Infrastructure Solutions Architect

The role entails offering Infrastructure Architecture support to DHHS and DHHS AS Teams which includes tasks as such:

• 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.

• 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. 

• 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.

• Over 5 years:
• Creating, updating, and maintaining systems documentation.
• 5 years:
• RHEL and Windows Server environments.
• 3 years:
• SQL database management.
• Network administration.

• Container orchestration using K8s/OpenShift.
• Administering/architecting IIS webserver/Apache/WAF.
• Utilizing architect tools such as Visio/LucidChart/Draw.io.
• Application architecture.
• Managing AppServers like WebLogic/WebSphere/JBoss.
• Designing redundant and scalable database deployments for Oracle/MSSQL.
• Securing networks, web applications, and databases.
• Working with programming languages like C#/Java/Python/Bash/PowerShell.
• Implementing CI/CD tools like Ansible, Jenkins, SonarQube, Artifactory, and Veracode.
• Designing and architecting both native and hybrid cloud deployments on AWS/Azure/GoogleCloud.
• Setting up IaaS/PaaS/SaaS deployments.
• Using Infrastructure as Code (IaaC) tools like Terraform/CloudFormation.

• Authorization to work in the United States; Sponsorships are not available at this time.
• Successful completion of background check and drug screening for employment.

• Bachelor's Degree in related field