Senior Computer Systems Architect

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

Job summary

National Security Agency (NSA) is seeking Computer Systems Architects to modernize IT architecture using a mix of commercial and government technologies at Fort Meade, MD. You will drive analysis, integration of trends, and collaboration to design compliant solutions and data models across the enterprise.

The role emphasizes CS foundations, full lifecycle experience, and ability to work across technical and application teams on cutting-edge national security projects.

Qualifications

• Degree must be in Computer Science; related fields considered if CS coursework is present.
• Relevant experience covers full lifecycle of computer information systems including hardware/software.
• Military training (e.g., JCAC) may count toward experience.
• Senior/Expert levels require extended years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Modernize IT architecture by analyzing research and adapting to requirements.
• Integrate industry trends, new technologies and vendor features.
• Collaborate with technical teams to identify and recommend solutions.
• Produce compliance results for project requirements and IT architecture.
• Define data requirements and map legacy data to logical/physical models.
• Propose standard information transport methods within IT systems.
• Align enterprise data models with physical data models.

Skills

System administration

Programming & scripting

Database design

Network protocols

Virtualization

Cloud architecture

Security architectures

Firewalls

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

C

C++

Java

Assembly

Python

Perl

Ruby

Bash

Node.js

Spark

Puppet

SALT

KAFKA

HADOOP

Job description

National Security Agency (NSA) is seeking Computer Systems Architects to modernize IT architecture using a mix of commercial and government technologies at Fort Meade, MD. You will drive analysis, integration of trends, and collaboration to design compliant solutions and data models across the enterprise.

The role emphasizes CS foundations, full lifecycle experience, and ability to work across technical and application teams on cutting-edge national security projects.