Job Openings MICROSOFT CLOUD ENGINEER Remote Columbia SC

About the job MICROSOFT CLOUD ENGINEER Remote Columbia SC

MICROSOFT CLOUD ENGINEER Remote Columbia SC

Authorized to work in the US

No H1B

Max $70 USD per hour / 1099 Contractor

Government Experience Required: No

IT centric, Law Enforcement government agency, medium-size work environment focused on service level results

Scope of the project:

MICROSOFT ENTRA CLOUD SYSTEM ENGINEER

Objectives to Be Fulfilled by Candidate:

  • 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):

  1. EXPERIENCED IN ENTERPRISE MICROSOFT AZURE / ENTRA ADMINISTRATION (M365, AZURE AD)
  2. EXPERIENCE WITH ARCHITECT OFFICE/MICROSOFT 365 SERVICE ENVIRONMENTS
  3. EXPERIENCED IN DEPLOYMENT OF MICROSOFT CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES
  4. EXPERIENCED WITH MICROSOFT ENTRA
  5. EXPERIENCED IN MICROSOFT PURVIEW COMPLIANCE, SECURITY, AND SEARCH & INTELLIGENCE
  6. EXPERIENCED IN MICROSOFT DEFENDER ATP AND DEFENDER IDENTITY
  7. EXPERIENCED IN MICROSOFT INTUNE
  8. EXPERIENCED IN POWER APPS, POWER PLATFORM, AND DYNAMICS 365 APPS
  9. EXPERIENCED IN POWER BI
  10. EXPERIENCED WITH ROUTINE NETWORK MAINTENANCE IN VARIOUS MICROSOFT ENVIRONMENTS
  11. EXPERIENCED IN O365 EXCHANGE
  12. SKILLED WITH OFFICE CONFIGURATION
  13. SKILLED WITH SHAREPOINT, STREAM, AND TEAMS
  14. CANDIDATE MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE WORKING KNOWLEDGE
  15. 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 MASTERS DEGREE IN network SECURITY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, OR INFORMATION SYSTEMS/TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, institute degree/certificate or equivalent work experience.

Required 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

***These are preferred, not required