Infrastructure Architect-Data Center

Scope Of Services

We administer the enterprise data network and physical data centers. This IT infrastructure also serves as the critical foundation for real-time, around-the-clock information exchanges between the state courts, the law enforcement community, and service providers throughout the country working in the fields of domestic violence, criminal justice, and national security. The ITD is seeking a consultant under the job title specified above to assist with reengineering, modernizing, and relocating core components of the IT infrastructure in accordance with the FBI CJIS Security Policy and NIST 800-series standards.

Job Details

In addition to the standard skills and experience for the job class, applicants should address the areas below in their resumes and be prepared to discuss their achievements in such areas.

Data Center Build Coordination (Phase 1 of the project)

• Provide architectural oversight for new facility readiness (power distribution, UPS/generator, HVAC, structured cabling, rack design, aisle containment).
• Validate vendor/facilities designs for scalability, high availability, and integration with disaster recovery requirements.
• Coordinate with multiple organizations and vendors in facilities management, construction, and IT engineering.
• Confirm physical and logical safeguards align with CJIS/NIST requirements.
• Work alongside facilities and third-party vendors to ensure infrastructure (e.g., power, cooling, cabling, racks, and physical security) is designed and implemented to enterprise standards.

Migration & Cutover Leadership (Phase 2 of the project)

• Serve as lead technical authority for migration of VMware clusters, Dell EMC storage platforms, Cisco core networking, and Palo Alto firewalls/security.
• Develop and maintain detailed cutover/migration runbooks with rollback procedures.
• Oversee data replication, SRM/DR testing, and workload moves with minimal downtime.
• Validate end-to-end performance (apps, storage, network) post-migration.
• Lead after-hours/weekend cutover windows to protect business continuity.

Project Management and Security

• Organize and track project activities, milestones, and dependencies.
• Partner with Judicial leadership to define resource plans and timelines.
• Produce authoritative documentation (as-built diagrams, baselines, runbooks, and lessons learned).
• Ensure consistent communication with stakeholders, vendors, and facilities throughout both phases.
• Perform structured risk assessments for each phase and define mitigations.
• Validate network segmentation, firewall/security policies, and Zero Trust design.
• Ensure logging, monitoring, and auditing are active for CJIS/NIST compliance.

Additional Information

The selected candidate will report to the ITD Director of Infrastructure and Cloud Technologies while working 40 hours per week from a duty station at ITD in East Hartford, with opportunities for hybrid remote work. Within the 40 hour per week limit, the role also may require flexibility within the 40 hours per week limit to assist with on-call support, including system maintenance and upgrades that may be scheduled on weekends and after hours.