Working Title: Cloud Engineer

Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 4

Agency: Minnesota IT Services

• Job ID : 77759

• Location : St. Paul

• Telework Eligible : Yes #LI-Hybrid

• Full/Part Time : Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary : Unlimited

• Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted : 06/19/2024

• Closing Date : 06/28/2024

• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Minnesota IT Services

• Division/Unit : Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

• Work Shift/Work Hours : Day

• Days of Work : Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : No

• Salary Range: $34.95 - $57.65 / hourly; $72,975 - $120,373 / annually

• Job Class Option : Systems Software

• Classified Status : Classified

• Bargaining Unit/Union : 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE

• FLSA Status : Exempt - Administrative

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (https://mn.gov/mnit/) (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). MNIT DNR provides comprehensive IT operations and support services, custom application development, and dedicated support functions to an organization that manages and conserves the state’s natural resources in a way that creates a sustainable quality of life for all Minnesotans.

As a Cloud Engineer for Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), you will provide planning, coordination, maintenance, and administration of MNIT DNR mission critical Windows application hosting systems, software and underlying infrastructure hosted in Microsoft Azure. A critical component of your position is the migration of local server environment regarding provisioning of services and infrastructure as well as applications into the cloud.

DNR relies on these services for business critical day to day operations and your responsibility is to keep the supported application hosting services environment operating efficiently, securely and with minimal manual manipulation. You will apply project management techniques to improve upon or resolve technical issues for Department-wide application hosting related projects, and will investigate new Cloud services, technologies, makes recommendations for change and enhancement, and maximizes technologies' potential in terms of client productivity.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework:

• Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota.

• Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate these qualifications in their resume:

Position requires a minimum of four (4) years of experience planning, coordinating, maintaining and administrating cloud based technologies.

Experience must include:

• Windows Servers experience

• Cloud services (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)

• Azure or similar cloud administration experience

• Experience with infrastructure as code technologies, such as Ansible, Cloudbolt or Azure Resource Manager

• Understanding of and experience with networking and firewalls

• Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.

• Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

A master’s degree in Information Technology or a related field substitutes for three (3) years of experience, OR a related bachelor’s degree substitutes for two (2) years, OR a related associate’s degree substitutes for one (1) year.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Server and RedHat Linux

• Experience with Azure environment

• Experience with Azure Native Backups and Azure Security Rights

• Scripting experience, including batch file creation, command-line registry manipulation, and command-based configuration.

• Good understanding of Dev/Ops and cloud security

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)

• Criminal History Check

• Reference Check

• Social Security and Address Verification

• Education Verification

• Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.