Systems Engineer

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:-
• WORKS UNDER LIMITED SUPERVISION IN THE ADMINISTRATION, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, MAINTENANCE, LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT, SECURITY MONITORING, AND SUPPORT OF AGENCY'S MICROSOFT 365/ENTRA CLOUD SERVICES.
• STRONG UNDERSTANDING AND/OR EXPERIENCE WITH AZURE AD AND ENTERPRISE MOBILITY + SECURITY (EMS) TO INCLUDE AZURE INFORMATION PROTECTION, DEFENDER FOR IDENTITY, DEFENDER FOR OFFICE, DEFENDER FOR ENDPOINT.
• CONFIGURE AND DEPLOY MICROSOFT AZURE AD ENVIRONMENTS.
• CONFIGURE AND DEPLOY ADVANCED MICROSOFT 365/OFFICE SERVICES INLCUDING ENTERPRISE AND MOBILITY
• MICROSOFT 365 ANALYSIS OF ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS AND BUSINESS NEEDS, AS REQUIRED, AND LEADS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF M365 SERVICES TO MEET AND ENHANCE THOSE NEEDS.
• MONITOR MICROSOFT CLOUD ENVIRONMENT FOR SECURITY AND PERFORMANCE NEEDS FOR INFORMATION EVENT LOGS, RISKS ALERTS, ANALYSIS, OUTAGES, AND PERFORM ROUTINE SECURITY PRACTICES AS NEEDED.
• MONITORS AND UPDATES M365 SYSTEMS WITH SECURITY CONTROLS
• PARTICIPATES IN THE ADMINISTRATION, PLANNING, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, SECURITY MONITORING AND SUPPORT OF THE AGENCY'S MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGIES TO PROTECT BUSINESS DATA, SERVIES, AND DEVICES.
• MAINTENANCE OF HYBRID M365 AND AZURE AD ENVIRONMENTS INCLUDING GROUP POLICIES
• MAXIMIZE M365 SECURITY CONTROLS USING INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES.
• SUPPORTS AND ADHERES TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS
• AWARENESS OF SECURITY-BASED CHANGES PROCESSES, I.E. DOCUMENTATION, DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES, AND CHANGE LOG REVIEWS.
• IDENTIFIES RISKS AND COMMUNICATES RISKS TO THE CIO AND IT TEAMS.
• DEVELOPS TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION FOLLOWING AGENCY POLICIES; CJIS SECURITY GUIDANCE; STATE SECURITY STANDARDS.
• HOSTS KNOWLEDGE SHARING SESSIONS WITH BOTH TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL STAFF, ALONG WITH RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION.
• PROVIDES WEEKLY STATUS REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PLANNED FOR NEXT WEEK, AND OBSTACLES.

 

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):-
• EXPERIENCED IN ENTERPRISE MICROSOFT AZURE / ENTRA ADMINISTRATION (M365, AZURE AD)
• EXPERIENCE WITH ARCHITECT OFFICE/MICROSOFT 365 SERVICE ENVIRONMENTS
• EXPERIENCED IN DEPLOYMENT OF MICROSOFT CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES
• EXPERIENCED WITH MICROSOFT ENTRA
• EXPERIENCED IN MICROSOFT PURVIEW COMPLIANCE, SECURITY, AND SEARCH & INTELLIGENCE
• EXPERIENCED IN MICROSOFT DEFENDER ATP AND DEFENDER IDENTITY
• EXPERIENCED IN MICROSOFT INTUNE
• EXPERIENCED IN POWER APPS, POWER PLATFORM, AND DYNAMICS 365 APPS
• EXPERIENCED IN POWER BI
• EXPERIENCED WITH ROUTINE NETWORK MAINTENANCE IN VARIOUS MICROSOFT ENVIRONMENTS
• EXPERIENCED IN O365 EXCHANGE
• SKILLED WITH OFFICE CONFIGURATION
• SKILLED WITH SHAREPOINT, STREAM, AND TEAMS
• CANDIDATE MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE WORKING KNOWLEDGE
• ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH THE IT TEAM, BUSINESS EMPLOYEES, AND VENDOR PARTNERS.

 

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):-
• GOOD TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS TO MEET PROJECT AND ACTION ITEMS DEADLINES
• EXCELLENT DECISION MAKING AND CRITICAL-THINKING SKILLS
• EXCELLENT ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHERS
• ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND, DEVELOP, AND CREATE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION TO DEMONSTRATE WORKING KNOWLEDGE
• GOOD ORGANIZATION SKILLS AND DETAIL ORIENTED
• ABILITY TO LEARN AND SUPPORT NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND TRAIN OTHERS
• GOOD INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
• ABILITY TO MULTI-TASK
• PROVEN ABILITY FOR SUPPORT TO END-USERS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAMS
• PROACTIVE AND SELF-MOTIVATED
• SELF-MANAGE ABILITIES

 

REQUIRED EDUCATION:-
BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR MASTER’S DEGREE IN NETWORK SECURITY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, OR INFORMATION SYSTEMS/TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, INSTITUTE DEGREE/CERTIFICATE OR EQUIVALENT WORK EXPERIENCE.

 

PREFERRED MICROSOFT AZURE ASSOCIATE OR EXPERT CERTIFICATIONS:-
- Microsoft 365 Certified Administrator
- Microsoft 365 Certified Endpoint Admin
- Microsoft 365 Certified Azure AI
- Microsoft 365 Certified Azure Administrator
- Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect
- Microsoft Certified: Information Protection and Compliance Administrator
- Microsoft Certified Identity and Access Admin
- Microsoft Certified Security Operations
- Microsoft Cloud Support Certification