Infrastructure Solutions Architect

at  Skywalk Global

INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT

Job Type: Contractor
Job Location: Lansing, MI
Primary Skills: C#, SQL
Job Description:
The State of Michigan is looking for an Infrastructure Solutions Architect 5
Local (strongly preferred) and non-local candidates can . MUST BE WILLING TO RELOCATE and will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week.
Interviews: MS Teams video interview with camera ON.
Duration: 1 year with possible extension
Position location: Lansing: Hybrid schedule, 2 days a week in office REQUIRED (Tuesdays and Wednesdays)
Top Skill & Years of Experience Required:
C# - 10 years
Software Development - 10 years
SWQL Server - 5 years
Creating and Maintaining CI/CD pipelines - 3 years
Using common cloud providers - Azure or AWS - 3 years
Creating and maintaining applications using containers and container orchestration tools - 3 years
Configuring cache and message queuing systems with tools such as Redis or RabbitMQ - 3 years
Creating and maintaining security plans and disaster recovery plans - 3 years

SKILL SET REQUIRED/DESIRED # OF YEARS

C# Required 10
SQL Server Required 5
Message queuing (Redis, RabbitMQ, or similar) Desired 3
Azure Technologies Desired 3
NoSQL (MongoDb, DynamoDB, or similar non-relational database) Desired 2
Software Development Required 10
Creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines Required 3
Using common cloud providers such as Azure or AWS Required 3
Creating and maintaining applications using containers and container orchestration tools Required 3
Configuring cache and message queuing systems with tools such as Redis or RabbitMQ Required 3
Creating and maintaining security plans and disaster recovery plans Required 3
Azure DevOps Desired 3
Creating and maintaining .NET applications Desired 5
Creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines Desired 5
Creating and maintaining applications using containers and container orchestration tools Desired 5
Using common cloud providers such as Azure or AWS Desired 5
Configuring cache and message queuing systems with tools such as Redis or RabbitMQ Desired 5
Experience transitioning teams from on-prem hosting to cloud hosting Desired 2

• Analyze and recommend architecture solutions
• Lead developers in development of system in accordance with defined architecture.
• Ensure compliance with standards (defacto and dejure)
• Analyze and recommend solutions for Web and mobile applications
• In a Lead Role analyze business practices and processes to determine best practice strategies to ensure maximum effectiveness and efficiency.
• Assist with Strategic planning, including applications integration and legacy application strategy
• Analyze hardware and software to assist in the standards determination and setting of processes
• Perform Cost analysis and modeling to assist in the assessment of the return on investment for projects and computer operations.
• Analyze application development processes and tools
• Recommend changes in hardware, storage, network systems, operating systems, COTS software, security and software design to meet future growth and improve system performance. All recommendations are to be approved by SOM.
• Assist with the development of Business Process Models
• Assist with architecting the integration of various vendor technologies including COTS
• Support technical teams with implementations
• Assist with the coordination of architectural change in both technical and business environments
• Assist with architecting diverse solutions into a cohesive and manageable environment
• Recommend solutions for technical architectures of web content management applications
• Assist in the development of solution architectures from business requirements, information architecture, and technical architecture
• Analyze market trends so as to relate business needs with technical opportunities.
• Participate in technology test plan development and execution
• Create and modify appropriate documentation deliverables that exist within the Systems Engineering Methodology and are required for the State of Michigan standards.
• Lead and review BA efforts and gathering for completeness