEC is seeking a senior technology leader to oversee operational and strategic activities supporting a large-scale enterprise application environment serving numerous government organizations. This position will provide leadership across technology operations, application support, vendor management, enterprise architecture, service delivery, security compliance, and modernization initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead enterprise technology operations supporting complex business-critical applications and services.
- Develop and maintain strategic technology roadmaps, align technical initiatives with business objectives, and provide executive-level guidance on modernization efforts, operational improvements, and risk management.
- Oversee outsourced technical teams and managed service providers, ensuring contractual obligations, service-level expectations, and operational performance standards are met.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams responsible for application support, production operations, system enhancements, integrations, reporting solutions, and service management activities.
- Provide leadership for enterprise application environments utilizing PeopleSoft technologies and Oracle platforms.
- Support governance activities related to information security, audit readiness, compliance requirements, change management, incident management, and IT service management best practices.
- Partner with technical and business stakeholders to evaluate future-state solutions, improve operational efficiencies, and ensure long-term sustainability of enterprise technology services.
Requirements
- Candidates must possess at least 20 years of experience supporting enterprise technology environments within state government or similarly complex public-sector organizations.
- Direct involvement with enterprise application operations, strategic technology planning, roadmap development, technical leadership, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement.
- Extensive experience supporting large-scale enterprise application ecosystems and driving technology initiatives that align with organizational goals and business priorities.
- At least 10 years of experience leading outsourced technical teams and managed service providers.
- At least 10 years of experience managing enterprise technology contracts and vendor relationships.
- At least 10 years of experience delivering executive-level presentations and communications.
- At least 10 years of experience in technical project leadership and program oversight.
- At least 10 years of experience in data integration, data quality, and software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices.
- At least 10 years of experience in IT security, governance, and compliance initiatives.
- At least 10 years of experience in IT service management and ITIL-based operational environments.
- At least 10 years of experience in large-scale production support for multi-organization enterprise systems.
- Strong hands-on experience with PeopleSoft FSCM and/or HCM 9.2.
- Strong hands-on experience with PeopleTools.
- Strong hands-on experience with PeopleCode.
- Strong hands-on experience with Application Designer.
- Strong hands-on experience with SQL.
- Strong hands-on experience with PS Query.
- Strong hands-on experience with SQR.
- Strong hands-on experience with Application Engine.
- Strong hands-on experience with Oracle Database 11g or higher.
- Extensive experience supporting enterprise production environments serving large user populations and multiple organizational entities.
- Experience designing, supporting, or governing enterprise reporting frameworks that support multiple business units, organizations, or agencies, including self-service reporting capabilities.
- Experience implementing software and hardware management best practices within large enterprise environments.
- Experience supporting legacy statewide financial systems.
- Experience participating in enterprise modernization initiatives.
- Experience developing technical specifications and requirements for technology procurements.
- Experience with enterprise governance, strategic planning, large-scale reporting environments, and public-sector financial systems is highly desirable.
Skills
- PeopleSoft FSCM
- PeopleSoft HCM 9.2
- PeopleTools
- PeopleCode
- Application Designer
- SQL
- PS Query
- SQR
- Application Engine
- Oracle Database 11g
- Enterprise Application Ecosystems
- Managed Services Oversight
- Large-Scale Production Operations
- IT Security
- IT Governance
- Compliance
- IT Service Management
- ITIL
- Data Integration
- SDLC
- Reporting Frameworks
- Software Management
- Hardware Management
Location
- Remote (Continental United States)
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Remote
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 20+ Years of Experience
- 10+ Years of Experience
- 5+ Years of Experience
- Senior
About the Company
- RESPEC is 100% employee-owned.
- Since 1969, RESPEC has tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability.
- At RESPEC, you’ll work alongside clients to take on critical problems.
- RESPEC brings deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters.
Equal Opportunity
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
