Network Administrator Consultant

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:

The Division of Technology Services is responsible for developing implementing maintaining and obtaining multiple mission critical applications for the Department of Social Services.

The project will support the Agency s data and application services and servers and work with Agency teams to migrate data into the Agency s Azure tenant. Candidate will be part of a team to deploy administer and manage the Agency s Azure solutions including the storage identity governance and computing solutions available with the Azure cloud computing platform. Project must maintain compliance with SC State and

Federal architecture and data security requirements and maintain reliable communication between Agency systems and services and DSS partners and service end points.

Position Title: Network Administrator - Consultant

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The candidate will provide technical expertise and support for ongoing projects and system support tasks assigned to the SC Department of Social Services Server and Cloud Services Administration unit. This position will work for the manager of that team and the Director of Network Operations and Data Center services and with the Agency infrastructure server and database teams. This position will consult with Agency management technical and development teams to design and achieve secure stable and responsive systems and services with a goal of improved system availability and performance for Agency customers both internal and external. Candidates will work in a large state agency deploying maintaining and securing the cloud storage MS365 and Azure services supporting critical state and federal programs. Position will work closely with SC DSS staff the SC Department of Administration and our Microsoft partners to improve service outcomes and compliance with security and performance requirements. Candidate should have a clear understanding of the Microsoft cloud computing services that include networking storage databases servers and software in the cloud.

Major responsibilities of this position include the following:

• Provide technical expertise for ongoing development and support to migrate SC Department of Social Services
• file and application storage to cloud storage solution.
• Monitor and support SC DSS Agency Azure/cloud storage solutions to identify and resolve performance issues.
• with agency employee devices client/partner endpoints and the SC data center.
• Monitor and assure successful integration of application services hosted at the SC Department of Administration s
• Add and remove individuals and groups from the list of authorized users archiving files overseeing password protection and other security measures monitoring usage of shared resources.
• Understand the interactions between systems applications and services within the environment and evaluate the impact of changes or additions.
• Analyze systems and perform usability testing to ensure performance and reliability enhance scalability and meet security requirements.
• Determine and communicate the implications of cloud storage decisions on subsystems and components and help determine how best to mitigate or take advantage of these implications.
• Determine and communicate the requirements and capabilities of Microsoft s Azure cloud storage solutions and components within the context of the larger systems projects and teams.
• Support an architectural framework for MS DevOps information system development maintenance and enhancement efforts.
• Work closely with Agency Security End User Support Network Services and Network Communications teams to design and implement Azure infrastructure to meet customers business needs related to storage networking and security.
• Work closely with Agency Security team to monitor and implement security countermeasures to prevent and mitigate network and client vulnerabilities within the Agency s Microsoft cloud tenant. Secure resources to meet the desired security level to meet State and Federal requirements for Agency programs.
• Available to work off hours and on weekend to implement scheduled maintenance.
• Mentor less experienced peers.
• Perform tasks efficiently and work together with team to ensure project success.
• Administer enterprise storage systems by managing user/group access security controls capacity needs and lifecycle processes for shared data.
• Deploy and maintain system agents monitoring tools and supporting software across servers and workstations to meet security auditing and operational requirements.
• Utilize virtualization platforms and remote administration tools to access workstations and servers for system data collection troubleshooting and environment assessments.
• Administer the Agency s fax communication systems ensuring reliable operation security access control and integration with Agency workflows.

REQUIRED SKILLS

In order of importance:

• 2-4 years of experience Azure Cloud and Virtualization; Microsoft 365 Office 365
• 2-4 years of experience MS Active Directory
• 2-4 years of experience knowledge of open-source frameworks such as
• 2-4 years of experience in PowerShell
• 3 years of experience with Proofpoint

PREFERRED SKILLS

In order of importance:

• Datacenter and network infrastructure experience.
• User and group management authentication and security policies (GPO).
• Familiarity with JavaScript HTML5 and SQL Server.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

None

PREFERRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

None

SOFT SKILLS:

• Ability to communicate (orally and written) effectively with technical non-technical staff and customers/stakeholders as needed or directed.

• Clear documentation and reporting skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams (Security Network Services End User Support).
• Mentoring junior staff.
• Willingness to work off-hours and weekends for scheduled maintenance.

ENVIRONMENTS AND TOOLS

• PowerShell
• Microsoft Active Directory
• Microsoft Azure cloud tenant
• MS365
• SharePoint Online
• Office365
• MS Teams