Senior Computer Systems Architect

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

Job summary

National Security Agency (NSA) seeks Computer Systems Architects to modernize IT architecture using commercial and government hardware, software, and security products. You will analyze research, adopt new vendor features, and collaborate with technical teams to deliver compliant IT solutions aligned with data models.

Minimum qualifications include a CS-concentrated degree and relevant lifecycle experience; multiple paths (Bachelor/Master/Doctoral with experience) are described.

Qualifications

• Degree must be in Computer Science with foundational CS coursework.
• Relevant experience in design/development of information systems across lifecycle.
• Military training such as JCAC counts toward experience.

Responsibilities

• Modernize IT architecture through analysis and changes based on requirements.
• Integrate industry trends, emerging technologies and vendor features.
• Collaborate with technical teams to identify, evaluate and recommend solutions.
• Produce compliance results for project requirements and architecture.
• Define and analyze data requirements and map data models.
• Propose standard information transport methods between IT systems.
• Align enterprise data models with physical data models.

Skills

System thinking

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Programming/scripting

System administration

Database design

Network protocols

Cloud architecture

Security architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Related CS concentration in CS areas

Tools

C/C++/Java

Assembly/Python/Perl/Ruby

Bash/Node.js

Spark/Hadoop/Kafka

Puppet/Salt

NiFi/MongoDB

Job description

National Security Agency (NSA) seeks Computer Systems Architects to modernize IT architecture using commercial and government hardware, software, and security products. You will analyze research, adopt new vendor features, and collaborate with technical teams to deliver compliant IT solutions aligned with data models.

Minimum qualifications include a CS-concentrated degree and relevant lifecycle experience; multiple paths (Bachelor/Master/Doctoral with experience) are described.