M365 Senior DevOps Analyst (INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST II, OPT A)

Position Overview

Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment. This position serves as a M365 Senior DevOps Analyst providing a full range of information technology (IT) applications services such as planning, analyzing, evaluating, designing, developing, testing, and implementing assigned projects. In this role you will serve as a team leader on complex projects, very large hardware/software deployments, and installations across multiple agencies and location. In addition, you will provide professional user support for applications and environments and provide administration and oversight of enterprise-wide environments including, but not limited to, M365 and other assigned environments. If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities, and experience, we invite you to apply for this position to join the DoIT Team!

As a State of Illinois employee, you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
• Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position)
• 10 -25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 days of paid sick time annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per year
• 13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility

For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Essential Functions

• Under administrative direction, serves as a M365 Senior DevOps Analyst for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) providing a full range of information technology (IT) applications services, administering, planning, analyzing, evaluating, designing, developing, testing, and implementing assigned projects.
• Serves as team leader on complex projects while independently planning, developing, and implementing techniques for gathering interpreting data.
• Provides professional user support for applications and environments, as assigned.
• Provides administration and oversight of enterprise-wide environments including, but not limited to, all Microsoft 365 products, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, document management platforms, forms management platforms as assigned.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in the Information Technology (IT) field by continuing education through attending meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
• Requires three (3) years of professional experience in Application Services or a related Information Technology field.

Specialized Skills

• Requires three (3) years of professional experience in application administration and development utilizing Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365 Power Platform, Microsoft SharePoint, or Microsoft Teams.
• Requires three (3) years of professional experience with Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Azure DevOps, SQL Server, SQL Reporting Service, and Microsoft SharePoint.
• Requires three (3) years of professional experience with system development life cycle (SDLC) processes and programming capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) years of professional experience in application administration and development with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365 Power Platform, Microsoft SharePoint, or Microsoft Teams.
• Three (3) years of professional experience with Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Azure DevOps, SQL Server, SQL Reporting Service and Microsoft SharePoint.
• Three (3) years of professional experience with system development life cycle (SDLC) processes and programming capabilities.
• Three (3) years of professional experience in providing user support for applications and IT environments, including maintaining and enhancing systems, analyzing and recommending improvements to procedures and techniques.
• Ability to coordinate the activities of work associates to achieve desired results.
• Ability to perform on-line and batch application development/support and to apply systems analysis methodologies in the development and preparation of general design, detail design, and program specifications documentation.
• Ability to analyze data logically and exercise sound judgement in defining and evaluating problems of an operational or procedural nature.
• Developed verbal and written communication skills to present technical information to others with clarity and precision.
• Ability to gain and maintain effective working relationships with associates, vendors, clients and others.

Conditions of Employment

NOTE: Applicants must possess the ability to meet ALL of the following conditions of employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position.

• Requires the ability to verify identity.
• Requires employment authorization to accept permanent full-time position with the State of Illinois
• Requires the ability to pass a position specific, agency required background check.
• Requires self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Requires the ability to travel in performance of duties
• Requires the ability to serve in an on-call capacity.
• Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop, personal computer, work cell phone, etc.
• Requires the ability to attend seminars, conferences, and training to remain current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to job duties.
• Requires the ability to lift and carry objects or equipment weighing up to 20 pounds. This is considered light work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(b)). Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.

About the Agency

The Department of Innovation & Technology (DolT) is the state's IT agency delivering an enterprise approach to statewide technology, innovation, and telecommunication services, as well as policy and standards development, lifecycle investment planning, and cybersecurity services. With over 1,500 employees, DolT delivers IT services and innovative solutions to customer agencies to improve services provided to Illinois residents, DolT offers employees the opportunity to advance their careers, develop new skills and reach their potential, both personally and professionally. DoIT is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity and inclusion. We welcome and value employees with different backgrounds, life experiences and talents. It is the collective sum of our individual differences that provides a broad perspective, leading to greater innovation and achievement. In recruiting for our team, we recognize the unique contributions of each applicant regardless of culture, ethnicity, race, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, disability, and sexual orientation.