Azure Cloud Engineer

Job Title: Systems Administrator/Azure Cloud Engineer

Location: Tallahassee, Florida (Onsite 100%)

Duration: 1 yr, plus extension

Rate: W2 CHP

Start Date: April, 2025

Position Description:

The Department's OIT is seeking the services of an experienced Systems Administrator under the

working title of Azure Cloud Engineer.

Scope of Work/Job Characteristics:

The Azure Cloud Engineer shall serve as a Subject Matter Expert for the Department. The duties and responsibilities of this position are as follows:

• 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.

The Department requires the following experience, skills, and/or knowledge for this position:

• 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.