Senior Computer Systems Architect: Data & Cloud

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

Job summary

CNSS • National Security Systems is seeking a Computer Systems Architect to modernize IT architecture at NSA-related facilities. You will analyze research, integrate trends, and collaborate across teams to define data models and implement security-aware solutions.

The role requires CS-focused education and experience across the system lifecycle, with emphasis on data modeling and compliance. A rigorous pay plan reflects senior professional responsibilities at Fort Meade, MD.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science (CS) with concentration in foundational CS areas (algorithms, data structures, computer architecture, programming languages).
• Relevant experience in design/development of computer information systems across lifecycle stages.

Responsibilities

• Modernize IT architecture through analysis and changes based on evolving project requirements.
• Integrate industry trends, emerging technologies and standards and new vendor features.
• Collaborate with technical teams to identify, evaluate and recommend technical solutions.
• Produce compliance results for established project requirements and IT architecture.
• Define and analyze data requirements, mapping legacy data stores to logical/physical models.
• Propose standard information transport methods between IT systems and databases.
• Perform architectural alignment of enterprise data models.

Skills

System architecture

Data modeling

Programming (C, C++, Java, Python)

Security concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

NiFi

MongoDB

Kafka

Hadoop

Job description

CNSS • National Security Systems is seeking a Computer Systems Architect to modernize IT architecture at NSA-related facilities. You will analyze research, integrate trends, and collaborate across teams to define data models and implement security-aware solutions.

The role requires CS-focused education and experience across the system lifecycle, with emphasis on data modeling and compliance. A rigorous pay plan reflects senior professional responsibilities at Fort Meade, MD.