Systems Engineering Architect - AWS/IT Infrastructure (Top Secret Clearance Required)

North Point Technology; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

North Point Technology is searching for a Systems Engineering Architect to enhance AWS Resiliency and Recovery efforts. The role demands experience in systems engineering and architecture, focusing on cloud environments and infrastructure automation.

Candidates must possess an active Top Secret security clearance and be adept in optimizing AWS services while managing cloud costs. Responsibilities include improving availability, system architecture analysis, and developing technical roadmaps to meet customer technology strategies.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance, with the ability to obtain SCI and CI Polygraph.
• DoD 8570-compliant certification is preferred.
• Technical certifications such as Microsoft and/or AWS are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze current system architecture and dependencies from a full-stack perspective.
• Own the system architecture roadmap and backlog in alignment with technology strategy.
• Communicate architectural decisions to development teams and executive management.

Skills

AWS/cloud infrastructure optimization

Windows and Linux experience

Hands-on experience with AWS architecture

DevOps implementation

System design and architecture

Agile software development

Development of technical roadmap

Disaster recovery experience

Stakeholder communication

Education

Top Secret security clearance

Technical certification (Microsoft/AWS)

Job description

North Point Technology is looking to hire a Systems Engineering Architect to support AWS Resiliency and Recovery. The qualified candidate must currently hold an active Top Secret security clearance (with the ability to obtain SCI and CI Polygraph), and will work hand-in-hand with technical and program management leadership, along with various external stakeholders, to design and implement AWS Resiliency and Recovery capabilities including cross-AZ recovery procedures, infrastructure automation, and automated failover orchestration. The ideal candidate brings experience across multiple Systems Engineering and architecture domains, with a focus on standing up and maintaining cloud environments and deploying custom code, COTS, and GOTS to those environments with a Geospatial focus.

• This job requires active TS clearance. Please apply only if you have an active TS clearance.

Responsibilities

This position involves systems engineering activities that support building and delivering innovative cloud-based systems. The architect will analyze current system architecture and dependencies from a full-stack perspective, identify opportunities to improve availability and resiliency, and own the system architecture roadmap and backlog in alignment with the customer's technology strategy. Responsibilities include decomposing requirements into epics and features, executing analysis of alternatives (AoA) and prototypes, maintaining requirements and interface control documents, and communicating architectural decisions, design artifacts, and strategies to both development teams and executive management.

Required Skills / Experience

• Experience optimizing and managing AWS/cloud infrastructure costs, including storage, compute, and database
• Hands-on experience with both Windows and Linux
• Direct experience with AWS core architecture and services
• Experience with DevOps COTS capabilities and their implementation to the cloud
• Experience with system (hardware, software, and networking) design and architecture
• Solid understanding of agile software development methodologies
• Experience developing a backlog and technical roadmap
• Experience with disaster recovery (ITDR) and data retention
• Experience serving as a systems engineer or architect
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience briefing stakeholders at all levels

Preferred Skills / Experience

• Experience with technologies such as WMS, WFS, and KML
• Experience with AWS architecture best practices, resiliency capabilities, and services
• Experience with AWS EKS
• Experience writing, maintaining, and describing architecture diagrams
• Experience optimizing software deployments and reducing downtime, for example implementing a blue/green strategy
• Direct experience with DevOps deployments to cloud environments using GitLab

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance, with the ability to obtain SCI and CI Polygraph
• TS/SCI with Polygraph (preferred)
• DoD 8570-compliant certification (preferred)
• Technical certifications such as Microsoft and/or AWS (preferred)