IT Contracts and Procurement Analyst

IT Contracts and Procurement Analyst – Sonoma County

Salary
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Up to $60.72 hourly ($126,729 per year), plus competitive total compensation package.

• Collaborating with vendors, customer departments, and internal stakeholders.
• Reviewing vendor proposals and overseeing software licensing, including renewals, compliance tracking, and usage optimization.
• Serving as a liaison between IT staff, vendors, and departments to ensure solutions meet operational needs.
• Assisting with negotiating contracts, pricing, and service terms in coordination with central purchasing and legal staff.
• Maintaining accurate inventory and documentation of IT assets and licenses.
• Working with fiscal staff to align procurement activities with budget planning and fiscal controls, including communication on renewals and contract obligations.
• Researching products, developing specifications, and recommending purchases.
• Partnering with IT leadership, procurement, and legal staff on final vendor selection, contract approval, and policy compliance.

• Knowledge of procurement practices such as competitive bidding (RFP/RFQ), contract development, and cooperative purchasing.
• Understanding of technology purchasing, including software licensing models (MSA, ELA, subscriptions, renewals).
• Familiarity with public purchasing laws and policies.
• General IT knowledge to support hardware, software, and technical specification review.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Excel and financial/purchasing systems, plus service ticket platforms.
• Ability to skillfully research IT products and compare licensing structures.
• Working knowledge of IT environments, including hardware, software, networks, and cloud services.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interact with technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Reliability and collaborative problem‑solving in a team‑oriented environment.
• Software license or asset management experience is desired but not required.
• No valid California driver’s license required.

• Working knowledge of software packages and operating systems commonly used on personal computers and networked systems, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, file recovery, backup, and other utilities.
• Principles and practices of software and hardware installation and repair.
• Computer operations, including operating systems and software products.
• Local and wide area network installation, management, security, and operation.
• Methods and techniques of troubleshooting hardware, software and inter‑connectivity problems.
• Principles and practices of training system users.
• Principles and practices of ensuring data security.
• Methods and techniques of providing support to users.
• Identify, analyze and define information technology needs, collect information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Provide technical support in area of expertise.
• Identify, troubleshoot, analyze and resolve customer/user problems.
• Understand, interpret and explain hardware and software application solutions to users.
• Research technical materials to provide solutions to problems.
• Write and modify instructions, procedures, manuals, documentation.
• Understand and respond to problems related to data communications, networks and systems interconnectivity.
• Work cooperatively and effectively with staff, customers, vendors, and the public.
• Effectively listen and communicate information to persons with diverse knowledge and experience.
• Perform a variety of tasks in a consistent and accurate manner.
• Read, analyze and take corrective action or refer problems to appropriate staff.
• Prepare clear, concise and accurate oral and written reports.

Applicants for this position must have access to the Sheriff’s Office or Probation Department facilities and will undergo a security clearance after hire. Successful completion of the probationary period may be contingent upon passing the security clearance, which may involve a Personal History Statement packet, live‑scan fingerprint‑based criminal history checks, warrant checks, written reference checks, and other standard background investigations.

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