Chief Systems Engineer & Architect Lead — SDN, Cloud & Zero Trust

Digital Management Llc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 141,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

DMI, LLC seeks a Chief Systems Engineer, Architect Lead in Chicago to guide enterprise system modernization. This senior role designs solutions for complex IT and network challenges, and leads modernization across software-defined networking, Zero Trust, and cloud architectures.

You will brief senior leaders, shape cloud and DevSecOps strategies, and oversee integration across a large enterprise. U.S. citizenship is required; remote work is not indicated.

Qualifications

• 5+ yrs as enterprise IT architect or engineer in large, multi-network environments.
• 1+ yr briefing senior leaders or executives on technical topics.
• Cloud security or cloud-related certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google, CompTIA).
• Two or more cloud platform certifications (e.g., MS, VMware, IBM, AWS, Google).
• DoDI 8570 IASAE Level III certification (CISSP-ISSAP or CISSP-ISSEP).
• DoDM 8140 Foundation Qualification – Advanced Standard.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior technical advisor to customer leadership for systems engineering and technical innovation.
• Design and develop solutions to complex application problems, system administration issues, and network concerns.
• Perform systems management and integration across an enterprise system of systems.
• Guide network and data center modernization, including SDN, application-centric infrastructure routing, virtual switching and routing, and Zero Trust networking.
• Shape enterprise architecture for cloud systems and services and for a DevSecOps technology stack.
• Advise on when to buy or modify commercial off-the-shelf products and when to build custom solutions.
• Deliver executive-level technical briefings and presentations to senior customer personnel.

Skills

Systems engineering

Executive briefing

Architectural design

Leadership

Job description

DMI, LLC seeks a Chief Systems Engineer, Architect Lead in Chicago to guide enterprise system modernization. This senior role designs solutions for complex IT and network challenges, and leads modernization across software-defined networking, Zero Trust, and cloud architectures.

You will brief senior leaders, shape cloud and DevSecOps strategies, and oversee integration across a large enterprise. U.S. citizenship is required; remote work is not indicated.