DirectClient: Texas Health and Human Services Commission(HHSC)
Solicitation#529300564
Title: Azure Architect
Location: 4601 W. Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78751
Duration: Until 8/31/2023 with possible extension
Last date for submission: June 12, 2023 (2.00 PM-CST)
Important Note: Required to be onsite on Tuesdays and remote for 4 days a week
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
The cloud architect is responsible for the cloud computing initiatives within an organization and for directing the architectural aspects of a cloud brokering team across all aspects of IT and the business. Responsible for the planning and engineering of an organization's cloud computing infrastructure and applications. Implements and designs hardware and software. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures of cloud technology, including Software as Service (SaaS), Platform as Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
PMAS cloud platform is hosted on the Azure cloud infrastructure and uses Azure IaaS and PaaS services extensively. This position is required to support, maintain, monitor, secure, and improve those services. Job responsibilities include:
• Create, implement, and manage the development of scripts to automate everyday operations
• Monitor and maintain multiple environments for increase observability
• Coordinate system migrations and system upgrades working with agency's public cloud manager.
• Develop tools to continuously improve maintainability, monitoring, security and scalability of cloud deployments.
• Operations support and enhancement of the PMAS cloud platform
• All other duties as assigned.
Position is expected to renew 9/1 and yearly.
CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements:
Years Required/Preferred Experience
8 Required Experience in supporting, maintaining, monitoring, and securing various Azure IaaS and PaaS services.
4 Preferred Experience in establishing proactive controls to monitor the health of various Azure services to improve reliability of tools/applications.
4 Preferred Experience in developing scripts to automate everyday operations such as taking backups and archiving logs.
4 Preferred Experience in improving the security of various services based on zero trust model.
4 Preferred Demonstrated experience with Linux and Windows administration and troubleshooting network issues.
4 Preferred Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Business or equivalent experience.
2 Preferred Excellent oral and written communication skills
2 Preferred Effectively manage multiple responsibilities, prioritize conflicting assignments, and switch quickly between assignments, as required.
2 Preferred Experience working in an agile sprint team.
2 Preferred Prior experience with an HHS agency
1 Preferred Azure Administrator Certification.