Azure Solutions Architect and Administrator / Onsite / Jackson, MS
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75% Travel Required
On-site
Depends on Experience
Kloudhunt LLC
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Skills
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Operating Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server
- Migration
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cloud Computing
- Cloud Security
- Communication
- Computer Science
- Configuration Management
- DFA
- DevOps
- Documentation
- English
- IaaS
- Information Technology
- Knowledge Transfer
- Legacy Systems
- Linux
- Machine Learning (ML)
- Mainframe
- Management
- Network Administration
- PaaS
- Payroll
- Privacy
- Provisioning
- Red Hat Linux
- Regulatory Compliance
- SUSE Linux
- Ubuntu
- z/Linux
Summary
Title: Azure Solutions Architect and Administrator
Location: Jackson, MS
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Client: State Of Mississippi
Position Description and Job Skill Set:
Under the direction of DFA, this position will serve as the primary architect for the agency’s Azure cloud initiatives.
The architect will design and oversee the adoption of public cloud solutions, establish a strategy and policy for cloud usage, and lead workload migrations from on-premises environments to Azure.
A major component of this effort will be developing and executing plans to transition enterprise systems, including the state payroll system (SPAHRS), currently operating on zLinux mainframes into secure, scalable cloud platforms.
The architect will work closely with DFA’s technical and administrative teams to:
- Develop Azure-based IaaS and PaaS solutions.
- Implement automation for provisioning, configuration management, and lifecycle tasks.
- Ensure strong cloud governance, security, and compliance.
- Integrate hybrid environments and containerized workloads.
- Provide expertise in Windows Server, Linux, and legacy system migration to guide successful adoption.
This role is both strategic and hands-on, requiring the ability to design enterprise-level architectures, oversee implementation, and support knowledge transfer so DFA staff can manage and sustain cloud services long term.
Required Skills / Experience:
To be considered, all proposed consultants must meet the following mandatory requirements:
- A four-year degree from an accredited school in Computer Science, Information Technology, or like field.
- Five (5) years or more of direct and specific experience creating Azure environments and migrating systems and services from on-prem to the cloud.
- Five (5) years or more of direct Azure solutions architect experience.
- Five (5) years or more of DevOps engineering experience.
- Five (5) years or more of experience driving cloud security, privacy, and compliance decisions.
- Five (5) years or more network administration skills.
- Documentation and knowledge transfer experience.
- Excellent English-speaking skills, written communication skills, and knowledge transfer skills
Preferred / Not Required:
Mainframe administration experience, zLinux, Red Hat, Ubuntu, SUSE, AI and machine learning, and application monitoring
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
- Dice Id: 91139571
- Position Id: 8907924
- Posted 5 hours ago
Company Info
Our mission is to empower businesses and organizations to achieve their goals through the power of cloud technology.
Kloudhunt specializes in providing services on cloud architecture, migration, security, and application development. We help organizations assess their current IT infrastructure and adopt cloud technology to meet their unique business needs in a way that maximizes efficiency .
We believe in the transformative power of the cloud, and we are dedicated to helping our clients realize its full potential.
At our core, we are driven by a desire to help our clients succeed
We strive to provide top-quality services and support to our clients, helping them to optimize their use of cloud-based tools and platforms.
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