• Participate in the integration of IoT/ITS technologies with AWS and on-premises systems, contributing to the department's Intelligent Transportation Management initiatives.
• Provide architectural designs for hybrid environments to support transportation management systems, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
• Assist with the documentation of logical and physical designs following MassDOT policies, standards, and patterns.
• Support ongoing efforts to modernize on-premises systems, with a focus on effective data flow and system integration between transportation management and cloud-based services.
• Participate in design reviews, cloud roadmap discussions, and project planning efforts with cross-functional teams.
• Assist in drafting technical requirements and ensuring adherence to cloud governance and security policies.
• Conduct performance analysis and capacity planning to ensure that the cloud environments are appropriately configured and optimized.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams on product selection, integrations, and deployments, particularly in relation to IoT/ITS solutions.
• Stay informed about the latest in cloud, IoT, and ITS technologies to bring innovative ideas to infrastructure.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in infrastructure delivery and support, with significant exposure to cloud architecture.
• Demonstrated experience with AWS and Azure, including cloud-native application development, application migration, and hybrid environments.
• Solid experience integrating IoT/ITS technologies, particularly in a transportation or government setting, is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of networking, cloud security, disaster recovery, and data management in hybrid cloud environments.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, or other similar languages.
• Familiarity with transportation management technologies and protocols (ITS standards, transportation signal controllers, etc.).
• Experience working in agile project environments, with the ability to diagram and present cloud architectures.
• Proficient in utilizing GitHub and GitHub Actions for efficient code management, automation, and deployment processes.
• Experience in implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipeline deployment strategies using Terraform.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Education & Certifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or substantial career experience in Information Technology, Computer
Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• AWS Cloud Certification (AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional) preferred.
