Sr. Azure Cloud Network Engineer-Local to St.Paul, Minnesota,

Local candidates are required.

Job Title: Sr. Azure Cloud Network Engineer

Location: St.Paul, MN

Onsite/Remote/Hybrid: Hybrid

Duration:24 months

No of positions:1

No of submissions:1

Additional Information:

• The work is expected to be hybrid, part remote and part in-person. Resource will be expected to be in the office 2 days per week minimum, may vary based on workload. One of the days onsite must be Monday or Friday each week. Onsite work located at 1430 Maryland Ave E, Saint Paul, MN 55106.
• The State retains the option to extend the work order in increments determined by the State.

Project Scope:

The Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services (MNIT) partnering with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is seeking one full-time resource to assist the BCA's Network Operations Team with Azure Cloud network design, implementation, support, maintenance, and configuration of network Cloud infrastructure, including network switches, firewalls, load balancers, automation tools, monitoring, and troubleshooting. The position will also document design, and support and maintenance process and procedures and cross train current network staff on Cloud network tools and technologies

Roles/Responsibilities:

• Design, plan, and implement client-specific cloud solutions, including private, public, and hybrid cloud infrastructures and on premise integrations
• Design and implement network infrastructure, including routers, load balancers, switches, and firewalls
• Develop detailed technical processes and supporting documentation for cloud services
• Document design, implementation, and support and maintenance of Cloud infrastructure.
• Cross train and mentor current staff on Cloud tools and technologies.
• Work alongside other cloud engineers to design, automate, and support Infrastructure Landing Zones in our various Cloud providers
• Work with product owner and architect to define technical deliverables for requests and features based on internal stakeholder needs using Agile Framework and agile processes
• Provide knowledge transfer.

Mandatory Skills:

1. Five (5) or more years of Cloud Network infrastructure design, implementation, and support.
2. Expert knowledge and skills in TCP/IP and network security, compliance, and best practice.
3. Ability to perform advanced technical issue analysis and troubleshooting within a Cloud infrastructure
4. Experience migrating legacy applications to cloud environments while adhering to cloud native standards
5. Strong network engineering experience (Cisco route/switch, firewall, load balancing, DNS)
6. Cloud networking experience in one or more platforms: Azure, AWS, Google, on premise cloud.
7. Strong analytical, oral and written communications, problem solving, and human relations skills.
8. Candidates should have full lifecycle experience with hybrid clouds including: architecture/design, build, and ongoing operational support
9. Experience in creating training materials and educating team members as well as technical stakeholders
10. Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA Network , Checkpoint, or other network certifications
11. Experience using network protocol analyzers for configuring and fine-tune monitoring, alerting, and event management for cloud network services

Other Requirements:

At least Three (3) client references from the past ten (10) years with the following details. The references must be from three (3) different clients.

1. Name of Company/Agency
2. Contact Name
3. Contact Title
4. Contact Phone #
5. Contact Email