Strategy Consultant Remote Short-term Description: Diversified Systems is searching for a Strategy Consultant to develop a comprehensive business case and operating recommendation for hosting, managed services, and maintenance and operations support for government systems. This is a strategic advisory engagement focused on analysis, recommendations, operating models, and business planning rather than solution implementation. The consultant will evaluate market opportunities, operating models, hosting strategies, managed service offerings, and financial models and provide actionable recommendations to leadership. Deliverables are expected over a 90-day engagement period with draft recommendations at 30, 60, and 90-day milestones. Responsibilities: - Conduct market and competitor analysis related to hosting, maintenance and operations, and managed services offerings within state and federal government sectors. - Develop financial and economic models including cost-to-serve analysis, pricing models, margin analysis, investment requirements, and payback projections. - Design managed service offerings including service modules, coverage levels, severity classifications, and service level commitments. - Develop operating model recommendations covering service management, on-call support, surge staffing, transitions, organizational roles, and ownership structures. - Evaluate hosting approaches, including build, partner, or buy alternatives. - Develop partner selection criteria and recommendations. - Assess security and compliance considerations and identify recommended authorization paths. - Develop go-to-market recommendations including pricing strategy, qualification criteria, contract positions, and readiness roadmaps. - Prepare business case documentation and executive-level recommendations. - Present findings and facilitate leadership decision-making discussions. - Provide draft deliverables at 30-day, 60-day, and 90-day milestones. Requirements: - Experience building or operating a managed services business or maintenance and operations organization supporting state or federal government programs required. - Experience managing service-level commitments and after-hours support operations required. - Working knowledge of government cloud hosting environments, authorization processes, and partner delivery models required. - Experience developing business cases for service offerings and presenting recommendations through executive decision-making processes required. - Ability to engage effectively with senior executives and lead organizations toward strategic decisions required. - Availability to support a 90-day consulting engagement beginning in Q4 2026 required. Highly Desired Skills: - Experience working for a mid-sized government services organization entering the hosting or managed services market highly desired. - Experience with state benefits systems including unemployment insurance, paid leave, eligibility, or enrollment platforms highly desired. - Experience supporting public benefit or mission-driven organizations highly desired. About Diversified Systems: Founded in 1990, Diversified Systems is an award-winning Technology Services corporation providing all levels of IT project consulting services nationwide. DSI is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with regional offices in the American Midwest and East Coast. We offer our consultants a number of flexible and competitive compensation benefit packages. Diversified Systems is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion DSI values authenticity and is committed to making sure our employees and partners are valued and respected. At DSI, we believe building a diverse culture is important because we know when people work together, we can achieve better results as a team. DSI realizes that everyone comes from various backgrounds. We celebrate these differences because our employees are our greatest asset as we strive to best meet the needs of those we serve. As part of our ongoing efforts, DSI is focused on advancing equality, diversity, and inclusion by setting high standards to continually evolve our culture. This includes but is not limited to recruiting, community involvement, client delivery, and career development.