Infrastructure Solutions Architect - Hybrid

*** Mode of Interview:- WebCam Interview *** Very long term project (initial PO for 1 year and usually the project goes for 3-5 years with this customer)*** Hybrid (2 days Per aweek onsite) at Lansing-MI*** Local to MI Candidates Preferred***

Position Overview

The position is responsible for providing Infrastructure Architecture support for the  Teams. We will not be able to accommodate requests of  client for adding new/maintaining existing applications and services in a timely manner due to lack of availability for the existing resources.

Key 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 Education:-

• Bachelor''s Degree

Required Skills:-

• Over 8+ RHEL experience
• Over 8+ years of Windows Server experience.
• Exposure to Application Architecture. Familiarity with AppServer like Weblogic / Websphere / JBoss.
• Design and architecting for both native / hybrid cloud on AWS / Azure / Google Cloud deployments

Most Desired Skills:-

• Decent SQL and Oracle Knowledge
• State Government Experience

Other Desired Skills:-

• Over 3+ years of Network Administration experience.
• Over 3+ years of SQL experience. Over 5+ years of experience creating, updating, and maintaining systems documentation.
• Experience using architecture and diagramming tools such as Visio, Lucidchart, and Draw.io to create detailed network diagrams.
• Experience with Administering/architecting IIS webserver / Apache / WAF.
• Architecting redundant and scalable Database deployment for Oracle / MSSQL.
• Experience with Securing Network / Web Application / Database.
• Exposure on any one of the Programming languages like C# / Java / Python / Bash / PowerShell.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Ansible, Jenkins, SonarQube, Artefactory, Veracode.
• Exposure to IaaS / PaaS / SaaS deployments / setup.
• Knowledge on IaaC - Terraform / CloudFormation.
• Architecting Container Orchestration K8s / OpenShift.
• Cloudflare experience.