State Of Minnesota Looking for Application Migration Lead – ITS4 at Saint Paul, Minnesota Full Time

Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 4

Agency: Minnesota IT Services

This position was previously announced on 04/05/2023 – 04/19/2023. If you already applied for this job, you do not need to reapply.

• Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted : 04/25/2023
• Closing Date : 05/16/2023
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit : Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift
• Days of Work : Monday – Friday
• Travel Required : No
• Salary Range: $33.13 – $54.64 / hourly; $69,175 – $114,088 / annually
• Job Class Option : Application
• Classified Status : Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union : 214 – MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE
• FLSA Status : Exempt – Administrative
• Telework Eligible : Yes
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities () : Yes

Make a difference in the lives of Minnesotans.

The work you’ll do is more than just a job. Join the talented, engaged and inclusive workforce dedicated to creating a better Minnesota.

As an Application Migration Lead, you will provide the technical expertise required to support the current application infrastructure and align it with the future directions both in the cloud and on premises. The position requires an understanding of both how the State of Minneosta Information Technology Agency and the Department of Transportation systems and environment’s function and how future designs can be implemented in the environment. You will be responsible for making recommendations that encompass the whole network and applications environment, areas including but not limited to Windows, Linux, networking, routing, firewalls, authentication, and any other aspects to the environment.

This position is currently eligible for full-time telework:

• Telework for Minnesota IT Services allows an employee to perform work from a remote telework location and anemployee may be required to be in the office based on business needs and other dependencies.
• Candidates residing outside of Minnesota and bordering states (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin) require additional review prior to telework approval upon becoming a finalist.
• Candidates located in Minnesota, or a bordering state, do not require additional review.

Minimum Qualifications

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

This position requires a minimum of four (4) years of experience in performing technical information systems, and technical analysis.

Experience must include the following:

• Cloud Services
• Administration
• Access Management
• Resource Configuration
• Operating Systems Administration
• RedHat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and newer operating system.
• Windows server 2012, 2016, 2019 and newer operating systems.
• Significant experience installing updates and patches to Linux and Windows systems.
• FTP servers.
• Database connectivity
• Web Servers

A Master’s degree in Information Technology or a related field substitutes for three years of experience, OR related Bachelor’s degree substitutes for two years of experience, OR related Associate’s substitutes for one year.

Successful candidate must pass past-employer reference checks and a criminal history verification pr ior to employment. The background check may consist of the following components:

• SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)
• Criminal History Check
• Employment Reference Check
• Social Security and Address Verification
• Education Verification
• Other legally required records checks

Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US .

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience installing and configuring server-based solutions (Virtual/Cloud and Physical).
• Azure specific cloud experience.
• Firewall and network protocols.
• TCP/IP services including RSYNC, DNS.
• Web search engines including Google appliance.
• Experience with data management – replication, encryption, backup and restore, database administration, network management concepts, implementing packaged and open source software and building/compiling/maintaining software code skills are desirable.
• Programming skills in Perl, C, CGI, HTML, XML, BASH, Python, Java
• Two years’ experience managing servers that hosted Microsoft SQL Server 2016 or later
• Two years’ experience managing Windows & Linux servers hosting Oracle database server 12c or later
• Working knowledge of WS_FTP, encryption, SSL
• Working knowledge of JAMS or a similar scheduling software

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 or email . Please indicate what assistance is needed.