Senior Computer Systems Architect – Data & Cloud

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

National Security Agency seeks Computer Systems Architects to modernize IT architecture using commercial and government-developed hardware, software, and security products. You will map data models, evaluate vendor features, and collaborate with technical teams to deliver compliant architectures.

Candidates should have CS background and extensive experience across lifecycle phases, with emphasis on security, data modeling, and enterprise integration. U.S. citizenship required for NSA roles.

Qualifications

• Degree must be in Computer Science.
• Experience in design/development of computer or information systems.
• Experience across requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Modernize IT architecture based on research and project requirements.
• Integrate industry trends and new vendor features.
• Collaborate with technical teams to identify and implement solutions.
• Produce compliance results for IT architecture.
• Map data requirements to logical and physical models.
• Define information transport between IT systems.

Skills

System administration

Programming/scripting

Database design

Networking knowledge

Virtualization

Cloud architecture

Security architecture

Firewalls

HPC / Data center

Teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in related field

Doctoral degree

Associate's degree

Tools

C/C++/Java

Python

NiFi/MongoDB

Windows/UNIX/Linux

Node.js/Spark

Job description

National Security Agency seeks Computer Systems Architects to modernize IT architecture using commercial and government-developed hardware, software, and security products. You will map data models, evaluate vendor features, and collaborate with technical teams to deliver compliant architectures.

Candidates should have CS background and extensive experience across lifecycle phases, with emphasis on security, data modeling, and enterprise integration. U.S. citizenship required for NSA roles.