Senior Systems / Cloud Engineer

State of Minnesota; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Minnesota, Attorney General's Office, is looking for a Senior Systems / Cloud Engineer to join the IT Division in St. Paul. You will design and manage Azure and on‑prem infrastructure, including virtualization, storage, and identity services, while ensuring security and resiliency.

You will drive modernization, backups and disaster recovery, and automation with PowerShell, CLI and APIs. Hybrid work is available after onboarding; role requires day shift and Mon–Fri.

Qualifications

• Degree in information technology or closely related field and four+ years of directly related work experience.
• Experience administering Azure and/or AWS cloud environments and related IAM, compute, networking and storage.
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex incidents across cloud and on-prem environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, configure, and administer cloud and on-prem infrastructure including Azure, AWS, Windows Server and virtualization.
• Implement governance, security baselines, monitoring, logging and access policies.
• Lead cloud migrations, resiliency improvements, lifecycle management and platform upgrades.
• Manage backups, replication and DR configurations using Azure and Veeam.
• Serve as escalation point for complex incidents and perform root-cause analysis.
• Develop automation using PowerShell, CLI, APIs and Infrastructure as Code.
• Monitor performance with dashboards, baselines, and proactive tuning.
• Maintain directory services and Entra ID/ MFA integrations in hybrid environments.
• Coordinate with security, applications and networking teams on changes and upgrades.
• Evaluate new technologies and apply best practices to modernization and efficiency.

Skills

Strong communication

Documentation

Collaboration

Organizational skills

Customer service skills

Ability to work independently

Education

Degree in information technology or closely related field

Six or more years of directly related work experience

Tools

Azure

AWS

VMware

Hyper-V

Veeam

CommVault

PowerShell

CLI

APIs

Entra ID

Job description

Working Title: Senior Systems / Cloud Engineer

Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 4

Agency: Attorney General's Office

• Job ID : 97403

• Location : St. Paul

• Telework Eligible : Yes, hybrid

• Full/Part Time : Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary : Unlimited

• Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted : 10/01/2026

• Closing Date : 10/15/2026

• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Attorney General's Office / Attorney General-MAPE

• Division/Unit : Attorney Gen. / IT Infrastructure

• Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift

• Days of Work : Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : No

• Salary Range: $37.72 - $62.21 / hourly; $78,759 - $129,894 / annually

• Job Class Option : Systems Software

• Classified Status : Classified

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

• FLSA Status : Exempt - Professional

• 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.

The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is seeking a highly skilled Senior Systems / Cloud Engineer to join our IT Division. In this senior level role, you will provide advanced engineering, administration, and lifecycle management of the AGO’s cloud and on-premises infrastructure. You will independently design, implement, monitor, and troubleshoot systems that support critical AGO operations, including Azure cloud services, identity and access management, virtualization platforms, servers, storage, backups, monitoring, and disaster recovery readiness. This role plays a key part in ensuring secure, stable, and high performing systems by conducting complex technical analysis, leading modernization and resiliency improvements, and serving as an escalation point for cross platform incidents. You will directly contribute to the strategic advancement of AGO technical infrastructure while maintaining strong communication and customer service relationships with end-users, IT colleagues, and agency partners.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design, engineer, configure, and administer the AGO's cloud and on premises infrastructure, including Azure, AWS, Windows Server, virtualization platforms (VMware/Hyper V), storage systems, and identity services.

• Implement and maintain governance, security baselines, monitoring, logging, alerting, and access policies across infrastructure to ensure compliant, reliable, and secure operations.

• Lead modernization and architecture improvements by planning and executing cloud migrations, resiliency enhancements, lifecycle management, and platform upgrades.

• Manage and optimize backup, replication, and disaster recovery configurations using Azure and Veeam to ensure recoverability of critical AGO systems.

• Serve as a senior technical escalation point for high complexity incidents involving servers, cloud services, identity platforms, storage, virtualization, and backups; conduct root cause analysis and lead remediation efforts.

• Develop automation solutions using PowerShell, CLI, Infrastructure as Code principles, and cloud APIs to improve consistency, reduce manual effort, and enhance operational reliability.

• Monitor infrastructure performance by building dashboards, establishing baselines, identifying early degradation, and implementing proactive performance tuning or corrective actions.

• Maintain and enhance directory services, identity integrations (Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA), certificates, and related security components supporting AGO's hybrid environment.

• Coordinate closely with security, application, and networking teams to ensure that infrastructure changes, cloud configurations, and system updates align with AGO and statewide security standards.

• Evaluate emerging technologies, platform updates, and industry best practices, and apply relevant advancements to AGO infrastructure to support ongoing modernization and efficiency.

• Plan and execute high impact infrastructure changes or migrations that require senior level judgment, careful risk assessment, and cross team communication.

• Provide technical leadership by contributing to architectural discussions, mentoring IT staff, and communicating complex concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work environment (combination of required in-office work and optional telework) after successful completion of onboarding and training.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in information technology, information systems, or closely related field AND four or more years of directly related work experience

• OR six or more years of directly related work experience

• Experience administering and supporting Azure and/or AWS cloud environments, including identity and access management, compute, networking, storage (Azure Files, Azure Blob, SharePoint), governance, billing, and monitoring.

• Professional experience administering and troubleshooting Windows Server, virtualization platforms (VMware/Hyper V), storage technologies, certificates, and enterprise backup solutions (e.g., Veeam, CommVault).

• Ability to independently diagnose and resolve complex, multi platform technical incidents and conduct thorough root cause analysis across cloud and on premise environments.

• Experience with infrastructure automation (PowerShell, CLI, APIs), monitoring tools, and performance tuning of cloud and hybrid systems.

• Knowledge of disaster recovery, resilience patterns, high availability architectures, and enterprise backup strategies.

• Strong communication, documentation, collaboration, organizational, and customer service skills; ability to work independently, multitask, and adapt to evolving technologies and priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with IT service management practices (incident, problem, change management) and cross-team operational coordination.

• Experience with advanced cloud and infrastructure technologies beyond the minimum requirements, including multi-cluster virtualization, enterprise storage, virtual firewalls, cloud security, and hybrid identity.

• Proficiency with programming and scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, SQL, Python, .NET) and experience developing automation or workflow integrations for multi-tier systems.

• Experience designing, administering, or optimizing enterprise-scale monitoring and observability frameworks (log analytics, dashboards, automated remediation workflows).

• Experience leading technical initiatives such as cloud modernization, architectural design, infrastructure migrations, or cross-functional working groups, including producing documentation or standards.

• Experience evaluating and applying emerging automation or AI technologies to improve infrastructure engineering, troubleshooting, monitoring, or documentation.

• Broader security engineering background, including certificate/PKI design, secrets management, secure access controls, or incident response across cloud and on-prem systems.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to:

• Work in a seated or standing position for extended periods of time

• Use a keyboard and mouse for extended periods of time which may include repetitive motion

• Occasionally reach, bend, or kneel to access or handle equipment

• Regularly lift, move, and/or transport items weighing up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds

Additional Requirements

It is our policy that all candidates submit to a background check prior to employment. This background check may consist of the following components:

• Conflict of Interest Review

• Criminal History Check

• Education / License Verification

• Employment Reference / Records Check

In addition, this position requires successful background clearance including fingerprinting to access Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS).

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

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 [e-mail] . Please indicate what assistance is needed.