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Immediately require - IT Portfolio Analyst

Sita Consulting Services, LLCKS🇺🇸United StatesPosted 8 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This remote IT Portfolio Analyst role offers a chance to significantly impact strategic decision-making for a government client, enhancing your analytical and project evaluation skills. You'll thrive here if you possess strong analytical abilities and a knack for assessing project viability and alignment. Apply now to contribute to vital public sector initiatives.

Quick Overview

Work Type
Remote
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Hi Candidates,
I've a below position if you're qualified then share resume to ASAP.
Job Title: IT Portfolio Analyst
Client: State of Kansas
Work mode: Remote
Note: This is a remote position, but the client requires candidates to be in local proximity to Topeka, KS.
General Duties
  • Perform portfolio analysis to assist with evaluating project proposals for resource impact, strategic alignment, and Return on Investment
  • Support the development and maintenance of portfolio dashboards, reports, and KPIs
  • Monitor portfolio health, including budget variance, schedule adherence, and risk exposure
  • Facilitate the portfolio governance process, including intake, planning, and prioritization
  • Maintain portfolio management tools, databases, and documentation standards
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of PPM processes, templates, and best practices
  • Other unit supporting responsibilities as determined by the supervising manager
Specific Duties
Area
Responsibilities
Portfolio Analysis
Timely collection and/or validation of status information from HS EBIT leadership, project managers, business analysts, and functional IT managers to support this essential activity
Perform cost-benefit, resource capacity forecasting, and scenario analysis to support capacity planning, resource allocation, and prioritization
Identify interdependencies, conflicts, and bottlenecks across projects
Portfolio Reporting
Prepare executive-level portfolio reports and visualizations
Develop and maintain IT manager-level reports
Communicate portfolio status, changes, and priorities to relevant teams
Portfolio Governance
Track project lifecycle milestones and ensure compliance with portfolio governance checkpoints
Document decisions, action items, and changes from portfolio review meetings
Tools & Data Management
Administer PPM tools and software
Ensure data integrity for project financials, timelines, and resource assignments
Develop and maintain standard templates for charters, status reports, and scorecards
Process Improvement
Assist in improving and maturing portfolio management methodologies and metrics
Recommend improvements to increase transparency, throughput, and value realization
Skills Required:
  • Data Analysis & Reporting: Moderate Excel skills including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and data modeling. Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar visualization tools is a plus
  • Financial Acumen: Understanding of budgeting, cost tracking, ROI/NPV/IRR calculations, and variance analysis
  • Project Management Methodology: Working knowledge of PMBOK, Agile, and waterfall methodologies. State of Kansas project management certification is preferred, but not required
  • Resource Management: Ability to analyze capacity planning, resource allocation, and utilization data across multiple projects
  • Strategic Thinking: Ability to connect individual project outcomes to broader organizational goals and strategy
  • Risk Assessment: Identify, quantify, and report on portfolio-level risks, dependencies, and constraints
  • Business Case Evaluation: Review and critique project proposals for completeness, feasibility, and business value
  • Process Improvement: Document workflows and recommend optimizations to portfolio governance and intake processes
  • Data Integrity: Maintain accurate, consistent data across systems and ensure reporting reliability
  • Stakeholder Management: Communicate effectively with executives, PMs, finance, and business unit leads
  • Executive Reporting: Translate complex data into clear, concise dashboards and narratives for senior leadership
  • Facilitation: Support portfolio review meetings, document decisions, and drive follow-ups
  • Collaboration: Work across functions to gather information, resolve conflicts, and align priorities
  • Written Communication: Draft status updates, procedures, and governance documentation with clarity
Thanks!

Skills

Tableau
Agile
Budgeting
Capacity Planning
Compliance
Continuous Improvement
Forecasting
Portfolio Management
Power BI
Process Improvement
Risk Assessment
Stakeholder Management
Variance Analysis
Waterfall

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