IT Specialist (Office 365 Engineer)

Desired Skills, Languages, and Technologies

• PowerShell: Experience and proficiency for integrating with Azure AD, bulk updates across Office 365 services, managing Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Microsoft Teams configurations, and automating administrative tasks.

• JavaScript/TypeScript: Experience and proficiency in JavaScript and/or TypeScript.

• Python: Experience and familiarity with using Python for building automation scripts or performing data analysis.

• React.js: Working knowledge of React.js library for building user interfaces and Single Page Applications (SPAs).

• HTML/CSS: Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS for structuring and styling web pages.

• Node.js: Familiarity with Node.js for building server-side applications and handling dependencies with tools like npm or yarn.

• Version Control: Experience with version control systems like Git for collaborative development and managing codebase changes.

• Terraform: Basic understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and experience with Terraform for provisioning and managing infrastructure resources on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

• Azure Services: Developed understanding with core Azure Services such as:

• Azure Active Directory

• Azure Information Protection

• Azure Security Center / Microsoft Defender for Cloud

• Azure Monitor

• Azure Key Vault

• Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery

• Azure Automation

• Azure Logic Apps

• Azure DevOps

• Azure Resource Manager

• AWS Services: Familiarity with core AWS services such as:

• AWS Lambda

• AWS S3

• AWS API Gateway

• AWS DynamoDB

• AWS EC2

• AWS RDS

• AWS CloudFront

• API Integration: Ability to integrate RESTful APIs endpoints for a client to fetch and manipulate data.

• Debugging and Testing: Proficiency in debugging applications as well as writing unit and integration tests using libraries like Jest, React Testing Library, and pytest.

• Communication and Collaboration: Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate within a team environment, including sharing progress, asking for help when needed, and providing constructive feedback.

• Continuous Learning: Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies, frameworks, and best practices in web development and cloud infrastructure management.

Key Objectives

1. Build functional, testable, option-enabling solutions for the Court

• Work with cross functional teams to architect, develop, test, and deliver applications that help Court staff perform their duties more efficiently and fulfill the Court's judicial mission.

• Define key success metrics for the Court's infrastructure and drive improvement toward those measures.

• Create and improve monitoring systems to collect data about applications, notify on any errors, and improve visibility/observability into application behavior.

• Assist in incident response and mitigate errors as they occur.

2. Gain proficiency with modern Cloud Services including AWS and Azure

• Use infrastructure-as-code (currently Terraform) and configuration management to deploy the Court's infrastructure.

• Actively participate in cloud-based projects, utilizing Azure services App Services or AWS services to enhance development capabilities.

• Collaborate with developers to implement cloud-native solutions, leveraging the scalability and flexibility offered by cloud services.

• Review code and consult with other engineers on new features and their implications for site performance, reliability, and security.