Working Title: M365 Identity Engineer

Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 4

Agency: Minnesota IT Services

Job ID : 77611

Location : St. Paul

Telework Eligible : Yes #LI/Hybrid

Full/Part Time : Full-Time

Regular/Temporary : Unlimited

Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers

Date Posted : 06/15/2024

Closing Date : 07/01/2024

Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Minnesota IT Services

Division/Unit : Office of Enterprise Tech / M365 Identity Automation

Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift

Days of Work : Monday - Friday

Travel Required : No

Salary Range: $34.95 - $57.65 / hourly; $72,975 - $120,373 / annually

Job Class Option : Application

Classified Status : Classified

Bargaining Unit/Union : 214 - Professional Employees (MAPE)

FLSA Status : Exempt - Administrative

Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities : Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,600+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position will be part of the Enterprise Services team, which delivers a full suite of services to state agencies, boards, councils, and commissions, and many central services to local government partners.

The M365 Identity Engineer coordinates efforts across various domains including Azure Identity/Microsoft Entra ID, Cloud Security, Azure M365 services, Azure B2B, and cloud tenant integrations. The responsibilities of this role will encompass applying advanced subject matter expertise to address technical support issues, identity/security concerns, and troubleshooting within Azure Active Directory (AAD), Hybrid Identity, and M365 environments. This can also include identifying the root cause of problems spanning M365, Entra ID, Entra Connect, Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM), Azure, desktop/laptop clients, mobile platforms, and security policies.

As an M365 Identity Engineer, you will partner closely with MNIT management, customers, operations staff, and vendors to recommend, design, implement, and document technology solutions. You will provide information to key stakeholders such as governance groups, enterprise services, and agency technical teams for widescale deployment. To ensure service continuity, security, and uptime, this position will work collaboratively with customers, operations, and vendors through all phases of feature evaluation, change management, and process improvement.

*We will be filling multiple vacancies from this one posting. All applicants will be considered for all vacancies.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework:

Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a telework location and an employee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Only candidates located in Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) are telework eligible.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume:

Position requires a minimum of four (4) years of IT related experience working with M365, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft Entra ID and their supporting services.

Experience must include:

Experience managing hybrid user identity and roles, hybrid access and authentication and implementing modern identity services.

Knowledge of Microsoft 365 Identity and access management, including on-premises based AD integration (AD Connect, Conditional Access, MFA, Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention, Data Encryption).

Knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Azure security (Microsoft Entra ID, Purview, Advanced Threat Protection, Security and Compliance Center, EMS suite).

Knowledge of scripting framework such as Powershell, GraphAPI, and/or Azure CLI.

Knowledge of Azure DevOps Pipelines, Microsoft Planner, and GitHub.

Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.

Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

*A master's degree in Information Technology or an IT related field substitutes for three (3) years of experience, OR an IT related bachelor's degree substitutes for two (2) years, OR an IT related associate's degree substitutes for one (1) year.

Preferred Qualifications

Understanding of application security policies and adheres to security standards of the State.

Knowledge of cloud-based enterprise collaboration systems and industry trends toward integrated, open, interoperable, and mobile technologies.

Knowledge of electronic government practices.

Knowledge of disaster recovery and business continuation professional practices such as business impact analysis, business continuation planning, alternate site contacts, and testing.

Knowledge of security practices for prevention and detection as well as enabling tools for authentication, authorization, encryption, filtering, etc.

Software/Service management experience including hardware and software monitoring tools and systems.

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)

Criminal History Check

Reference Check

Social Security and Address Verification

Education Verification

CJIS Background Check

Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email [email protected] . Please indicate what assistance is needed.