Position Information

Position Type	Staff Augmentation	Hours/Week	40
Billing Type	Hourly	Shift	Day
Projected Start Date	10/10/2026	Start Time	8:00 AM
Projected End Date/Duration	12 Months from projected start date	End Time	5:00 PM
Bid Limit Per Vendor	2	Number of Positions	1
Desired Career Level	Experienced Non-manager	Minimum Education Level	Bachelor's Degree
Weekend	None

Position Location

Address	1801 Main Street	City	Columbia
State	South Carolina	Zip	29201
Country	UNITED STATES

Requirements

Travel Required

No

Security Required

Yes

Onboarding Category

The following are required for bid submission:

• Resume
• R2R
• Cover Letter
• Meets Work Location

Position Description

Please ensure you attach the SC Cover Sheet (attached), a valid Right to Represent, and the candidate's resume with full legal first name, and last name. Posting attachments should be named as AttachmentName_PostingID_LastName_FirstName. Ex: Resume_1234_Last_First, RTR_1234_Last_First, Coversheet_1234_Last_First

Withdrawn candidates will not be permitted to be replaced. If you would like to use a sub vendor, only 1 level deep, please submit the Sub Vendor usage form.

The State of South Carolina is looking for a Security Architect - Consultant
Why is this position open: Rebid - current incumbent has reached 36-month tenure.
Will close to submissions on 09/17 at 5:00PM EST.
Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online
Duration of the Contract: 12 months
Possibility for Extension: Yes
Work Location: Remote
Candidate Location: Candidate MUST live in the United States.

Full job description attached & required/preferred skills are stated below.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
THIS POSITION WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNICAL DISCUSSION TO LEAD CLOUD SECURITY, PRIVACY, COMPLIANCE DECISIONS, SUPPORT MIGRATION OF ON-PREM APPLICATIONS, AND SERVICES TO AZURE.
THIS POSITION WOULD MENTOR ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERING STAFF, WHILE STAYING UP TO DATE ON ALL TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO MICROSOFT AZURE OR OTHER CLOUD PLATFORMS.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

MICROSOFT CLOUD PLATFORM
• SECURITY
• FIREWALLS
• KEY VAULT
• SERVICE BUS
• ASR
• NETWORKING
• OMS
• BLOB STORAGE
• RESOURCE GROUPS
• NSG
• APPLICATION INSIGHTS
• SQL SERVER AND SQL DB
• LOAD-BALANCERS

AWS CLOUD PLATFORM
• AWS CLOUD EXPERIENCE
• ARCHITECTURAL KNOWLEDGE
• ADMINISTRATION
• RESOURCE ALLOCATION
• SECURITY
• NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
• MIGRATION FROM ON PREMISE TO CLOUD SOLUTIONS
• OPERATIONAL HYBRID CLOUD EXPERIENCE

REQUIRED EDUCATION:
• BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, COMPUTER ENGINEERING OR EQUIVALENT
• EQUIVALENT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE CAN BE SUBSTITUTED FOR FORMAL EDUCATION (5+ YEARS' EXPERIENCE) REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:
• MICROSOFT AZURE CERTIFICATIONS
o AZURE ADMINISTRATOR
o WINDOWS SERVER HYBRID ADMINISTRATOR ASSOCIATE
o IDENTITY AND ACCESS ADMINISTRATOR ASSOCIATE
o SECURITY OPERATIONS ANALYST
o SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR

Required Skills

Skill Type
Skill Name
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineer; 5+ years of experience can be substituted for education
Microsoft Azure Certifications (Any of the following: Azure Administrator, Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate, Identity and Access Administrator Associate, Security Operations Analyst, or Security Administrator certifications)
5+ years of experience with Microsoft Cloud Platform including: Security, Firewalls, Key Vault, Service Bus, ASR, networking, OMS, Blob Storage, Resource Groups, NSG, Application Insights, SQL Server and SQL DB, Load-Balances
5+ years of experience with AWS Cloud Platform including: AWS Cloud Experience, Architectural Knowledge, Administration, Resource Allocation, Security, and Network Connectivity

Preferred Skills

Skill Type
Skill Name
Migration from on-premise to cloud solutions
Operational hybrid cloud experience

Attachment:

Team Size: 10+	Dress Code: Business Casual
Company / Department culture (why do you enjoy working for the company – selling points for potential candidates): Strong, collaborative team environment. New projects provide experience in technologies related to cloud services.
Scope of the project: This is a position that will work with all aspects of the Systems and networking, but with a focus on leading microsoft cloud platform (azure system administration and engineering) operations and tasks within the it infrastructure and operations area.
Pre-employment Checks (drug, credit, criminal, motor vehicle)? Criminal, Credit, E-Verify and Confidentiality Form

 

Daily Duties / Responsibilities: THIS POSITION WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNICAL DISCUSSION TO LEAD CLOUD SECURITY, PRIVACY, COMPLIANCE DECISIONS, SUPPORT MIGRATION OF ON-PREM APPLICATIONS, AND SERVICES TO AZURE. THIS POSITION WOULD MENTOR ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERING STAFF, WHILE STAYING UP TO DATE ON ALL TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO MICROSOFT AZURE OR OTHER CLOUD PLATFORMS.
Required Skills (rank in order of Importance): 5+ years of Microsoft cloud platform security firewalls key vault service bus asr networking oms blob storage resource groups nsg application insights sql server and sql DB Load-balancers 5+ years of AWS CLOUD PLATFORM aws cloud experience architectural knowledge administration resource allocation security network connectivity	Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance): Migration from on premise to cloud solutions operational hybrid cloud experience
Required Education: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent • Equivalent years of experience can be substituted for formal education (5+ years' experience)	Required Certifications: microsoft azure certifications Azure administrator windows server hybrid administrator associate identity and access administrator associate security operations analyst security administrator