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Washington State Department of Agriculture M365 System Administrator in Olympia, Washington
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AGRICULTURE - A Cornerstone of Washington's Economy
The Washington State Department of Agriculture has been serving the state for more than 100 years. Through service, regulation, and advocacy, we keep agriculture viable and vital in Washington State, while protecting consumers, public health, and the environment. We work extensively with farmers and ranchers, but our responsibilities -- from ensuring food safety to environmental protection -- touch the lives of millions of people locally, nationally, and abroad.
The agency includes 780 employees approximately and grows close to 1,000 employees at the peak of seasonal work. To learn more and view additional openings, please visit our Employment Page{rel="noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank"}.
*The Opportunity *Information Technology's mission is to continually enhance our services to agency divisions, WSDA employees and ultimately the stakeholders of Washington while providing core IT services, network connectivity and software solutions in the most efficient and effective manner possible. We achieve our mission by identifying and resolving business challenges through the deployment of efficient software solutions, a secure and reliable network, and a Centralized Service Desk focusing on always delivering excellent customer service.
The M365 Administrator administers and troubleshoots current technology assets and processes for the entire agency throughout the state, which includes 20 remote sites. This position manages, configures, and deploys new or emerging technologies, with a focus on cloud services. In this role, this position manages virtual servers within the State Data Center, desktop applications, mobile and remote work platforms, automated processes, infrastructure capacity planning, assists with implementation of system metrics indicating the health and performance of infrastructure components and systems, advises IT leadership regarding technical infrastructure changes, and helps to ensure best IT practices align with business objectives.
Duties
Microsoft 365 Administration Provide a professional, expert support and administration of the Microsoft 365 cloud environment with a secure, reliable infrastructure.
- Independently research, design, develop, and deploy Microsoft 365 solutions for the agency
- Administer the Microsoft 365 environment, ensuring availability, reliability, and performance
- Monitor system health and regularly review, analyze, and test systems for performance
- Provide regular backups, and restores as needed
- Migrate users from current on-premises MS Office to O365
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to maximize functionality and user experience
- Collaborate with security to ensure compliance with federal, state, and OCIO standards.
SharePoint Administration Provide professional, expert SharePoint support and administration, ensuring availability and security compliance.
Lead the effort to move AGR users from the current on-premises environment to SharePoint Online
Create and administer site collections, including roles, content types, and workflows
Independently administer user accounts and implement and maintain access controls, ensuring a secure environment using the principle of least privilege (POLP)
Manage internal and external data connections
Provide expert-level data security at the server and site collection levels
Configure and support content deployment paths and jobs
Monitor system health and bandwidth usage, and regularly review and analyze system and security logs.<