Info Technology Consultant at State of Maine, USA Augusta, ME

Info Technology Consultant job at State of Maine, USA. Augusta, ME.

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Opening Date:
July 31, 2026 Closing Date:
August 14, 2026 Grade / Admin Unit: 31 / Professional/Technical Job Class Code: 0172

Salary: $83,798.00 - $*/Annually (
* includes a 25% recruitment and retention stipend, and eligible for a 5% training bonus)

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Augusta Telework:
Available

Currently, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions.

The State of Maine Office of Information Technology (OIT) is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Information Technology Consultant to lead critical enterprise services including Enterprise Storage, Enterprise Backup, Enterprise Document Management, Secure File Transfer, and related infrastructure platforms.

In this pivotal leadership role, you will shape strategy, ensure operational reliability, and guide the ongoing evolution of the systems that safeguard and enable essential information across State government.

As a steward of core infrastructure services, you will collaborate closely with technical teams, business partners, and senior leadership to maintain resilient, secure, and scalable platforms aligned with evolving organizational needs. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced technology professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about delivering robust, enterprise-class solutions that support the State’s mission.

MaineIT is seeking a highly talented individual who will represent our C.A.R.E. values in all that they do. At MaineIT we:
Practice Customer-focus, ensuring that our customers are heard, and their needs are met. Hold ourselves to a high level of Accountability by being transparent with our stakeholders. Maintain an effective level of Responsiveness by providing timely updates in a proactive manner. Strive to provide Empathy driven, people-focused services by applying emotional intelligence skills and behaviors.

• Provide technical and strategic leadership for enterprise storage, backup services, cloud-integrated storage solutions, document management platforms, and secure file transfer services.
• Oversee cloud infrastructure design, management, monitoring, and cost optimization (Azure, AWS, cloud billing).
• Lead enterprise administration efforts across Windows Server, Linux based storage appliances, Microsoft 365, VMware, directory services, and related technologies.
• Supervise and mentor a team of technical professionals within the Computing Infrastructure & Services (CIS) group.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of enterprise platforms through proactive planning, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support enterprise applications and deliver integrated infrastructure services to agencies.
• Participate in the CIS 24x7 On-Call rotation and provide escalation support for critical systems.
• Collaborate with leadership on service roadmaps, modernization initiatives, and alignment with statewide IT strategies.

• Enterprise backup and recovery systems
• Enterprise document management platforms
• Secure file transfer technologies (SFTP)
• Microsoft 365 administration
• Windows Server administration
• Linux-based storage appliances administration
• Cloud architecture, administration, billing, and monitoring (Azure, AWS)
• Virtualization technologies, including VMware administration and support
• Knowledge of information security best practices, including proper handling of sensitive data (PII, PHI, etc.)
• Knowledge of technical security best practices
• Knowledge of information services/automation technologies and capabilities
• Understanding of proper data security and backup procedures
• Strong leadership ability to supervise, coach, and develop technical staff
• Required…