Senior Computer Systems Architect: Data Modeling & Cloud

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

NSA is seeking a Computer Systems Architect to modernize IT architecture, map data models, and evaluate security-focused solutions across complex systems at the Fort Meade complex in MD. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams and compliance deliverables.

Ideal candidates will have CS training, hands-on system administration across Windows/UNIX/Linux, and experience with programming languages and data modeling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or closely related field with foundational CS coursework.
• Experience in design/development of computer or information systems across their lifecycle (requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, maintenance).
• System administration experience across Windows, UNIX, and/or Linux environments.
• Programming and scripting experience in languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Modernize IT architecture through analysis of research and introducing changes based on evolving project requirements.
• Integrate industry trends, emerging technologies and standards and new vendor features.
• Collaborate with technical and application 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 and physical data models.
• Propose standard methods for information transport between IT systems and stored data.
• Perform architectural alignment of the enterprise logical data model and physical data models.

Skills

System administration

Programming languages

Security architectures

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

NiFi

MongoDB

Job description

NSA is seeking a Computer Systems Architect to modernize IT architecture, map data models, and evaluate security-focused solutions across complex systems at the Fort Meade complex in MD. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams and compliance deliverables.

Ideal candidates will have CS training, hands-on system administration across Windows/UNIX/Linux, and experience with programming languages and data modeling.