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Infojini Inc · 3 weeks ago

Enterprise Architect – Data Center, Infrastructure & Network

Hartford, CT

Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Infojini Inc is seeking an Enterprise Architect to assist the State of CT in modernizing and relocating core IT infrastructure components. The role involves providing architectural oversight for data center build coordination, migration leadership, and project management to ensure compliance with security policies and standards.

Information Technology

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Provide architectural oversight to ensure new facility readiness, including power distribution, UPS/generator systems, HVAC, structured cabling, rack design, and aisle containment

Review and validate vendor and facilities designs for scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery integration

Coordinate with multiple organizations and vendors across facilities management, construction, and IT engineering teams

Ensure physical and logical safeguards align with CJIS and NIST requirements

Collaborate with facilities teams and third-party vendors to ensure infrastructure components (power, cooling, cabling, racks, and physical security) meet enterprise standards

Advise on data center security best practices, including: Physical controls (secured doors and walls, limited or no windows, CCTV, intrusion detection, environmental monitoring), Strict access controls (role-based access, least privilege, badge/biometric entry, visitor logging), Compliance with CJIS, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, and IRS Publication 1075 (as applicable)

Act as the lead technical authority for migration of VMware clusters, Dell EMC storage platforms, Cisco core networking, and Palo Alto firewalls and security systems

Develop and maintain detailed migration and cutover runbooks, including rollback procedures

Oversee data replication, SRM/DR testing, and workload migrations to minimize downtime

Validate end-to-end system performance (applications, storage, and network) post-migration

Lead after-hours and weekend cutover activities to ensure business continuity

Plan, organize, and track project activities, milestones, and dependencies

Partner with Judicial Branch leadership to define resource plans and project timelines

Develop comprehensive documentation, including as-built diagrams, baselines, runbooks, and lessons learned

Maintain consistent communication with stakeholders, vendors, and facilities teams throughout both project phases

Conduct structured risk assessments for each phase and implement mitigation strategies

Validate network segmentation, firewall and security policies, and Zero Trust architecture

Ensure logging, monitoring, and auditing controls are enabled to maintain CJIS and NIST compliance

Qualification

Data Center ArchitectureCJIS ComplianceNIST StandardsVMware ClustersCisco NetworkingPalo Alto FirewallsRisk AssessmentProject ManagementDocumentation SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Provide architectural oversight to ensure new facility readiness, including power distribution, UPS/generator systems, HVAC, structured cabling, rack design, and aisle containment

Review and validate vendor and facilities designs for scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery integration

Coordinate with multiple organizations and vendors across facilities management, construction, and IT engineering teams

Ensure physical and logical safeguards align with CJIS and NIST requirements

Collaborate with facilities teams and third-party vendors to ensure infrastructure components (power, cooling, cabling, racks, and physical security) meet enterprise standards

Advise on data center security best practices, including physical controls (secured doors and walls, limited or no windows, CCTV, intrusion detection, environmental monitoring)

Advise on data center security best practices, including strict access controls (role-based access, least privilege, badge/biometric entry, visitor logging)

Ensure compliance with CJIS, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, and IRS Publication 1075 (as applicable)