Infrastructure Engineer

Job title: Infrastructure engineer

Job id: 114162

Client name: State of Michigan DTMB

Location: Lansing, MI

Duration: 1+ Years

Interview mode: Ms Teams

On-site: Local candidates or willing to relocate at the candidate's expense to be ON-SITE form day one. Currently local preferred. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION



Objective:

Hire one resource who will be responsible for installation, configuration, and maintenance of open-source software. The software could include relational databases, web servers, and middleware applications that transform data or perform searches.

Job Descriptions :

• Work with subject matter experts to allocate containers for application deployment. Install applications in containers and troubleshoot issues
• Work with our MDOT customer to configure and maintain data sharing tools. Analyzing existing APIs and methods of sharing data
• Coordinate with vendors to install, configure, and troubleshoot software.
• Apply patches to software tools to remediate security issues.
• Work with Enterprise Architects to understand and utilize existing State of Michigan IT resources and how they are best applied to implement products.
• Install and configure software tools in a Linux based environment.
• Work with appropriate DTMB server teams to accomplish tasks in hosted virtual & container environments.
• Troubleshoot network communication issues including DNS, firewall, and certificate installation.
• Assist Agency business users in operation of installed software including user account provisioning.
• Develop appropriate project documentation in conjunction with team members including Enterprise Solution Architecture Assessments (EASA), System Security Plans (SSP), installations plans, etc.
• Prepare recommendations on how to improve use of tools or technologies to better support the Agency.
• Assist team members, vendors, and others with tasks as needed.

Qualifications:

• Must have verifiable experience with Red Hat OpenShift container platform and familiarity with Kubernetes. Experience with application deployment within containers. (2+ years)
• Must have experience working with web-based applications, consuming APIs, and writing scripts to validate data. (2+ years)
• Must have experience installing and configuring open-source SQL databases such as Presto DB or PostgreSQL. Experience troubleshooting database connections, performing back-ups, and developing basic queries. (4+ years)
• Experience installing and supporting Apache Kafka. (2+ years)
• Experience with Apache HTTP server installation and maintenance. (2+ years)
• Experience working efficiently within a Red Hat Linux environment. (2+ years)
• Experience in Linux administration, networking, and security. (4+ years)
• Experience with scripting to automate tasks and maintain environments. (4+ years)
• Experience with other tools including Elasticsearch, Redis, Kibana, Grafana, and Prometheus. (2+ years)
• Candidate must have the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to explain technical matters to a non-technical audience.
• Collaborate on multiple projects at a given time and experience working with software Vendors is a plus.
• Flexibility to adjust quickly to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change.
• Demonstrates strong customer service awareness and orientation.

Skills

• Must have experience installing and configuring open-source SQL databases such as Presto DB or PostgreSQL. Experience troubleshooting database connections, performing back-ups, and developing basic queries. (4+ years)

• Must have experience working with web-based applications, consuming APIs, and writing scripts to validate data. (2+ years)

• Must have verifiable experience with Red Hat OpenShift container platform and familiarity with Kubernetes. Experience with application deployment within containers. (2+ years)

• Experience installing and supporting Apache Kafka. (2+ years)

• Experience with Apache HTTP server installation and maintenance. (2+ years)

• Experience working efficiently within a Red Hat Linux environment. (2+ years)

• Experience in Linux administration, networking, and security. (4+ years)

• Experience with scripting to automate tasks and maintain environments. (4+ years)

• Experience with other tools including Elasticsearch, Redis, Kibana, Grafana, and Prometheus. (2+ years)

Skills : PROMETHEUS , RED HAT LINUX , POSTGRESQL , WRITING SCRIPTS , WEB SERVERS , LINUX , KIBANA , REDIS , INSTALL , ELASTICSEARCH , LINUX ADMINISTRATION , WEB , APPLICATIONS , NETWORKING , APIS , DNS