Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Open to local candidates and non-local candidates willing to relocate at their own expense without delay. The selected candidate must meet the two-days-in-office requirement from day one of the contract.

Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and integrate system data models and design to promote data sharing, eliminate redundancy, and provide for the efficient and effective use of the state’s data resources.
• Coordinate with and provide technical advice to the Project Manager to develop project plan.
• Coordinate with data stewards to develop, communicate, and enforce Data Classification policies and standards.
• Create and maintain the metadata repository. Including developing and maintaining a formal description of the data, data structures, and data flow diagrams.
• Create, maintain, and verify system level design. 
• Define and enforce data standards, procedures, and guidelines to ensure data integrity, dependability, quality, and usability through the use of appropriate security, verification, and data management practices.
• Develop an Information Architecture Model supporting, and consistent with, Enterprise Information Management.
• Develop and maintain the statewide data model for to ensure integrated use across all applications.
• Develop and manage configuration management standards, processes, and policies.
• Document application controls needed to meet security standards.
• Ensure data integration with internal organizations and with external business and IT communities.
• Evaluate and recommend software fixes to resolve problems.
• Facilitate/lead team members for any application environment consolidation, migration, or integration efforts.
• Gather, organize, and track requirements and issues related to IT solutions.
• Lead in implementation, for IT solutions.
• Make recommendations to the application developers on software integration for existing software.
• Perform development of a data management strategy, to ensure data security and appropriate data retention.
• Prepare for and provide an organized and professionally facilitated environment for SDT sessions.
• Provide data modeling and design guidance including identification of data entities, data dependencies and data relationships.
• Recommend solutions based on TIA of proposed infrastructure changes to ensure feasibility and cost effectiveness.
• Review Enterprise Architecture Solution Patterns/Reference Models for specific agency application system.  Analyze EA Solution Assessments cataloged in EA SA Library for similar system design guidelines.
• Revise and validate project management documents, by applying DTMB PMM and SEM to IT solutions.
• Revise and validate technical designs, specifications, and diagrams.
• Verify the architectural integrity of the application environment.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience administering and supporting RHEL environments
• 5+ years of experience working with Windows Server in enterprise environments
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience with SQL, including querying and basic database support
• Experience designing and supporting native and hybrid cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud
• 5+ years of experience creating, updating, and maintaining system and technical documentation
• 3+ years of Network Administration experience, including basic troubleshooting and support
• Experience architecting and supporting container orchestration platforms such as K8s and/or OpenShift
• Ability to create and maintain architecture artifacts using tools like Visio, LucidChart, and/or Draw.io
• Exposure to application architecture, including familiarity with application servers such as WebLogic, WebSphere, or JBoss
• Experience designing redundant and scalable database deployments for Oracle and/or Microsoft SQL Server
• Hands‑on experience securing network infrastructure, web applications, and databases
• Working knowledge of at least one programming or scripting language such as C#, Java, Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Experience with CI/CD and DevSecOps tools such as Ansible, Jenkins, SonarQube, Artifactory, or Veracode
• Exposure to IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS deployment models and environments
• Working knowledge of IaC tools such as Terraform and/or CloudFormation
• Experience administering and architecting web server environments, including IIS, Apache, and WAF
• Experience with Cloudflare or similar platforms