IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide.

Our client is looking for an Infrastructure Solutions Architect to work with subject matter experts to allocate containers for application deployment. The role will also work with various client customers to configure and maintain data sharing tools.

The Infrastructure Solutions Architect will work with Enterprise Architects to understand and utilize existing client IT resources and how they are best applied to implement products. The position will involve collaboration with appropriate client server teams to accomplish tasks in hosted virtual and container environments.

Tasks

• Install applications in containers and troubleshoot issues.
• Analyzing existing APIs and methods of sharing data.
• Coordinate with vendors to install, configure, and troubleshoot software.
• Apply patches to software tools to remediate security issues.
• Install and configure software tools in a Linux based environment.
• Troubleshoot network communication issues including DNS, firewall, and certificate installation.
• Assist client business users in operation of installed software including user account provisioning.
• Develop appropriate project documentation in conjunction with team members including Enterprise Solution Architecture Assessments (EASA), System Security Plans (SSP), installations plans, etc.
• Prepare recommendations on how to improve use of tools or technologies to better support the Agency.
• Assist team members, vendors, and others with tasks as needed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills

NOTE: Local candidates (within 2 hours of Lansing, MI) ONLY. NO RELOCATION ALLOWED. Position will be hybrid, in office 2 days a week (Tue/Wed) upon start and there is NO REMOTE ONLY option. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. We can accept H1b, , TN, and other valid work visas for IT. However, we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid 2 days/week (Tues/Wed) in office)

Contract: 1 year

Skills Required:

• 3+ years - Verifiable experience with Red Hat OpenShift container platform.
• 3+ years - Experience / familiarity with Kubernetes
• 3+ years - Experience with application deployment within containers.
• 3+ years - Experience installing and supporting Apache Kafka.
• 4+ years - Experience installing and configuring open-source SQL databases such as Presto DB or PostgreSQL.
• 4+ years - Experience troubleshooting database connections, performing back-ups, and developing basic queries.
• 2+ years - Experience working with web-based applications, consuming APIs, and writing scripts to validate data.
• Associate s Degree or some college required. Please include on your Resume.

Skills Desired A plus to have:

• Familiarity with shell scripting and crontab

***Rate depends on experience

*** Local candidates preferred, not mandatory

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We can accept H1b, , TN, and other valid work visas for IT. However, we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

*** Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.

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