Job Title: Systems Administrator (Due 12-19)
Location: Tallahassee, Florida (Onsite 100%)
Duration: 1 yr, plus extension
Rate: W2 + CHP
Start Date: January, 2025
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.
NOTE: In addition to the above list, the selected Candidate must successfully complete a Level II Background Check
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Preferred Qualifications:
The Department prefers the Candidate to have the following experience, skills, and/or knowledge for this position:
• 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.
WE ARE UNABLE TO WORK WITH THIRD PARTY, NO VISA TRANSFER/SPONSORSHIP, AND CAN WORK ON W-2 ONLY.
