Senior Systems Architect & Analysis Lead

Parsons; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons seeks a cleared Senior Computer Systems Analyst to lead the analysis of mission requirements, data platforms, distributed systems, and enterprise integrations in support of DCDC programs. This on-site role requires working at the Ft.

Meade, MD facility. You will collaborate with DCDC customers, engineers, data analysts, project managers, cybersecurity personnel, and other stakeholders to assess system performance, scalability, availability, interoperability, and security, translating

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in computer systems analysis, systems engineering, platform engineering, data engineering, software engineering, enterprise architecture, or a related discipline.
• Experience developing and reviewing technical documentation, system architecture views, interface control documentation, data-flow diagrams, operational concepts, system descriptions, or enterprise integration documentation.
• Experience translating mission, operational, and customer needs into technical requirements, system designs, implementation strategies, and measurable acceptance criteria.
• Experience leading requirements decomposition.

Responsibilities

• Lead the analysis of functional, operational, mission, and technical requirements for complex systems, platforms, interfaces, and data flows.
• Lead the evaluation of current-state capabilities and development of future-state system concepts, architectures, roadmaps, and modernization strategies.
• Analyze distributed systems, data platforms, Kubernetes environments, cloud-native applications, and enterprise integrations.
• Develop and present systems-analysis reports, technical assessments, capability assessments, alternatives analyses, and technical recommendations.
• Assess system performance, scalability, availability, interoperability, maintainability, resiliency, security, and operational suitability.
• Develop and maintain system architecture views, operational views, system views, interface documentation, data-flow diagrams, technical specifications, and system descriptions.
• Lead the identification and analysis of requirements decomposition, technical risks, capability gaps, system dependencies, integration challenges, assumptions, constraints, and opportunities for improvement.
• Coordinate technical activities with software developers, data engineers, systems engineers, cybersecurity personnel, project managers, operations personnel, and government stakeholders.
• Lead or facilitate design reviews, requirement reviews, technical interchange meetings, architecture reviews, customer demonstrations, operational assessments, and after-action reviews.
• Conduct technical assessments and audits of existing systems, platforms, interfaces, data flows, and operational processes to identify improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate proposed system changes , technical alternatives, and new capabilities for technical feasibility, integration impact, performance, security, operational risk, and alignment with mission requirements.
• Analyze system interfaces and data exchanges to identify interoperability issues, data-quality concerns, integration dependencies, and potential points of failure.
• Support the development of system-level performance measures, availability assessments, capacity analyses, operational metrics, and service-level objectives .
• Document technical decisions, risks, dependencies, assumptions, constraints, action items, and recommended courses of action.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance to junior and mid-level analysts and engineers.
• Review technical products for accuracy, completeness, consistency, traceability, and alignment with customer and program requirements.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, analysis templates, architecture products, and knowledge-transfer materials.
• Support technical planning and execution across development, test, integration, production, and sustainment environments.
• Serve as a senior technical point of contact for assigned systems, capabilities, or mission areas.

Skills

Kubernetes

Data platforms

Distributed systems

System architectures

Technical leadership

Requirements decomposition

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field

Job description

Parsons seeks a cleared Senior Computer Systems Analyst to lead the analysis of mission requirements, data platforms, distributed systems, and enterprise integrations in support of DCDC programs. This on-site role requires working at the Ft.

Meade, MD facility. You will collaborate with DCDC customers, engineers, data analysts, project managers, cybersecurity personnel, and other stakeholders to assess system performance, scalability, availability, interoperability, and security, translating