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. The position is responsible for providing Infrastructure Architecture support for various client Teams.

Tasks:

• 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 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 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 client IT solutions.
• Revise and validate technical designs, specifications, and diagrams.
• Verify the architectural integrity of the application environment.

NOTE: Candidates MUST be local to greater Lansing area (commutable distance). They are not interested in candidates who will need to relocate to accept the position. Will need to be onsite starting day 1 for hybrid work schedule. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION.

Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid)

Contract: 1 year

Skills Required:

• 3+ years - Network Administrant experience
• 5+ years - RHEL experience
• 5+ years - Windows Server experience
• 5+ years - Experience creating, updating and maintaining systems documentation
• 3+ years SQL experience
• Experience using Architect tools like Visio / LucidChart / Draw.io
• Experience with Administering/architecting IIS webserver / Apache / WAF
• Exposure to Application Architecture
• Familiarity with AppServer like Weblogic / Websphere / JBoss
• 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
• Design and architecting for both native / hybrid cloud on AWS / Azure / GoogleCloud deployments
• Exposure to IaaS / PaaS / SaaS deployments / setup
• Knowledge on IaaC - Terraform / CloudFormation
• Architecting Container Orchestration K8s / OpenShift
• Cloudflare experience
• Bachelor s Degree

***Rate depends on experience

*** Local candidates preferred, not mandatory

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are not sponsoring H1B candidates at this time.

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

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