Senior Computer Systems Architect — IT Modernization

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

Job summary

NSA is seeking Computer Systems Architects to modernize IT architecture by evaluating research, standards, and vendor features. The role collaborates with technical teams to define data requirements and map legacy data to logical and physical models.

You will contribute to evaluating and recommending secure, compliant solutions across IT systems for national security projects. This full-time role emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration and ongoing learning.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS or related field with lifecycle software/ hardware experience.
• Experience in design/development of computer or information systems.
• Knowledge of data modeling and data migration practices.

Responsibilities

• Modernize IT architecture through analysis of research and changes based on project requirements.
• Identify, evaluate and recommend technical solutions to support project requirements.
• Define and analyze data requirements and map legacy data stores to data models.
• Ensure compliance results for established project requirements and IT architecture.
• Explain information transport methods between IT systems and stored knowledge.

Skills

System administration

Programming languages

C/C++

Java

Python

Scripting

Windows

UNIX/Linux

Networking

Security architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in CS or related field

Doctoral degree (focused on CS)

Tools

NiFi

MongoDB

Spark

KAFKA

HADOOP

Job description

NSA is seeking Computer Systems Architects to modernize IT architecture by evaluating research, standards, and vendor features. The role collaborates with technical teams to define data requirements and map legacy data to logical and physical models.

You will contribute to evaluating and recommending secure, compliant solutions across IT systems for national security projects. This full-time role emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration and ongoing learning.