Cloud Infrastructure Manager; Hybrid

overview

colorado department of state this announcement will remain open for the specified time and is open only to current residents of the state of colorado at the time of submitting your application.

department information
colorado department of state
this announcement will remain open for the specified time and is open only to current residents of the state of colorado at the time of submitting your application.

service. Innovation. Integrity. Excellence. Inclusion. are you looking for a career that allows you to improve your world and the world around you? The colorado department of state (cdos) is seeking diverse individuals from all backgrounds to apply for a position that makes a direct impact on enhancing the lives of coloradans. If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference through the work you do each day, consider joining the dedicated employees of the colorado department of state.

Whether working from your home or collaborating onsite, your professional experience will be connected and meaningful. Our office offers an rtd eco-pass (currently free of charge), a secure bike room accessible only to building tenants, and is conveniently located near civic center station, rtd light-rail lines, and the 16th street mall. In addition to a great location and fulfilling, impactful work, we offer:

• employee wellness programs and an on-site fitness center
• 12 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off and sick leave
• access to a diverse array of technical, leadership, and supervisory training opportunities
• strong, yet flexible retirement benefits including a choice of the pera defined benefit plan or the pera defined contribution plan, plus optional 401k and 457 plans
• medical and dental health plans
• paid life insurance
• automatic short-term (and optional long-term) disability coverage
• excellent work-life balance through flex schedules, flexplace/remote work, and ad-hoc arrangements

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coloradans come from all walks of life and so do we.

our mission is to make government easy and accessible for people to further democracy, support economic opportunity for all coloradans, and demonstrate a standard of integrity and excellence. Our vision is to ensure all coloradans have a voice in our future, help coloradans and their businesses thrive, and be the best at what we do.

what we believe
the state of colorado is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We highly encourage people from all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply.

our agency website: colorado secretary of state's office

its division
the information technology services (its) division provides information systems and computer support for employees, customers of the department of state, and therefore the people of colorado. Much of the work completed by the division can be done remotely, contributing to the positive work-life balance of its employees. The colorado department of state is unique from many state agencies in that we are a smaller agency with an in-house its division, as a result our employees maintain greater collective impact over the work product of the department.

As one of the few state agencies with a fully in-house its division, the colorado department of state provides a unique environment where technology leadership directly influences statewide services and supports multiple critical systems for the state of colorado.

it infrastructure and operations unit
oversee and support information systems, including cloud infrastructure, network, servers, workstations, software, application development, and data services to support the colorado department of state (cdos) staff, as well as the citizens of colorado. It staff ensures that the cybersecurity tenants of confidentiality, integrity, and availability are integrated throughout the infrastructure. This includes infrastructure design and management of network, virtualization, and azure cloud services.

The unit maintains system hardware, software, and peripherals. Staff procures, installs, upgrades, enhances, and maintains computer applications and system software to support the department. The work unit maintains desktop computer services, including peripherals on both individual workstations and back-end office systems. Unit staff procures, configures, secures, installs, upgrades, enhances, and maintains the domain, including, but not limited to, domain controllers, file server(s), print server(s), mail server(s), accounting system server(s), domain database server(s), phone system server(s), utility server(s), etc.

The unit ensures secure design, implementation, vulnerability management, and patching of systems is a top priority. All of these actions are performed as soon as possible within budgetary and legislative…