Director, IT Contract Management

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 Functional

Title:

Director, IT Contract Management

Job Title:

Director III Agency:
Health & Human Services Comm Department:
Contract Mgmt & Oversight HHS Posting Number: 19106 Closing Date: 08/26/2026 Posting Audience:
Internal and External Occupational Category:
Management Salary Range: $7,716.66 - $10,500.00 Pay Frequency:
Monthly Salary Group: TEXAS-B-28

Shift: Day Additional

Shift:  Telework:  Travel:
Up to 5% Regular/Temporary:
Regular Full Time/Part Time:
Full time FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:
Exempt Facility

Location:

Job Location City: AUSTIN

Job Location Address: 701 W 51ST ST Other Locations:  MOS Codes: ,C0,111X,112X,113X,114X,20C0,30C0,40C0,611X,612X,631X,641X,648X,90G0,91C0,91W0 97E0,SEI
15   Brief

Job Description:

The director of IT Contract Management reports to the director of IT Acquisition Operations. The position performs highly advanced (senior-level) oversight, guidance, strategic direction and decision-making regarding contract administration work, including the execution, administration, monitoring, and closeout of contracts. Many of these contracts are large in scope, have a high degree of complexity, support mission critical systems, and have maximum potential contract values ranging up to hundreds of millions of dollars.

Work involves oversight, guidance, strategic direction, and decision-making regarding negotiating, developing, executing, assessing, evaluating, and monitoring of IT contracts. Work involves providing technical support for a wide range of information technology contracts. The position oversees quality assurance activities for IT contracts. The position oversees the success of both new and amending contracts. The position ensures HHSC leadership understands and authorizes the contract terms.

The position oversees and makes decisions regarding negotiation strategies, approves contract documents, and performs quality assurance activities to ensure policy compliance in processing of IT contracts. The position resolved complex issues pertaining to IT vendors and contracts and facilitates strong vendor relationships in accordance with policy and ethical standards. The position provides guidance and strategic direction in the development of contracts and amendments based on provider resources, services required, information supplied by respondents, and related procurement specifications.

The position oversees coordination with HHSC PCS and HHS system agencies regarding procurement and contract activities. The position interprets federal regulations, state statute, agency administrative rules, and policies. The position oversees reviews of contractor invoicing, fiscal data, and contract monitoring for compliance with contract terms and HHS system and IT division policies and processes. Ensures contract managers are verifying that contractors are meeting HHSC' performance expectations and mitigates concerns.

Works under limited supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
  
 Essential Job Functions (EJFs):
 Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.
 Oversight for Contract Management

Activities:

Oversees the development and management of complex IT contracts, some exceeding $100 million, providing a broad range of services across multiple HHS organizational areas. Oversees and provides guidance, strategic direction and decision-making regarding the investigation and resolution of discrepancies, complaints, or disputes, negotiation of settlement agreements, and termination of contracts. Provides guidance and strategic direction on contract budgets and budget allocations for proposed contract agreements, collaborates with management to coordinate and monitor budget allocations, as well as direction and approval on proposed alternatives when appropriate.

(30%)
 Oversight for Quality Assurance:
Oversees quality assurance activities regarding contract processing, management, and administration and oversees development of contracting quality assurance activities. Oversees and approves technical reviews of contracts and related amendments verifying contract data meets performance, legal, and fiscal requirements described in the contract. Uses internal quality review tools to review and evaluate compliance with contract management and administration criteria. Oversees and verifies through quality control processes the…