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 undergoing several technical and process/operational procedures modernization efforts. These modernization efforts include moving applications and infrastructure as code from on premise SQL servers to Microsoft Azure cloud hosting and web services. This process will include re-engineering web applications (.NET, JAVA) and SQL databases to take advantage of the Azure cloud infrastructure and native web services.

Modernization efforts also include refinement, streamlining, automation, and improving dev ops procedures (building a CI/CD pipeline, automating dev ops procedures, migrating from subversion to GitHub enterprise, and improving and adopting industry best practices for modern web application coding and design patterns and practices), automation of QA and test processes and procedures, writing test cases, scenarios, and scripts, test execution, test results, and adoption of new QA tools to increase QA process improvements and efficiencies including automation of testing suites (regression, etc.).

Tasks:

• Ensure the IT strategy and planning is aligned with the organization s business mission, strategy, and processes and document this using multiple architectural models that show how the current and future technology needs of the organization will be met in an efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner
• Provide technical guidance, road maps, principles, standards, and best practices focused on enabling business and IT leadership to make investment decisions that balance and prioritize current operational demands, disruptions, and opportunities with the longer-term strategic vision of the organization
• Define the as is , to be and future architecture
• Provide oversight of infrastructure, security, data, and application architecture
• Analyze and translate business, information and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint that outlines solutions to achieve business objectives
• Develop a consensus-based enterprise solution that is scalable, adaptable and in sync with ever-changing business needs
• Develop road map for evolution of the enterprise application portfolio from current to future state including operating in a bi-modal manner
• Provide advice and guidance to IT leadership and management team on latest architecture principles and approach
• Provide knowledge transfer

Location: Minnesota

Contract: 1+ years

Skills Required:

• Experience in an Architect role
• Experience in cloud architecture or a related field and Azure cloud
• Strong GitHub Workflow YAML and Azure Bicep scripting skills and working experience to implement cloud Infrastructure as Code
• Proven track record in developing and executing successful cloud migrations using both Azure Native and Azure Virtual Machine strategies
• Strong understanding of Azure Native application infrastructure tools and components including Azure App Service Environment, Azure Application Gateway, Azure API Management, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Docker Container Apps, and Docker Container Registry
• Working knowledge/previous experience with Microsoft Windows Server; Active Directory Administration and Security; Group Policy; Security Compliance and Remediation; Server, Virtualization and Storage design, implementation, and administration
• Comprehensive knowledge of hardware, software, application, and systems engineering
• Systems thinking the ability to see how parts interact with the whole ( big picture thinking)
• Knowledge of IT governance and operations
• Strong understanding of CI / CD
• Excellent database understanding in SQL and NoSQL
• Knowledge of financial modeling as it pertains to IT investment
• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills

*** Rate depends on experience

*** 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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