Infrastructure Solutions Architect

Job Duties
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• 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.
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• Coordinate with and provide technical advice to the Project Manager to develop project plan.
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• Coordinate with data stewards to develop, communicate, and enforce Data Classification policies and standards.
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• Create and maintain the metadata repository. Including developing and maintaining a formal description of the data, data structures, and data flow diagrams.
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• Create, maintain, and verify system level design.
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• Define and enforce data standards, procedures, and guidelines to ensure data integrity, dependability, quality, and usability through the use of appropriate security, verification,
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• and data management practices.
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• Develop an Information Architecture Model supporting, and consistent with, Enterprise Information Management.
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• Develop and maintain the statewide data model for to ensure integrated use across all applications.
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• Develop and manage configuration management standards, processes, and policies.
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• Document application controls needed to meet security standards.
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• Ensure data integration with internal organizations and with external business and IT communities.
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• Evaluate and recommend software fixes to resolve problems.
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• Facilitate/lead team members for any application environment consolidation, migration, or integration efforts.
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• Gather, organize, and track requirements and issues related to IT solutions.
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• Lead in implementation, for IT solutions.
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• Make recommendations to the application developers on software integration for existing software.
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• Perform development of a data management strategy, to ensure data security and appropriate data retention.
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• Prepare for and provide an organized and professionally facilitated environment for SDT sessions.
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• Provide data modeling and design guidance including identification of data entities, data dependencies and data relationships.
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• Recommend solutions based on TIA of proposed infrastructure changes to ensure feasibility and cost effectiveness.
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• 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.
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• Revise and validate project management documents, by applying DTMB PMM and SEM to IT solutions.
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• Revise and validate technical designs, specifications, and diagrams.
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• Verify the architectural integrity of the application environment.
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  Requirements<\/h3>

  8+ year:
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  • RHEL experience
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  • Windows Server experience.
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    Exposure to Application Architecture.Familiarity with AppServer like Weblogic / Websphere / JBoss.
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    Design and architecting for both native / hybrid cloud on AWS / Azure / Google Cloud deployments
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    Desired Skills
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    3+ years:
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    • Network Administrion experience.
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    • SQL experience.Over 5+ years of experience creating, updating, and maintaining systems documentation.
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      Experience using architecture and diagramming tools such as Visio, Lucidchart, and Draw.io to create detailed network diagrams.
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      Experience with Administering/architecting IIS webserver / Apache / WAF.
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      Architecting redundant and scalable Database deployment for Oracle / MSSQL.
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      Experience with Securing Network / Web Application / Database.
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      Exposure on any one of the Programming languages like C# / Java / Python / Bash / PowerShell.
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      Experience with CI/CD tools like Ansible, Jenkins, SonarQube, Artefactory, Veracode.
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      Exposure to IaaS / PaaS / SaaS deployments / setup.
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      Knowledge on IaaC - Terraform / CloudFormation.
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      Architecting Container Orchestration K8s / OpenShift.
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      Cloudflare experience
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      Decent SQL and Oracle Knowledge
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      State Government Experience
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      Minimum Education
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      • Bachelor's Degree<\/span>
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        Location
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        • Candidates must be local<\/b> to Lansing (within 120 miles) at time of submission (non -negotiable)<\/b><\/span>
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        • Position is a hybrid schedule with Mondays and Tuesdays on -site (non negotiable)  <\/b>Resource MUST meet all these requirements from the BEGINNING (non -negotiable)<\/b><\/span><\/span>
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        • Working hours Monday -Friday, approximately 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. <\/span><\/span><\/span>
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          Additional Requirements
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          • Must be authorized to work in the United States; We are unable to offer sponsorships at this time<\/b><\/span>
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          • Must undergo a background check and drug screening for employment.<\/span>
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            Employment Terms
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            • This is a W2 position<\/span>
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            • 40 hrs per week<\/span>
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            • <\/span>HYBRID schedule - with Mondays and Tuesdays on -site (non negotiable)<\/b><\/span><\/span>
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              About Zenfreed
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              At Zenfreed, we are more than an IT company. We bridge the gap between people wanting to do the work they were meant to do and organizations needing the right talent.
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              We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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              Benefits<\/h3>

              We understand a comprehensive benefits package is crucial to employment satisfaction. We offer medical, dental and vision coverage options for all employees. 
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