VDOT Infrastructure Solutions Architect 2

Requires experience, creativity and multi-tasking to independently and collaboratively achieve department service and support objectives for the Transportation Operations Center.

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• Responds to Tier 1 & 2 support requests.
• Provides exceptional customer service.
• Communicates effectively with teammates and customers of varying levels of technical expertise.
• Responds to all break / fix requests associated with end user resources.
• Configures and deploys new / replacement desktop / laptop computer equipment and peripherals.
• Maintains up-to-date project and architecture documentation.
• Maintains up-to-date inventory and maintenance records.
• Monitors system resources for server / service anomalies.
• Resolves connection issues between users and resources.
• Maintains detailed change history of changes.
• Supports team efforts to improve cybersecurity controls and defenses.
• Supports team efforts for threat hunting and mitigation.
• Manages time and resource constraints.

The Infrastructure Solutions Architect 2 is responsible for effective provisioning, installation / configuration, operation, and maintenance of computer hardware and software and related infrastructure. This individual ensures that system hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to Commonwealth policies, standards, and guidelines. Responsibilities include systems administration engineering and provisioning, operations and support, maintenance and research and development to ensure continual innovation. Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project / operational requirements. Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups. Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions. Perform daily backup operations and regular file archival and purge as necessary. Create, change, and delete user accounts per request. Provide Tier III / other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues. Diagnose and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies. Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary. Upgrade and configure system software that supports GIS infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs. Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures. Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning. Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.

Required / Desired Skills

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Help Desk Support

Required

Years

Customer Service

Required

Years

Desktop / Laptop / Server Hardware

Required

Years

Desktop / Server Applications

Required

Years

General Network

Required

Years

Hands-On w / Network Equip

Required

Years

Virtualization

Required

Years

Backup and Recovery

Required

Years

Microsoft Office

Required

Years

Cybersecurity

Highly desired

Years

General Database

Nice to have

Years

Audio-Video Support

Nice to have

Years

Questions

No.

Question

Question1

Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment?

Question2

Please list candidate's email address.