SoMI - Infrastructure Solutions Architect 5 - 157998

Goodfit; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodfit is seeking an Infrastructure Solutions Architect 5 to provide architecture support for health-related government teams. The role emphasizes data modeling, metadata governance, and enterprise information management across on-premises and cloud environments.

Responsibilities include coordinating with project managers, data stewards, and application developers, while ensuring security, scalability, and data integrity in enterprise systems across AWS/Azure/Google Cloud ecosystems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience administering and supporting RHEL environments.
• 5+ years of experience working with Windows Server in enterprise environments.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with SQL, including querying and basic database support.
• Experience designing and supporting native and hybrid cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud.
• 5+ years of experience creating, updating, and maintaining system and technical documentation.
• 3+ years of Network Administration experience, including basic troubleshooting and support.
• Experience architecting and supporting container orchestration platforms such as K8s and/or OpenShift.
• Ability to create and maintain architecture artifacts using tools like Visio, LucidChart, and/or Draw.io.
• Exposure to application architecture, including familiarity with application servers such as WebLogic, WebSphere, or JBoss.
• Experience designing redundant and scalable database deployments for Oracle and/or Microsoft SQL Server.
• Hands-on experience securing network infrastructure, web applications, and databases.
• Working knowledge of at least one programming or scripting language such as C#, Java, Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with CI/CD and DevSecOps tools such as Ansible, Jenkins, SonarQube, Artifactory, or Veracode.
• Exposure to IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS deployment models and environments.
• Working knowledge of IaC tools such as Terraform and/or CloudFormation.
• Experience administering and architecting web server environments, including IIS, Apache, and WAF.
• Experience with Cloudflare or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

RHEL

Windows Server

SQL

Cloud platforms

Documentation

Network Admin

Kubernetes

Diagrams

App Servers

Database design

Security

Scripting languages

CI/CD tools

IaC (Terraform)

Web servers

Cloudflare

Tools

CI/CD tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

SonarQube

Artifactory

Veracode

Visio

LucidChart

Draw.io

Job description

Job Title- Infrastructure Solutions Architect 5

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.

Job Responsibilities:

• 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 Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience administering and supporting RHEL environments

• 5+ years of experience working with Windows Server in enterprise environments

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with SQL, including querying and basic database support

• Experience designing and supporting native and hybrid cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud

• 5+ years of experience creating, updating, and maintaining system and technical documentation

• 3+ years of Network Administration experience, including basic troubleshooting and support

• Experience architecting and supporting container orchestration platforms such as K8s and/or OpenShift

• Ability to create and maintain architecture artifacts using tools like Visio, LucidChart, and/or Draw.io

• Exposure to application architecture, including familiarity with application servers such as WebLogic, WebSphere, or JBoss

• Experience designing redundant and scalable database deployments for Oracle and/or Microsoft SQL Server

• Hands-on experience securing network infrastructure, web applications, and databases

• Working knowledge of at least one programming or scripting language such as C#, Java, Python, Bash, or PowerShell

• Experience with CI/CD and DevSecOps tools such as Ansible, Jenkins, SonarQube, Artifactory, or Veracode

• Exposure to IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS deployment models and environments

• Working knowledge of IaC tools such as Terraform and/or CloudFormation

• Experience administering and architecting web server environments, including IIS, Apache, and WAF

• Experience with Cloudflare or similar platforms