Principal IT Analyst - Cloud Administration (Server Administration Team) - The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

The position of Principal IT Analyst – Cloud System Administration is for a technical expert with experience in Cloud Administration specializing in Microsoft technologies such as Azure IaaS, backup, deployment, DR, troubleshooting, etc. Experience in Azure PaaS, EntraID, M365, and others is a plus. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their experience with Azure administration, etc.

This individual will be responsible for areas such as administration, architectural input, design, and implementation on Metropolitan cloud tenants. This may not be limited to Azure, but may include M365, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Amazon Web Services (AWS), etc.

The Principal IT Analyst is a resident authority for various areas of development, implementation, and support efforts. Additionally, they may be asked to consult and train other IT group team members for knowledge transfer and personnel redundancy for MWD. This role identifies products and develops strategies for cloud technologies. Additionally, documentation is essential for our cloud environments and will be part of the successful candidates’ responsibilities.

Experience in other cloud offerings is beneficial. Training in other vendor’s technology may be required and will be provided as the needs of Metropolitan warrant. As part of the Server Administration Team, the successful candidate is expected to have a working knowledge of Active Directory and general server administration and may be tasked with other responsibilities. Additional desired qualifications include Disaster Recovery, server patching, backup/restore and storage. VMware experience a plus.

Schedule: 44/36, Monday through Friday/Every other Friday off. Monday through Thursday 9 hours per day, 8 hours per day every other Friday. Initial start time will be 6:00 am to 3:45 pm with flexibility in start times and end times.

Hybrid: Metropolitan’s current practice in this position is a hybrid work schedule. This typically includes two days a week in person and the other days remote. This is subject to change dependent on organizational needs. In addition, a telework policy is scheduled for negotiations and once completed and implemented, will provide final direction on the hybrid schedule.

This position may require coming in more than 2 days per week based on business needs or projects.

Travel: This position may require travel to District facilities and/or IT Datacenters, sometimes requiring overnight stay.

This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.
To view the full job description click here: Principal Information Technology Analyst

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and eight years of increasingly responsible experience, of which two years must have been at the Senior Programmer Analyst or Senior Systems Analyst level. 

Relevant Experience is defined as:  8 years of experience administering Azure IaaS and various technologies that surround it including day-to-day management, patching, troubleshooting, performance, etc. Other relevant experience includes Disaster Recovery, cost management, EntraID, PaaS, general Windows Server administration, familiarity with other hypervisors, patching software, and project management.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
License(s): Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
• Azure IaaS
• Active Directory
• Microsoft Exchange
• Disaster Recovery
• Server patching
• Backup/restore and storage technologies
• VMware experience

CLOSING
Benefits:
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment
• Public transportation reimbursements

• Hub of public transportation: rail, subway, buses, and taxis

• On-site fitness center

For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular FT PT Employees (Represented)

ABOUT MWD
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage, and other resource-management programs.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email: jobs@mwdh2o.com.

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).

Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PT on the date stated in the job announcement. However, it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.

Qualifying Experience: Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience. If your employment was part-time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month/year.

Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).