Senior Azure Cloud & Systems Engineer

State-of-Delawar; Farnhurst (DE); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) in Delaware seeks a Senior Systems Software Specialist to advance the agency's Microsoft Azure cloud environment and coordinate with stakeholders, vendors, and IT partners. You will configure infrastructure components and produce thorough technical documentation for ongoing operations.

Responsibilities include evaluating project requests for alignment with technical standards, planning for capacity, and providing leadership and guidance to

Qualifications

• Six months experience in planning, configuring, and administering enterprise computer system software, hardware and related components which includes performance optimization, utilization and monitoring; information security; and component connectivity.
• Three years experience in planning and implementing infrastructure upgrades for enterprise computer system software and database management systems.
• Three years experience in information systems analysis and design.
• Three years experience in developing information technology policies or procedures.

Responsibilities

• Installs, maintains, modifies, diagnoses and debugs the software which controls an enterprise computing environment, including the operating system, databases, telecommunications and security functions.
• Identifies degradation of system performance and takes corrective action to bring performance in line with established benchmarks.
• Develops, implements and monitors policies and procedures associated with enterprise information technology architecture and monitors levels of compliance.
• Plans for projected software requirements and increased hardware and storage capacity.
• Acts as team lead with other technical staff to resolve database and operating system software problems by assigning and reviewing work and providing training, technical assistance and guidance.
• Provides technical consulting services on an intra and inter agency basis.
• Analyzes application programs, database routines and web service calls for efficient operation.
• Evaluates hardware and software and makes recommendations for purchase.
• Writes reports such as monthly progress, product performance, status, response time, capacity, etc.
• May be responsible for insuring the creation of back-up data and archival storage.
• May be responsible for data processing security, employing encryption and audit functions.

Job description

The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) in Delaware seeks a Senior Systems Software Specialist to advance the agency's Microsoft Azure cloud environment and coordinate with stakeholders, vendors, and IT partners. You will configure infrastructure components and produce thorough technical documentation for ongoing operations.

Responsibilities include evaluating project requests for alignment with technical standards, planning for capacity, and providing leadership and guidance to