Microsoft Azure Systems Architect
job summary: Scope of Services
The Customer is in search of a Cloud and Systems Architect to play a key role in assisting in the oversight, management, and execution of cloud services and platforms to support infrastructure, applications, data, and other business needs
General responsibilities may include the following:
- 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 Microsoft 365 environments
- Oversight and management of other Microsoft 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.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or another related field
- 4 years of experience can substitute for education
- 2 - 3 years of strong professional experience as a Microsoft Azure cloud systems architect is required. 2 - 3 years of experience with other cloud providers, such as AWS or GCP is highly desired.
- 5 - 8 years of professional experience in information systems engineering or another related field is required.
- 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 Microsoft software is highly desired.
- 2 - 3 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture is required.
Primary Job Duties/ Tasks
The activities this candidate will be tasked with include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Build and manage relationships in a matrixed environment.
- Recommend and assist with the building and hosting of complex application solutions.
- Understand, deploy, and manage Microsoft Azure and/or other cloud services.
- Understand, deploy, and manage Microsoft 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 mission.
Job Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
The knowledge, skills, and abilities desired for this position include, but are not limited to the following:
- strong analytical skills to determine an organization's needs, develop strategies to meet those needs, and evaluate effectiveness.
- Ability to categorize work, set priorities, and determine short and/or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them.
- Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems effectively regardless of technology platform.
- Ability to document and automate administrative tasks to reduce manual work
- Able to easily convey knowledge to others.
- Proficiency in working in a fast-paced, complex, and dynamic business environment.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Azure Services.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Server products.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform. In-depth knowledge of Linux (Redhat and Ubuntu).
- strong grasp of IT infrastructure and application development technology and architectures.
- strong grasp of Linux administration, including Linux patching.
- Knowledge of assessment and analytical processes and practices.
- Skill in strategic planning.
- Skill in researching, compiling, and analyzing data to report findings and develop improvement solutions.
- Skill in system administration and hosting across a wide range of solutions.
- Ability to research, identify, and implement innovative solutions.
General Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
The submitted candidate must be able to apply common knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas:
Initiative: Must be able to comprehend assignments, organize workload, and meet deadlines with little direction. Must be able to monitor and analyze situations to determine the next step. Communication: Can clearly convey information, in both written and verbal formats, to individuals or groups in a wide variety of settings (i.e., project team meetings, management presentations, etc.). Must have the ability to effectively listen and process information provided by others.Customer Service: Works well with clients and customers (i.e., business office, public, or other agencies). Able to assess the needs of the customer, provide information or assistance to satisfy expectations or resolve a problem. Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions utilizing critical thinking skills and analysis.
Flexibility: is open to change, new processes (or process improvement), and new information. Can adapt in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. Ability to receive and give constructive criticism and maintain effective work relationships with others.
Interpersonal: Shows friendliness, courtesy, understanding, and politeness to others Leadership: Motivates, encourages, and challenges others. Can adapt leadership styles in a variety of situations. Problem Solving: Able to identify, evaluate, and use sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternative actions, and make recommendations as accordingly.
Team Building: Encourages, inspires, and guides others toward accomplishing the common goal as an equal member of the team. Quality Assurance: Knowledge of the ideologies, techniques and tools for quality assurance and control. The ability to put the ideologies, techniques, and tools into practice.
location: Tallahassee, Floridajob type: Contract
salary: $60 - 70 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: No Degree Required
responsibilities: Scope of Services
The Customer is in search of a Cloud and Systems Architect to play a key role in assisting in the oversight, management, and execution of cloud services and platforms to support infrastructure, applications, data, and other business needs
General responsibilities may include the following:
- 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 Microsoft 365 environments
- Oversight and management of other Microsoft 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.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or another related field
- 4 years of experience can substitute for education
- 2 - 3 years of strong professional experience as a Microsoft Azure cloud systems architect is required. 2 - 3 years of experience with other cloud providers, such as AWS or GCP is highly desired.
- 5 - 8 years of professional experience in information systems engineering or another related field is required.
- 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 Microsoft software is highly desired.
- 2 - 3 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture is required.
Primary Job Duties/ Tasks
The activities this candidate will be tasked with include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Build and manage relationships in a matrixed environment.
- Recommend and assist with the building and hosting of complex application solutions.
- Understand, deploy, and manage Microsoft Azure and/or other cloud services.
- Understand, deploy, and manage Microsoft 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 mission.
Job Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
The knowledge, skills, and abilities desired for this position include, but are not limited to the following:
- strong analytical skills to determine an organization's needs, develop strategies to meet those needs, and evaluate effectiveness.
- Ability to categorize work, set priorities, and determine short and/or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them.
- Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems effectively regardless of technology platform.
- Ability to document and automate administrative tasks to reduce manual work
- Able to easily convey knowledge to others.
- Proficiency in working in a fast-paced, complex, and dynamic business environment.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Azure Services.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Server products.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform. In-depth knowledge of Linux (Redhat and Ubuntu).
- strong grasp of IT infrastructure and application development technology and architectures.
- strong grasp of Linux administration, including Linux patching.
- Knowledge of assessment and analytical processes and practices.
- Skill in strategic planning.
- Skill in researching, compiling, and analyzing data to report findings and develop improvement solutions.
- Skill in system administration and hosting across a wide range of solutions.
- Ability to research, identify, and implement innovative solutions.
General Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
The submitted candidate must be able to apply common knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas:
Initiative: Must be able to comprehend assignments, organize workload, and meet deadlines with little direction. Must be able to monitor and analyze situations to determine the next step. Communication: Can clearly convey information, in both written and verbal formats, to individuals or groups in a wide variety of settings (i.e., project team meetings, management presentations, etc.). Must have the ability to effectively listen and process information provided by others.Customer Service: Works well with clients and customers (i.e., business office, public, or other agencies). Able to assess the needs of the customer, provide information or assistance to satisfy expectations or resolve a problem. Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions utilizing critical thinking skills and analysis.
Flexibility: is open to change, new processes (or process improvement), and new information. Can adapt in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. Ability to receive and give constructive criticism and maintain effective work relationships with others.
Interpersonal: Shows friendliness, courtesy, understanding, and politeness to others Leadership: Motivates, encourages, and challenges others. Can adapt leadership styles in a variety of situations. Problem Solving: Able to identify, evaluate, and use sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternative actions, and make recommendations as accordingly.
Team Building: Encourages, inspires, and guides others toward accomplishing the common goal as an equal member of the team. Quality Assurance: Knowledge of the ideologies, techniques and tools for quality assurance and control. The ability to put the ideologies, techniques, and tools into practice.
qualifications:
- Experience level: Experienced
- Minimum 8 years of experience
- Education: No Degree Required (required)
- Azure DevOps
- GIT
- CICD
- Software Architecture
- Microsoft Server
- Linux
- RedHat
- Ubuntu
- Public Cloud
- Systems engineering
- Enterprise Architecture
- ESRI GIS
- Cloud
- Azure
- Azure
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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.