Azure Solutions Engineer

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All Functional Areas

• Diagnoses host system problems and develops and coordinates resolutions;
• Manages planning analysis design selection installation and implementation of new technologies;
• Evaluates new technologies;
• Tests and evaluates new hardware and/or software;
• Makes recommendations for hardware and/or software purchases;
• Determines interface and utility requirements and creates design specifications;
• Acts as liaison to hardware and/or software vendors system developers programmers and management;
• Develops and implements network and system security guidelines;
• Makes recommendations for migration and upgrade directions;
• Trains operators systems developers and users on new procedures;
• Conducts system performance analysis tuning or storage management;
• Conducts technical training programs for IT staff;
• Acts as project coordinator overseeing other technical staff and support personnel;
• Plans coordinates and directs multiple projects of assigned staff;
• Reviews work of assigned personnel;
• Calculates project time and cost estimates;
• Prepares necessary procedural specifications to meet design requirements;
• Arranges necessary hardware and software availability;
• Oversees hardware and software vendors;
• Manages project budgets and schedules;
• Reviews work of assigned Information Technology Analysts and serves as consultant and/or troubleshooter;
• Reviews documentation work of assigned staff;
• Communicates with business owners and management;
• Facilitates meetings;
• Assists in the development of information technology policies procedures and standards;
• Participates in Request for Proposal (RFP) process;
• Implements disaster recovery plans assists in determining critical applications and personnel or ensures offsite backups;
• Defines data flow;
• Performs related duties as required.

Working Supervisor Use

• Plans unit workflow and determines priorities;
• Schedules assigns oversees and reviews work;
• Establishes and maintains unit procedures;
• Provides staff training and assistance;
• Conducts or assists in conducting performance evaluations;
• Acts as liaison with operating units agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
• Makes recommendations on policies or standards;
• Prepares reports and correspondence;
• Performs related duties as required.

Systems Programming

• Performs the most complex duties related to application development;
• Develops and implements system programming standards;
• Configures and installs host-based application packages;
• Maintains host operating systems;
• Installs and upgrades host and/or Front End Processor (FEP) operating system software;
• Performs related duties as required.

Software Development

• Configures and installs host-based application packages;
• Analyzes upgrades for complex applications to determine functionality and necessary software customization;
• Writes program specifications and systems specifications;
• Designs forms screens and reports;
• Performs related duties as required.

Database Administration

• Provides advanced level database support and troubleshooting;
• Designs installs tunes and maintains integrity of major host-based database;
• Leads integration efforts transitioning applications to new technology;
• Performs related duties as required.

Network Support

• Designs and implements complex communications networks;
• Diagnoses and resolves problems using network management systems and utilities;
• Performs related duties as required.

IT Security

• Develops tests and maintains agency disaster recovery plans designed to restore IT system operability;
• Develops processes and procedures in support of IT Business Continuity Planning;
• Conducts platform recoverability assessments and Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to determine and assess the impacts associated with disruptions to business functions;
• Conducts risk analysis of IT environments by assessing administrative technical and physical safeguards;
• Performs IT investigations to include maintaining chain of custody procedures;
• Performs forensics and documents detailed reports of findings;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • principles and techniques of systems analysis design development and computer programming;
  • principles of information systems;
  • principles and theories of business and planning functions;
  • programming languages;
  • project management principles and techniques;
  • principles problems and techniques of data processing and data communication operations;
  • data processing and data communications equipment and diagnostic tools;
  • methods and procedures used to conduct detailed analysis and design of computer systems;
  • principles of complex computer operating systems;
• Knowledge of
  • principles and techniques of business information systems re-engineering;
  • network protocols and architecture;
  • practices and issues of systems security and disaster recovery;
  • applications systems development principles and techniques;
  • principles and practices of database management;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
  • skill in problem solving;
  • skill in technical problem solving;
  • skill in analysis;
• Considerable ability to
  • prepare correspondence manuals reports and documentation;
  • analyze and resolve operational and communications problems;
  • analyze and debug complex software programs;
  • identify analyze and resolve complex business and technical problems;
• Supervisory ability.

• College training in management information systems computer science or information technology related area may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelors degree.
• A Masters degree in management information systems computer science or electrical engineering may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women minorities and persons with disabilities.