Engagement Lead

Engagement LeadU.S. Citizenship required

Pay: $80.62-$83.78 per hour
Location: Hybrid—Tallahassee, Florida, with required onsite attendance at APD headquarters
Duration: Anticipated one-year initial engagement, subject to final contract dates
Status: Contingent on contract award and Agency approval. Start date and weekly hours will be confirmed following award.

Lead SMX's independent, vendor-neutral planning and acquisition-support engagement for the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities. Coordinate contractor resources and submissions, guide technical and business analysis, and maintain the quality and traceability of the five required deliverables.

The engagement supports replacement planning for iConnect, APD's Client Data Management System and Electronic Visit Verification system. The scope covers planning and procurement assistance; implementation, hosting, operations, maintenance, and a separate PMO service are excluded.

• Coordinate the architecture and business-process design package, including current-state validation, future-state direction, material gaps, and alternatives.
• Lead development and validation of procurement-ready functional, non-functional, technical, and data requirements, with traceability to approved sources.
• Guide the implementation roadmap, including major phases, milestones, dependencies, funding decisions, and procurement sequencing.
• Develop material program risks and practical mitigation and contingency options using existing Agency assessments.
• Coordinate the acquisition strategy and complete draft procurement package, including scope, exhibits, pricing structure, vendor qualifications, acceptance concepts, and contractual protections.
• Develop each Deliverable Expectation Document with APD and obtain approval before substantive work begins.
• Facilitate stakeholder sessions, resolve issues, document assumptions and decisions, and coordinate with the PMP Project Manager.
• Support kickoff, weekly status meetings, Agency reviews, and final transfer of approved deliverables and editable source files.

• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-system planning and coordinate business analysis, technical requirements, implementation planning, and public-sector acquisition support.
• Ability to deliver architecture and process analysis, procurement-ready requirements, and defensible recommendations directly or through an approved team.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder facilitation, analytical judgment, and technical-writing skills.
• Experience with neutral acquisition planning, scope development, deliverable acceptance, and vendor qualification recommendations.
• Verifiable professional references and a resume documenting applicable education and experience.
• Ability to attend required onsite meetings in Tallahassee and complete Agency-approved background screening.

• Florida public-sector technology planning experience.
• Familiarity with developmental-disability services, Medicaid home and community-based services, EVV, client/provider records, and HIPAA.
• Experience preparing competitive technology procurement packages.
• PMP certification is desirable; the separately proposed Project Manager must hold it.

Participate in an onsite kickoff within 10 business days of contract execution and weekly status meetings. APD may require additional attendance for critical meetings. Remote work requires an Agency-approved VPN, multifactor authentication, and a secure workspace.

Complete vendor-funded Level 2-equivalent screening, including fingerprinting, before performing work. Follow APD confidentiality and security policies, applicable HIPAA requirements, and restrictions on storing confidential information on portable media and devices.