Cloud Systems Architect

Job Title: Systems Architect
Job Location: Tallahassee, FL (on-site)
Rate: $44-46 per hour

Job Responsibilities:

• Design, upgrade, administer, test, and modify the virtual desktop infrastructure environment
• Assist in ongoing modernization and migration efforts for applications, data, and infrastructure
• Oversight and management of MS 365 environments
• Oversight and management of other MS platforms and/or environments
• Oversight and management of identity platforms
• Oversight and management of a multi-cloud environment
• Architect, design, facilitate, lead, coordinate, and direct technology initiatives on multiple fronts across a variety of disparate areas within the organization. This could include Infrastructure administration, application development, data management & analytics, cybersecurity, external hosting, identity and access management, infrastructure, network, security hardening, privacy, and compliance.

Job Tasks/Duties:

• Build and manage relationships in a matrixed environment.
• Recommend and assist with the building and hosting complex application solutions.
• Understand, deploy, and manage MS Azure and/or other cloud services.
• Understand, deploy, and manage MS Power Platform.
• Find opportunities to refactor solutions to obtain better performance, cost, and efficiency.
• Enhance infrastructure, application, and system monitoring solutions to prioritize system uptime.
• Review, advise, and design based on risks, costs, benefits, and impact on the enterprise business process and goals.
• Automate processes wherever possible.
• Create and manage Azure DevOps projects, git repositories, and pipelines.
• Oversee and configure Azure DevOps organizational settings.
• Troubleshoot issues brought forth by developers and other architects.
• Present to your peers on findings of new technologies, enterprise-wide issues, and enhancements you have made to better the Department mission.

Required Experience:

• 2 - 3 years of strong professional experience as a MS Azure cloud systems architect is required.
• 5 - 8 years of professional experience in information systems engineering or another related field is required.
• 2 - 3 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture is required.

Preferred Experience:

• 2 - 3 years of experience with other cloud providers, such as AWS or GCP is highly desired.
• 5 years of professional experience supporting middleware such as API Management, IT Service Automation tools, and batch job services is highly desired.
• 2 - 3 years of professional experience in the administration of MS software is highly desired.