Solutions Architect

Synergy ECP; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergy ECP is seeking a seasoned network security architect to review and upgrade customer network architectures across remote offices and data centers. You will evaluate current designs, propose architecture solutions, and craft comprehensive documentation and procedures to enhance performance.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, 14+ years of hands-on experience, and a SEC+ CE 8570 certification. You will communicate complex topics to government customers and provide guidance on project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 14 years of related hands-on experience.
• Expertise in security governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong ability to communicate technical topics to management and non-technical audiences.
• SEC+ CE 8570 certification required.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate network requirements, security, end-user, telephony, and related technologies for remote offices and data centers.
• Define equipment and solutions to upgrade buildings and sites to established standards.
• Analyze current architecture and determine implementation requirements for new solutions.
• Craft documentation, standards, specifications, and operating procedures.
• Monitor opportunities to enhance network performance and reliability and guide regional staff on project implementation.

Skills

Security Governance

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Management

Continuous Monitoring

Threat & Vulnerability Management

Mobility

IT Service Management

Encryption

Cloud Computing

Cognitive Computing

Virtualization Technology

Network Security Architecture Design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Splunk

Virtualization

Cloud Tools

Job description

Synergy ECP is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business SD(VOSB) that was formed in July 2007 with Headquarters in Columbia, MD and is made up of talented, dedicated staff to provide a broad range of services to the defense, intelligence and health care industries.

In an ultra-competitive environment, Synergy ECP has thrived by adhering to our name, making sure excellence is displayed by our Employees, to our Customers and by Improving Performance (ECP).

It’s what sets us apart, enabling us to be an autonomous yet agile business that delivers huge results - showing we’re ready to meet our customers’ evolving demands.

Synergy ECP has earned a client list that includes numerous Fortune 100 companies, in addition to multiple branches of the US government and military services.

Synergy ECP is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

Clearance Required: TS/SCI

Other Requirements: U.S. Citizenship

Description: Review and evaluate the network requirements, security, end user, telephony and other technologies of remote customer offices, campus buildings, and Data Centers and define equipment and solutions needed to upgrade buildings and sites to established standard. Analyze current as is state of architecture and determine implementation requirements to evaluate and implement new Architecture Solutions. Continually review the customer's architecture and practices looking for opportunities to enhance network functionality, performance and reliability. Assist in the evaluation of potential products or technical solutions and craft solutions to enhance customers operability and modernize the architecture with little to no impact to mission. Contribute to the development of documentation, including diagrams, standards, specifications and operating procedures. Candidate will monitor for opportunities to enhance the customer network/system performance or reliability. Perform on-going management of solutions to simplify and systematize network installation and upgrade projects and provide guidance to regional staff on how to implement Projects and provide status of project measurements to Government customer.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and 14 years of related hands on experience Skills in various technologies including some or all of the following: Security Governance & Regulatory Compliance Risk Management, Continuous Monitoring, Threat & Vulnerability Management, Mobility, IT Service Management, encryption, cloud computing, cognitive computing, Virtualization Technology, Splunk and Network Security Architecture Design. Eight years of hands-on network and security experience for implementation of IT Solutions. Ability to demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical topics to management and non-technical audiences, as well as interface with the customer on a daily basis

Candidate must possess a SEC+ CE 8570 Certification