Job Description
Job Description:
This IT Analyst role supports the planning, governance, and optimization of HS EBIT s IT project portfolio to ensure alignment with the strategic goals and objectives of the state agencies HS EBIT supports, Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS). This position works closely with the IT Project Portfolio Manager, PMO Manager, HS EBIT leadership, and cross-functional teams to track project performance, analyze resource allocation, and provide data-driven information to enable informed decision-making. The role combines analytical rigor with coordination skills to help maximize IT portfolio value, balance risk, and improve IT service delivery outcomes.
General Duties
Specific Duties
Skills Required:
Preferred (but not required) Qualifications
Experience Required:
Degree and three years experience with IT related project management or five years experience with IT related project management. Additional experience in IT project management may be substituted for the required education.
Education Required:
A bachelor s degree or higher is preferred.
Physical Requirements:
Normal office equipment: personal computers (75% frequency of use); copiers, printers, and scanners (5% frequency of use); and, fax machines (1% frequency of use).
Attire for position:
Business Casual
This IT Analyst role supports the planning, governance, and optimization of HS EBIT s IT project portfolio to ensure alignment with the strategic goals and objectives of the state agencies HS EBIT supports, Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS). This position works closely with the IT Project Portfolio Manager, PMO Manager, HS EBIT leadership, and cross-functional teams to track project performance, analyze resource allocation, and provide data-driven information to enable informed decision-making. The role combines analytical rigor with coordination skills to help maximize IT portfolio value, balance risk, and improve IT service delivery outcomes.
General Duties
- Perform portfolio analysis to assist with evaluating project proposals for resource impact, strategic alignment, and Return on Investment
- Support the development and maintenance of portfolio dashboards, reports, and KPIs
- Monitor portfolio health, including budget variance, schedule adherence, and risk exposure
- Facilitate the portfolio governance process, including intake, planning, and prioritization
- Maintain portfolio management tools, databases, and documentation standards
- Contribute to continuous improvement of PPM processes, templates, and best practices
- Other unit supporting responsibilities as determined by the supervising manager
Specific Duties
| Area | Responsibilities |
|---|---|
| Portfolio Analysis |
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| Portfolio Reporting |
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| Portfolio Governance |
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| Tools & Data Management |
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| Process Improvement |
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Skills Required:
- Data Analysis & Reporting : Moderate Excel skills including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and data modeling. Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar visualization tools is a plus
- Financial Acumen : Understanding of budgeting, cost tracking, ROI/NPV/IRR calculations, and variance analysis
- Project Management Methodology : Working knowledge of PMBOK, Agile, and waterfall methodologies. State of Kansas project management certification is preferred, but not required
- Resource Management : Ability to analyze capacity planning, resource allocation, and utilization data across multiple projects
- Strategic Thinking : Ability to connect individual project outcomes to broader organizational goals and strategy
- Risk Assessment : Identify, quantify, and report on portfolio-level risks, dependencies, and constraints
- Business Case Evaluation : Review and critique project proposals for completeness, feasibility, and business value
- Process Improvement : Document workflows and recommend optimizations to portfolio governance and intake processes
- Data Integrity : Maintain accurate, consistent data across systems and ensure reporting reliability
- Stakeholder Management : Communicate effectively with executives, PMs, finance, and business unit leads
- Executive Reporting : Translate complex data into clear, concise dashboards and narratives for senior leadership
- Facilitation : Support portfolio review meetings, document decisions, and drive follow-ups
- Collaboration : Work across functions to gather information, resolve conflicts, and align priorities
- Written Communication : Draft status updates, procedures, and governance documentation with clarity
Preferred (but not required) Qualifications
- Certifications : State of Kansas Project Management, CAPM, PMP, or PMI-PBA helpful but required
- Industry Knowledge : Familiarity with IT, State, and Federal Government sectors useful, but not required
- Change Management : Understanding of how portfolio decisions impact people, processes, and systems
- Attention to Detail : High accuracy with numbers, deadlines, and documentation in a multi-project environment
- Portfolio Management Tools : Familiarity with any PPM software such as Planview, Clarity PPM, ServiceNow ITBM, Smartsheet, or MS Project Online
Experience Required:
Degree and three years experience with IT related project management or five years experience with IT related project management. Additional experience in IT project management may be substituted for the required education.
Education Required:
A bachelor s degree or higher is preferred.
Physical Requirements:
Normal office equipment: personal computers (75% frequency of use); copiers, printers, and scanners (5% frequency of use); and, fax machines (1% frequency of use).
Attire for position:
Business Casual
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Topeka, KS |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $38.57 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 2,000 to 2,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 2000 |
| Website | http://www.lancesoft.com/ |
About Company
We are a $125 Million, NMSDC-certified Minority & Woman owned Workforce Solutions Company headquartered in the DC metro area with presence across US with global presence - Canada, Mexico, India, UK, Malaysia, Indonasia, Hongkong, Singapore, UAE. We are specialized in providing Workforce Solutions, SOW project delivery, Engineering Solutions, Creative Services. We currently support 100+ Fortune companies globally and across multiple industry segments. We are currently supporting several massive programs across industry segment nationally/globally (Intel, Ally, AMD, QUALCOMM, Morgan Stanley, Kraft/ Mondelez, MNP, Amdocs, Dell, SanDisk, Medtronic, Becton Dickinson, GE, Lockheed Martin, UTC, L-3 Communications, Caterpillar, BMW, Mercedes Benz, National Grid, Dominion, Energy Future Holdings, PSEG, 3M, Fidelity, Aetna, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck etc).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Skills
- Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Budget Managementunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Business Analysisunmatched
- Business Caseunmatched
- Business Strategyunmatched
- Capacity Analysisunmatched
- Capacity Managementunmatched
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)unmatched
- Change Managementunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Data Analysisunmatched
- Data Collectionunmatched
- Data Managementunmatched
- Data Modelingunmatched
- Data Qualityunmatched
- Delivery Drivingunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Disability Accommodationsunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Documentation Standardsunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- Federal Governmentunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Projectionsunmatched
- Forecastingunmatched
- Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
- Internal Rate of Return (IRR)unmatched
- Investment Managementunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS)unmatched
- Metricsunmatched
- Microsoft Projectunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Net Present Value (NPV)unmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Performance Metricsunmatched
- Pivot Tablesunmatched
- Portfolio Analysisunmatched
- Power BIunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Project Evaluationunmatched
- Project Lifecycleunmatched
- Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)unmatched
- Project Management Certificationunmatched
- Project Management Professional (PMP)unmatched
- Project Portfolio Management (PPM)unmatched
- Project Trackingunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
- Resource Managementunmatched
- Resource Utilizationunmatched
- Return on Investment (ROI)unmatched
- Riskunmatched
- Risk Analysisunmatched
- Scorecardingunmatched
- Service Deliveryunmatched
- ServiceNowunmatched
- Standards Developmentunmatched
- State Governmentunmatched
- Status Reportsunmatched
- Tableauunmatched
- Technical Supportunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Variance Analysisunmatched
- Vlookupsunmatched
- Waterfall Model of Software Developmentunmatched
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