Systems Team Leader

Office of Information Technology

Opening Date:
July 20, 2026

Closing Date:
August 03, 2026

Grade/Admin Unit: 29 / Professional/Technical

Job Class Code: 0868

Salary: $76,079.20 - $*/Annually (
* includes 14.66% recruitment and retention stipend, and eligible for a 5% training bonus)

Position Number:

Location:

Augusta

Telework:
Available

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

We're looking for a qualified candidate to take on the exciting role of Systems Team Leader. This position will deal with a variety of technologies and business partners. Some people have great technical skills, while others have terrific leadership abilities. If you're that rare person that has a combination of both, then you may be just what we're looking for. Take a look below and see if you have what it takes to be a professional team leader.

The Maine Information Technology (MaineIT) group currently has a vacancy for a Systems Team Leader within our Applications Development section. The position will supervise a portion of the MaineIT team supporting the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Corrections and others.

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.

Hybrid Work Opportunity - The employee in this position currently has the opportunity to work from home as much as 90% of the time.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to work closely with business partners, vendors, and IT staff to help the Maine Department of Public Safety and the Department of Corrections and others maximize the benefits of its systems, satisfy business objectives, and meet their data and reporting obligations.

You will have an opportunity to work with a dedicated team of software developers to modernize applications used for the administration of state government. You will be exposed to modern technologies as we implement them into our systems. You will have the opportunity to add your experience and expertise to Maine state government in a collaborative working environment. This position is in Augusta, Maine.

The position will direct an applications team in order to meet project goals, hire and supervise MaineIT technical staff, establish training and performance goals and conduct performance reviews, work with the technical team to ensure assigned tasks are completed, resolve, and prevent operational issues, coordinate resource requirements, distribute the team's workload, manage employee development plans, and provide liaison between the business and technical team.

To be successful, you must be professional, have a passionate vision to lead and influence outcomes, and have a technical background. The ideal candidate will also possess the attributes and skills listed below:

• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write clearly and effectively at a level appropriate to the target audience, which will include business users, senior business managers, project managers, and all levels of IT support and management.
• Be a highly organized, self-starter capable of using professional judgement, prioritizing responsiveness, and applying analytical thought for problem resolution.
• Knowledge of all phases of the software development life cycle, as well as the project life cycle.
• Manage and coordinate small projects that involve multiple stakeholders.
• Practical experience with test planning, execution, and acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate meetings and requirements-gathering sessions with business users and managers.
• Work closely with various functional areas of an IT organization.
• Agility and foresight to advance issues in a professional manner.
• Ability to coach and foster an environment of continuous learning with IT staff.
• Must be able to accomplish tasks in a timely manner with limited supervision.
• Desire and commitment to a high level of support to the customer, while establishing and maintaining positive relationships.
• Experience in generating, publishing, reviewing, awarding Requests For Proposals (RFPs), moving them through contracting, then overseeing