Azure Solutions Engineer

State of Connecticut • Hartford, CT

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

The State of Connecticut, Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Bureau of Information Technology Solutions (BITS) is seeking an Azure Solutions Engineer (Information Technology Analyst 3) to support the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) in Hartford, CT. This is a senior role responsible for providing architectural leadership and technical direction for OEC’s application ecosystem, ensuring systems are secure, scalable, and aligned with enterprise standards. The position guides cloud-based application design, supports modern development practices, and ensures the reliability and performance of mission-critical applications. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in Azure cloud services, .NET application architecture, and enterprise application modernization. This role is key in shaping OEC’s technology landscape and supporting the agency’s mission to deliver high-quality services to children, families, and providers. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm, with a hybrid work arrangement (combination of in-office and telework) at 450 Columbus Blvd in Hartford, CT.

Requirements

• Seven (7) years of experience in information technology (IT) operations, programming, systems/software development or another IT-related field.
• One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the full professional working level with responsibility for performing a full range of complex technical support functions in such areas as: assisting in the design, implementation and management of a major communications network; providing technical and administrative support for a wide area network (WAN) or mini-computer system; assisting in the installation and maintenance of major sub-systems or installing and maintaining other host and/or network software; participating in the design and development of system applications; serving as a project coordinator responsible for coordinating the design, development, programming and implementation of moderately complex information systems projects; performing any closely related complex technical support function.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supervising software development teams responsible for delivering enterprise applications.
• Experience developing web applications using C# (C Sharp), ASP.NET Framework (Active Server Pages .NET Framework), ASP.NET Core (Active Server Pages .NET Core), Web APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL.
• Experience designing and implementing cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure services.
• Experience implementing Agile software development methodologies and managing multiple concurrent projects and workstreams.
• Experience implementing Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and application deployment processes using Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multiple software development teams delivering enterprise applications and technology solutions.
• Plan, assign, and monitor development activities to ensure timely delivery of projects and enhancements.
• Review and approve solution designs, technical specifications, and application architectures.
• Oversee development, testing, deployment, and support of web applications using Microsoft technologies.
• Lead implementation of cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure services.
• Oversee development of integrations with internal and external systems using APIs and related technologies.
• Support Agile delivery processes including backlog management, sprint planning, and release planning.
• Oversee implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Coordinate application support, incident resolution, and production deployments.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to prioritize work and define solution requirements.
• Manage vendor-delivered development activities and technical deliverables.
• Evaluate and implement automation, reporting, and AI-based solutions to support business operations.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Designs and implements complex communications networks.
• Diagnoses and resolves problems using network management systems and utilities.
• Performs related duties as required.
• 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.

Benefits

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed