REQT: Direct Client: Cloud Infrastructure Architect @ Lansing, MI – Hybrid – Only Locals.

Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Lansing, MI – Hybrid – Only Locals

One Year Contract

We are seeking candidates who do not require visa sponsorship, are eligible to work on a W2.

-Interview process: 1 round virtual interview. All Technical interview with hiring manager and 1-2 other team members. Will be a pretty rigorous interview since they only want to do 1 round. Candidates should join from a laptop and be prepared to share their screen if requested. A screenshot photo of candidate will be required for any interviews as well as a vendor present at beginning of virtual interview to validate candidate.

-Work schedule: Hybrid, Mondays and Tuesdays are on-site (non negotiable)

-Location: Candidates must be local to Lansing (within 120 miles) at time of submission (non-negotiable)

The position is responsible for providing Infrastructure Architecture support for DHHS and DHHS AS Teams. Not filling the vacancy will result in difficulty supporting mission critical applications related to the health and well-being of the public. We will not be able to accommodate requests of MDHHS for adding new/maintaining existing applications and services in a timely manner due to lack of availability for the existing resources.


•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 Data Classification 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 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.

Required Education
-Bachelor’s Degree

Required Skills
-Over 8 RHEL experience
-Over 8 years of Windows Server experience.
-Exposure to Application Architecture. Familiarity with AppServer like Weblogic / Websphere / JBoss.
-Design and architecting for both native / hybrid cloud on AWS / Azure / Google Cloud deployments


Most Desired Skills
-Decent SQL and Oracle Knowledge
-State Government Experience


Other Desired Skills
•Over 3 years of Network Administration experience.

•Over 3 years of SQL experience. Over 5 years of experience creating, updating, and maintaining systems documentation.                                         
•Experience using architecture and diagramming tools such as Visio, Lucidchart, and Draw.io to create detailed network diagrams.                                      
•Experience with Administering/architecting IIS webserver / Apache / WAF.                            

•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.

•Exposure to IaaS / PaaS / SaaS deployments / setup.

•Knowledge on IaaC - Terraform / CloudFormation.

•Architecting Container Orchestration K8s / OpenShift.                                                                                                                                                                

•Cloudflare experience.