Job id: MNSITE-2368 (90090422)2P
Onsite Cloud Architect with Agile, Azure DevOps/Jira, infrastructure, SCOM, SolarWinds, Automation, Orchestrator, Python/PowerShell, Configuration, Puppet, Chef, IaaS/PaaS and Governance Experience
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Duration: 12 Months
Interview: Either Webcam Interview or In Person
Minimum Qualifications :
•Five years of Cloud Architect experience
•Two engagements with two different entities in a Cloud Architect role
Preferred Qualifications:
•Knowledge of Agile project management tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical staff/end-users
•Effective customer service skills, including the ability to interact frequently with end-users and other staff
•Sophisticated troubleshooting skills, including the ability to create and test hypotheses based on relative likelihood, and a willingness and ability to creatively consider all possible causes for a problem and test appropriately
•Cloud Solution Design Skills:
oExcellent understanding of cloud shared responsibility and security models
oSecure system design and development principles to conform to state and federal guidelines
oDemonstrated ability to architect complex solutions on public cloud infrastructure
oExperience with cloud Monitoring and Alerting Solutions, such as Azure Monitor, SCOM, SolarWinds, or others
oExperience providing governance around cloud services
•Cloud Solution Implementation Skills:
oScripting with Python and/or PowerShell
oExperience with Infrastructure Configuration Solutions, such as Azure Automation, Orchestrator, SCCM Desired State Configuration, Azure Desired State Configuration, Puppet, Chef, or others
oDesigning and implementing with cloud IaaS and PaaS Services
oKnowledge and usage of AWS CloudFormation or Azure Resource Manager
oExperience leveraging development pipelines, DevOps philosophies and working with infrastructure-as-code
Description of Project :
The Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services (MNIT) is the information technology agency for Minnesota’s executive branch, tasked with setting IT strategy, direction, policies, and standards. To strategically position Minnesota to meet future technology needs, MNIT is moving many infrastructure and platform services to the cloud.
Given this, MNIT is seeking a vendor to provide one IaaS Cloud Migration Architect resource to assist MNIT project teams in delivering cloud-based solutions to best meet the needs of the State.
Work is anticipated to be remote; however, onsite work may be required. Vendor will be required to comply with Minnesota Management and Budget Policy 1446 relating to COVID-19 vaccination and testing.
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