Computer Systems Architect (Mid-Expert)

CNSS • National Security Systems; Savage (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

NSA is seeking Computer Systems Architects to modernize IT architecture, integrate emerging technologies, and collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to design secure, compliant solutions. You will map data stores to models and define data transport between systems while aligning logical and physical data models.

The role emphasizes handling complex security-centric architectures, standards compliance, and multi-project coordination to support national security initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree must be in Computer Science (CS). Related fields may be considered if they include foundational CS coursework (algorithms; computer architecture; programming; data structures; logic; advanced mathematics).
• Relevant experience includes design/development of computer or information systems across lifecycle stages: requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment/maintenance, and security.

Responsibilities

• Modernize IT architecture by analyzing research and introducing changes per project requirements.
• Integrate industry trends, emerging technologies, standards, and new vendor features.
• Collaborate with technical and application teams to identify, evaluate, and recommend technical solutions.
• Produce compliance results for established project requirements and IT architecture.
• Define and analyze data requirements; map legacy data stores to logical and physical models.
• Propose standard methods for information transport between IT systems and knowledge databases.
• Align enterprise logical data models with physical data models.

Skills

System administration

C/C++

Java

Python

Assembly

Perl

Ruby

Bash

Node.js

Spark

Puppet

SALT

KAFKA

HADOOP

NiFi

MongoDB

Networks

Virtualization

Cloud

Security architectures

Firewalls

HPC

Data center

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Windows

UNIX

Linux

Job description

NSA is seeking Computer Systems Architects to modernize IT architecture, integrate emerging technologies, and collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to design secure, compliant solutions. You will map data stores to models and define data transport between systems while aligning logical and physical data models.

The role emphasizes handling complex security-centric architectures, standards compliance, and multi-project coordination to support national security initiatives.