Job Title: Solutions Architect

Job ID: 25-06145

Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid)

Duration: 1 year with possible extension

The Infrastructure Solutions Architect will perform a combination of both Infrastructure and Application Architect responsibilities related to MDOS Elections, Financial, and Legal departments. The Infrastructure Solutions Architect will also lead the efforts of those performing Business Analyst duties and executing tasks as defined in the State of Michigan's Project Management Methodology (PMM) as well as the Systems Engineering Methodology (SEM).

Specific tasks may include but are not limited to:

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.