Systems Administrator-Azure Cloud Engineer

Work Environment: Tallahassee, Florida (100% Onsite from day one)

Scope of work/job characteristics:

•           Develop and maintain processes that optimize Microsoft Azure resources

•           Analyze Azure resource performance to identify resource contention, and recommend changes or upgrades as needed to ensure optimization

•           Perform Microsoft Entra identification management activities

•           Develop and maintain technical specifications, standards, procedures, and systems documentation

•           Work with data center staff, OIT, and users to perform Azure resource deployments, upgrades, and configuration changes

•           Assist Azure application owners/administrators and users with appropriate application access

•           Train infrastructure team members on Azure and Azure best practices as required

•           Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve Windows and Linux server issues with minimal impact on users

•           Write PowerShell scripts to be used to monitor server properties and perform Active Directory and Azure management activities

•           Administer and configure Azure infrastructure security as needed for OIT staff and users

•           Research and recommend appropriate technical solutions to meet functional requirements

•           Provide recommendations for possible process improvements within the Department’s infrastructure team

•           Create schedules for the development and implementation of specific software systems and

•           Perform additional Systems Administrator tasks as required by the Department. 

Required Qualifications:

A bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field is required. Alternatively, four (4) years of equivalent work experience can be substituted for the educational requirement. Relevant experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis when applicable.

•           Five (5) or more years of Windows server experience

•           Three (3) or more years of Microsoft Azure or Cloud experience

•           Expertise with branching strategy, CI/CD pipeline implementation with Azure pipelines, and version control across environments with Azure repositories

•           Three (3) or more years of Linux server experience

•           Server administration experience with three (3) or more years administering Windows 2016 and newer

•           Five (5) or more years of experience with Active Directory and Domain Name System (DNS) administration in an enterprise environment with 1,000 or more users

•           Experience writing, testing, and executing PowerShell scripts

•           Experience working in a virtual server or Cloud environment and 

•           Experience installing, maintaining, and supporting third party applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

•           Certification in Agile or Scrum-based Project Management

•           IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Service Management Foundations Certified

•           Experience managing projects with a large, distributed user base

•           Experience developing and managing schedules for multiple projects

•           Experience managing waterfall projects

•           Experience with state government projects

•           Experience managing and reporting projects in compliance with Rule 60GG-1, F.A.C.

•           Experience working with technical programming teams

•           Ability to demonstrate a professional can-do attitude with the initiative to solve complex problems

•           Strong communication skills to effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders

•           Skills in facilitation and team building

•           Knowledge of IT standards in a criminal justice environment

•           Knowledge in other IT areas such as programming and data analytics etc.

•           A team player attitude with a high-energy level and diligent work ethic and

•           Ability to meet or exceed deadlines, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and organize and prioritize activities.