Principal Network / Systems Architect

Koniag Government Services; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with company matching

Flexible spending accounts

Paid holidays

3 weeks paid time off

Job summary

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks a Principal Network/Systems Architect to support critical DoD missions. The role covers converged infrastructure, SDN/HCI integration, Zero Trust, and hybrid-cloud orchestration across DoD environments, including troubleshooting VPN/VDI and data replication.

You will author technical proposals and drive innovative solutions, with 15+ years of IT/DoD leadership experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Clearance requirement: Secret at least, TS/SCI for sensitive systems.
• Master’s degree in computer science, IT, or related field.
• DoD 8570/8140 certifications required at IAT III level and CE expertise.

Responsibilities

• Architect converged infra with SDN and HCI for DoD environments.
• Lead Zero Trust and SASE design with identity and micro-segmentation.
• Design hybrid-cloud interconnects between on‑prem and DoD IL5/6 clouds (AWS/Azure).
• Plan remote access, VPN, and VDI architectures and support.
• Develop DR/COOP strategies with RTO/RPO alignment.
• Author technical proposals and explore AI for telemetry and remediation.

Skills

Network engineering

Traffic shaping

NAC

Firewalls

Vulnerability remediation

Intrusion prevention

SIEM

PAM

XaaS/IaaS/SaaS/PaaS

VPN/VDI

Education

Master’s degree in computer science or IT

DoD 8570/8140: IAT Level III (CISSP or CASP+)

Expert Level CE: CCIE + MCSE/Azure Solutions Architect

Job description

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Principal Network / Systems Architect to support KITS and our government customer in Carson, CA. This position is for a Future New Business Opportunity. The customer may need support as needed at other locations Columbus, OH, Bedford, MA, Fort Lee, VA, and Smyrna, GA. We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.

The Principal Network/Systems Architect ensures that the network transport layer and the systems/server layer work in perfect synchronization to support the customer’s mission-critical applications.

Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties

• Converged Infrastructure Design: Architect integrated solutions where Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI), such as Nutanix or VMware vSAN, overlap to provide a resilient foundation for agency data.
• Zero Trust & Secure Access Service Edge (SASE):Lead the design of a Zero Trust environment that integrates identity-based systems (Active Directory/ICAM) with network-level micro-segmentation.
• Hybrid-Cloud Orchestration: Design the "on-ramps" and "inter-connects" between the customer on-premises data centers and DoD Impact Level 5/6 cloud environments (AWS/Azure), ensuring seamless data flow and high availability.
• Virtual Environments:Architect, Manage, and Support Remote Access - Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).
• Disaster Recovery & Continuity of Operations (COOP): Architect high-level strategies for cross-site failover, ensuring that both the network routing and the system data replication can recover within agency-mandated RTO/RPOs.
• Innovation & Technical Whitepapers: Act as the primary author for technical proposals, exploring the use of AI for network/system telemetry, automated remediation, and predictive maintenance.

Technical Proficiencies

• Network Engineering & Traffic Shaping Network Access Control (NAC) & Firewalls Vulnerability Remediation Intrusion Prevention & Web Proxy Log Aggregation & Security Information and Event Management (SIEMPrivileged Access Management (PAM)XaaS (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS)

Required Qualifications

• Clearance Requirement: Most roles require at least a Secret clearance, with some requiring Top Secret (TS/SCI) depending on the sensitivity of the systems.
• Education: Master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related Engineering field.
• Certifications (DoD 8570/8140):IAT Level III: (e.g., CISSP or CASP+).Expert Level CE: Dual-domain expertise is expected (e.g., CCIE for Network + MCSE/Azure Solutions Architect for Systems).
• Experience:15+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, with at least 7 years in a leadership/architectural role managing large-scale DoD enterprise environments.

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com.

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