Infrastructure and Cloud Engineer

Office of Information Technology

Annual Salary Range: $95,784 - $127,713

FLSA Exempt / Union Represented

This position allows for up to four days of remote work per week

About the Office

The Office of Information Technology (IT) is responsible for enabling State Bar’s internal and external stakeholders by the management, implementation, and maintenance of technology that supports the State Bar’s mission and goals. The office’s primary goals are to build and maintain functional capabilities, support innovation, and ensure that all systems are running smoothly, efficiently, and securely to meet the needs of the organization and its stakeholders.

Job Overview

The Office of Information Technology is seeking an Infrastructure and Cloud Engineer to administer, support, and optimize the State Bar’s hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure. This role supports core enterprise platforms including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows Server, Active Directory and Entra ID, virtualization technologies, SQL Server, enterprise storage, and network and telecommunications systems.

The engineer plays a key role in infrastructure modernization and cloud transformation, improving operational efficiency and service reliability across a multi-site enterprise environment. The position works across cloud, server, identity, networking, storage, and endpoint management domains and collaborates closely with cybersecurity, application teams, and vendor partners to support secure and resilient enterprise operations.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has a solid foundation in cloud and infrastructure technologies and has expertise across areas such as Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows Server, identity services, networking, storage, and endpoint management in a hybrid environment. They are curious, willing to learn, and able to apply their skills across a variety of technical tasks.

They work independently, bring a growth mindset, and collaborate well with others. They communicate clearly, stay organized, and approach problem-solving in a steady and thoughtful way. They are dependable, take ownership of their work, and are motivated to contribute to meaningful projects as part of a collaborative, service-oriented team at the State Bar.

Definition

Under general direction, performs professional duties related to the analysis, development, maintenance and administration of computer hardware and software systems to meet business needs. Incumbents may perform any of the following functions: analyzes, designs, monitors and administers servers and related platforms; designs, maintains, configures and monitors network, website, and/or telecommunications infrastructures and related system components; consults with departmental customers to identify and analyze business functions that can be improved by the implementation of new hardware and/or software solutions; designs and develops custom applications and/or enhances/modifies existing applications; performs professional-level systems maintenance and customer support duties; and performs other related duties as assigned. IT Analysts will have a primary concentration in Applications, Database, System/Server/Platform Analysis, Website design and development, or Network and Telecommunications Analysis/Administration.

Distinguishing Characteristics 

IT Analyst I 

This is the entry-level class in the IT Analyst series. Positions in this class are typically distinguished from the IT Analyst II by the performance of less than the full range of duties assigned to the series, work on less complex matters, and under more direct supervision. 

IT Analyst II 

This is the journey-level class in the IT Analyst series. Positions in this class are distinguished from the Information Technology Analyst I by the performance of the full ranges of duties; work on more complex matters, and under less direct supervision. Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from the entry level. 

Examples of Essential Duties 

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:   

• Evaluates customer technical needs and recommends solutions; plans, determines requirements, designs, builds, customizes, tests, implements, maintains and/or enhances a variety of hardware and software systems, integrating State Bar network infrastructure and/or other systems; considers protocols, acceptable system security risk, and other related elements. 
• Provides professional customer support for system-related software and/or hardware issues, needs, or requirements. Interacts with clients to analyze system requirements; recommends technology solutions to improve operations. 
• Determines and develops cost benefit analyses related to