Technical Analyst

The Ministry of the Solicitor General, Ontario Provincial Police, and the Communications & Technical Services Bureau are seeking a qualified individual to join our Unit. In this exciting, rewarding and challenging opportunity, you will provide technical support, analysis, expertise, advice and recommendations which utilize complex technology for improvements to the Ontario Provincial Police, Municipal Police Services, Ministry and front line operational processes and systems in a 7/24 environment.

**About Us**:
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is one of North America's largest deployed police services with more than 5,800 uniformed officers, 2,400 civilian employees and 830 Auxiliary officers. We provide essential services that ensure the safety and security of the people of the Province of Ontario. The OPP is a division of the Ministry of the Solicitor General, the largest operational ministry in the province with a presence in every community across Ontario. We are the largest police service in Ontario and the second largest in Canada.

The Communications and Technology Services Bureau (CTSB) is comprised of more than 1,000 dedicated uniform and civilian professionals who possess a wide variety of backgrounds, expertise, and technical skills. The challenge of meeting the needs of a provincial police service with over 9,000 uniform and civilian members in a province as vast as Ontario is significant. Despite this, CTSB members have risen to the occasion and will continue to surpass expectations in meeting the needs of a diverse, geographically deployed OPP workforce.

The OPP Values promote always doing the right things for the right reasons, by:

- Serving with PRIDE, PROFESSIONALISM and HONOUR.
- Interacting with RESPECT, COMPASSION and FAIRNESS.
- Leading with INTEGRITY, HONESTY and COURAGE.

**OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism**: We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

Visit the
**OPS Anti-Racism Policy** and the
**OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint** pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's
**Human Rights Code**. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

**What can I expect to do in this role?**: This role is pivotal in shaping and maintaining the Azure cloud infrastructure for our organization. You will assist in the design, deployment, and optimization of cloud solutions, ensuring they align with our business objectives and industry best practices.
- Cloud Resource Deployment: You will be at the forefront of deploying various Azure resources such as virtual machines, databases, storage accounts, and containers. Your expertise will ensure these resources are provisioned efficiently and securely.
- Security and Compliance: You will play a critical role in implementing and maintaining Azure security best practices. This includes configuring network security groups, managing encryption, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and organizational security policies.
- Cost Management: In this role, you'll actively manage Azure costs by optimizing resource utilization, setting up budget alerts, and recommending cost-saving strategies to keep our cloud expenditures in check.
- Disaster Recovery and High Availability: You will be responsible for assisting in the design and implementation of disaster recovery and high availability solutions in Azure, ensuring business continuity and mínimal downtime in case of failures.
- Technical Documentation: As part of your role, you'll create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for Azure cloud configurations, architectures, and procedures to facilitate knowledge sharing and support efficient troubleshooting.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Expect to leverage Infrastructure as Code principles and tools like Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates to automate the provisioning and management of Azure resources, promoting scalability, repeatability, and consistency.
- Azure Best Practices: Staying up to date with Azure best practices, trends, and emerging technologies is integral to this role. You'll continuously evaluate and recommend improvements to our Azure architecture to align with industry advancements.

**How do I qualify?**:
**Mandatory**:

- Ability to pass an OPP background/ security investigation.
- Valid Ontario Driver's Licence.
- Ability to achieve Ministry technical accreditation standards.
- Ability to work on a regularly scheduled on-call basis.

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**:

- Job requires knowledge of Active Directory (AD) and related tools, Domain Name Ser