Senior Computer Systems Architect – IT Modernization

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

NSA is seeking Computer Systems Architects to modernize IT architecture by analyzing research and applying changes driven by evolving project requirements. You will integrate trend data, standards, and vendor features while collaborating with technical teams to identify and evaluate solutions that support project needs.

Responsibilities include producing compliance results, defining data requirements, and mapping legacy data to logical and physical models.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or related field with emphasis on algorithms, architecture, data structures and software engineering.
• Relevant design/development experience across full lifecycle: requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, maintenance.
• Military JCAC training or equivalent considered toward experience requirements.

Responsibilities

• Modernize IT architecture through analysis of research and changing 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 and analyze data requirements; map legacy data to models.
• Propose standard information transport methods across systems.
• Align enterprise data models with physical data models.

Skills

System administration

Programming languages

Database design

Network protocols

Virtualization

Cloud architecture

Security architectures

Firewalls

HPC / data center

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Master's degree

Doctoral degree

Associate's degree (related)

Tools

Java

Python

NiFi

MongoDB

Windows

UNIX/Linux

Job description

NSA is seeking Computer Systems Architects to modernize IT architecture by analyzing research and applying changes driven by evolving project requirements. You will integrate trend data, standards, and vendor features while collaborating with technical teams to identify and evaluate solutions that support project needs.

Responsibilities include producing compliance results, defining data requirements, and mapping legacy data to logical and physical models.