Title: Applications Portfolio Manager - DCLS - 00015

State Role Title: Info Technology Manager I

Hiring Range: $138,500 - $143,500

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Department of General Services (DGS)

Location: Richmond, VA

Agency Website: dgs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The DGS Office of Information System Services (ISS) is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Applications Portfolio Manager to support the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS) by leading the strategic planning, delivery, and optimization of our technology application portfolio. This role is ideal for a collaborative IT leader who thrives in a mission driven environment and enjoys guiding teams, shaping technology strategy, and ensuring high-quality application services that support critical statewide laboratory operations.

About the Role
The Applications Portfolio Manager - DCLS provides leadership and oversight for all DCLS application and technology initiatives. This position ensures strategic alignment, prioritization, and coordinated execution across the full IT project portfolio while managing the lifecycle of essential laboratory applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic & Portfolio Leadership
  • Lead the planning, prioritization, and governance of DCLS technology initiatives.
    
  • Ensure alignment between application strategy, business needs, and organizational goals.
    
  • Oversee and perform project management activities including scope, scheduling, resource coordination, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
    
• Procurement & Budget Management
  
  • Direct procurement processes for new technologies, including evaluation, vendor selection, and compliance with state procurement policies.
    
  • Oversee budget development, forecasting, and financial management for application related initiatives.
    
  • Manage grant funded technology activities and ensure compliance with grant requirements.
    
• Application Lifecycle Oversight
  
  • Plan and manage application lifecycle activities including installation, upgrades, configuration, maintenance, security, and continuity planning.
    
  • Ensure applications remain reliable, secure, and responsive to evolving business and regulatory needs.
    
• Team & Operational Leadership
  
  • Manage daily operations of the ISS DCLS Applications team.
    
  • Foster strong collaboration across technical and business units to support application operations and service delivery.
    
  • Promote a culture of continuous improvement and customer focused support.
    

This position will be located in Richmond, Virginia and must report on-site. This position is eligible for a hybrid telework schedule (telework up to 2 days/week) after successful completion of training period and approved telework agreement.

Visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position now or in the future. Confirmation of eligibility to work will be required at time of hire. The selected candidate must pass a fingerprint-based criminal background check.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing and leading diverse technical teams, including developers, architects, and other IT professionals.
  
• Extensive background directing information technology projects of medium to large complexity, with proven success in planning, execution, monitoring, and stakeholder coordination.
  
• Strong project management experience encompassing resource planning, activity sequencing, risk identification and mitigation, communication planning, and delivery of comprehensive status reporting.
  
• Proven capability in overseeing application architecture—evaluating system designs, identifying technical gaps, and guiding teams in building scalable, secure, and efficient solutions.
  
• Effective vendor management skills, including performance oversight, contract compliance, relationship development, and coordination of vendor-supported technical activities.
  
• Hands-on knowledge of SDLC methodologies and Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban), with the ability to cultivate a DevOps culture focused on collaboration, automation, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
  
• Experience working with cloud platforms and cloud-based architectures, including migration planning, service evaluation, and ensuring cloud solutions meet security and scalability requirements.
  
• Ability to collaborate with development teams on software lifecycle activities such as installation, updates, enhancements, patching, and deployment planning within production environments.
  
• Knowledge of systems analysis and design, business process analysis, change management principles, and version control best practices.
  
• Strong organizational and leadership skills with the ability to mentor staff, direct technical work, and consistently achieve goals, milestones, and deadlines.
  
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills necessary for project documentation, procurement processes, grant reporting, strategic planning, and engagement with partner agencies.
  
• Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced public health environment while managing multiple concurrent priorities.

Additional Considerations

• PMI or VITA Project Management certification, with solid knowledge of PMBOK and/or VITA project management practices.
  
• Experience with LIMS and public health domain.
  
• Understanding of federal grant management, COV procurement processes, laboratory operations, data modeling, and/or technical architecture.
  
• Background in disaster recovery, business continuity, and information security requirements for sensitive or classified data.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Online applications must be submitted via jobs.virginia.gov.

The online state application must contain all required information and fully respond to questions to be considered for this job opportunity. Please be sure that all of your relevant qualifications and considerations are specifically addressed in your submitted application. 

Fax, e-mail, or mail applications will not be accepted. For assistance or computer access, please visit your local Virginia Employment Office or contact our office jobs@dgs.virginia.gov or 804-786-3910. 

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application has been successfully submitted. Applications will continue to be accepted until a suitable pool of candidates is received, but this position may be closed at any time after 5 days.  Please refer to the “Your Application” page in your account to check the status of your application for this position. Applicants in need of accommodation during the application and/or interview process may contact DGS at 804-786-3910 for assistance.   

Sponsorship will not be provided for this position now or in the future. Confirmation of eligibility to work will be required at time of hire. DGS will record information from each new employee’s Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) into the Federal E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

The selected candidate must also pass a fingerprint-based criminal background check.

Applicants that indicate they have preferential hiring rights in the form of a yellow form or blue card must submit these to our office prior to the closing of the posting, in accordance with DHRM policy 1.30. Please note that only current and former employees of the Commonwealth of Virginia that will be or have been laid off are eligible for preferential hiring rights.

The Virginia Department of General Services is an equal opportunity employer and a proud Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certified employer. Individuals from minoritized groups, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and individuals with AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service experience are encouraged to apply. 

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Contact Information

Name: DGS Human Resources

Phone: (804) 786-3910

Email: jobs@dgs.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.