IT Advanced Systems Analyst – ITS4

Summary

The State of Minnesota, through Minnesota IT Services, provides essential public services and technology support for state agencies. The IT Advanced Systems Analyst will maintain, improve, and support Minnesota Management and Budget infrastructure and systems, with a focus on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The role will plan, develop, document, deliver, and audit cloud infrastructure in collaboration with enterprise service teams and cloud providers.

Responsibilities

• As an IT Advanced Systems Analyst you will provide maintenance, improvement and advanced support of the Minnesota Management & Budget infrastructure and systems
• This position will analyze, manage, enhance and maintain Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, software and servers supporting the agency Statewide Systems
• This position will work with the Enterprise service teams, and cloud providers teams to plan, develop, document, deliver and audit cloud infrastructure that provide the necessary technical resources to meet the business needs of Minnesota Management & Budget

Skills

• Position requires a minimum of four (4) years of IT related experience with core practical experience areas for an Oracle Cloud Systems Analyst that include: Oracle Cloud platform administration, monitoring, logging and performance analysis, cloud security fundamentals, infrastructure automation and scripting, incident and problem management, application and system migration support
• Hands-on experience configuring, monitoring, and maintaining Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Including resource provisioning, OCI load balancers, ZFS administration and Exadata administration
• Ability to analyze system performance and trouble shoot issues in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• Ability to ensure compliance with state security standards and best practices
• Ability to create clear, accurate, and maintainable technical documentation, and to provide knowledge transfer, training, or technical guidance to team members
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a manner that facilitates mutual understanding
• Customer-focused approach grounded in active listening, empathy, and solution-oriented problem-solving to deliver positive user experiences
• Ability to collaborate with internal teams to integrate cloud solutions with existing systems
• Education in Information Technology (IT) or an IT related field may substitute for experience as follows: a master's degree for eighteen (18) months of experience; a bachelor's degree for one (1) year; and an associate's degree for six (6) months
• All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application
• Practical experience on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• Certifications (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Administrator)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Github)
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (OCI, SolarWinds)
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Position requires a minimum of four (4) years of IT related experience with core practical experience areas for an Oracle Cloud Systems Analyst that include: Oracle Cloud platform administration, monitoring, logging and performance analysis, cloud security fundamentals, infrastructure automation and scripting, incident and problem management, application and system migration support
• Hands-on experience configuring, monitoring, and maintaining Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Including resource provisioning, OCI load balancers, ZFS administration and Exadata administration
• Ability to analyze system performance and trouble shoot issues in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• Ability to ensure compliance with state security standards and best practices
• Ability to create clear, accurate, and maintainable technical documentation, and to provide knowledge transfer, training, or technical guidance to team members
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a manner that facilitates mutual understanding
• Customer-focused approach grounded in active listening, empathy, and solution-oriented problem-solving to deliver positive user experiences
• Ability to collaborate with internal teams to integrate cloud solutions with existing systems
• Education in Information Technology (IT) or an IT related field may substitute for experience as follows: a master's degree for eighteen (18) months of experience; a bachelor's degree for one (1) year; and an associate's degree for six (6) months
• All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application

Nice to Haves

• Practical experience on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• Certifications (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Administrator)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Github)
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (OCI, SolarWinds)
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Benefits

• Telework Eligible: Yes / Remote Worker
• Remote work is a condition of employment.
• The State of Minnesota ... invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.