Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. S2Tech is seeking a senior consultant to support South Dakota’s procurement planning and implementation readiness for SNAP EBT services. The role develops procurement and federal planning documents, coordinates with USDA/FNS, and leads testing and acceptance activities.
Responsibilities
- Review and update the SNAP EBT services RFP, incorporating state business and technical requirements, applicable federal requirements, and relevant industry standards
- Develop and maintain the project schedule, including procurement, federal review, implementation, and testing milestones
- Participate in USDA/FNS discussions and incorporate agency recommendations into procurement and planning documents
- Develop technical and cost evaluation criteria, pricing evaluation methods, scoring tools, evaluator training materials, and award recommendation summaries
- Train and support state personnel participating in proposal evaluations
- Develop Implementation Advance Planning Documents (IAPDs) and updates (IAPDUs), including requirements, system design, resource plans, security planning, schedules, cost allocation, and budgets
- Develop and manage the overall test plan, including test responsibilities, scenarios, scripts, data needs, schedules, acceptance criteria, and contingency plans
- Coordinate testing with the EBT processor and state staff, review results, identify gaps, and track issues through resolution
- Lead System Acceptance Testing activities, train state testers, and prepare written testing evaluations for USDA/FNS review
- Support readiness assessments, Go/No-Go criteria, recovery planning, and implementation risk management
Skills
- Direct experience supporting a state SNAP EBT services procurement or re-procurement
- Hands-on experience authoring or substantially contributing to IAPDs/IAPDUs and supporting USDA/FNS review
- Experience developing RFP requirements, evaluation criteria, scoring methodologies, and procurement documentation
- Working knowledge of SNAP EBT operations, processor services, interfaces, and applicable federal requirements
- Experience planning or leading EBT system testing, user acceptance testing, or implementation acceptance
- Strong technical and business writing skills, with the ability to personally produce detailed deliverables
- Experience facilitating discussions among state program staff, finance teams, procurement personnel, technology teams, processors, and federal stakeholders
- Supporting an EBT processor transition or implementation
- Applying FNS Handbook 901 to planning documents and testing
- Developing cost allocation plans, project budgets, and pricing evaluation models
- Reviewing security, recovery, performance, interface, and fail-safe testing
- Training state evaluation teams and acceptance testers
Benefits
- Remote – U.S., with travel to South Dakota as required
- Innovative project exposure and in-house skill development training/courses
- A corporate culture that emphasizes the importance of family and promotes a healthy work-life balance
- Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance – insurance premium assistance provided
- Additional Insurance (Life, Disability, etc.)
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Health Savings Account
- Various training courses to promote continuous learning
- Corporate Wellness Program
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