Systems Engineering Architect with Security Clearance

Systems Engineering Architect Open Systems Technologies Corporation -
Chantilly, VA, United States Tagged: AWS,
C++,
.net,
technical management Open Systems Technologies Corporation is looking for a System Engineer Architect to join our team responsible for the integration, operations, and sustainment of various operational and in-development systems. This client has an exciting opportunity for a System Engineer Architect to lead the modernization of a geospatial product supporting mission critical operations. The candidate will provide leadership to invigorate technical innovation and must be willing to drive smart change to support a collaborative and innovative culture to provide our customer with optimal solutions that meet their strategic goals. A successful candidate will have experience with the Microsoft technology stack, AWS services, and related software and networking design and implementation. Job Description: OST is looking to hire a Systems Engineering Architect to support AWS Resiliency and Recovery. The qualified candidate will work hand-in-hand with technical and program management leadership along with various external stakeholders, to help design and implement AWS Resiliency and Recovery capabilities including cross-AZ recovery procedures, infrastructure automation, and automated failover orchestration. This position will require experience across multiple System Engineering and architecture domains with a focus on standing up and maintaining cloud environments, and the deployment of custom code, COTS, and GOTS to those environments with a Geospatial focus. Responsibilities: This position involves systems engineering activities that support building and delivering new and innovative systems to implement analytics, exploitation, production and dissemination using web, remote desktop, and cloud technologies. * Analyze current system(s) architecture as well as service and systems dependencies from a full-stack perspective (Platform, Service, Code and Server) perspective
* Identify and communicate use cases and implementation options where existing system availability and resiliency can be improved
* Improve mission assurance, reduce operational risk, and enhance continuity of operations during AWS infrastructure disruptions.
* Collaborate with other program technical leadership on the system architecture roadmap and backlog aligned to customer’s technology strategy and vision.
* Decompose requirements, use cases, and need statements into epics and features with clearly defined acceptance criteria that will be assigned to agile development teams
* Assist in designing and documenting solutions to enhance ICAM service adoption throughout the customer agency
* Execute analysis of alternatives (AoA) and prototypes to determine the design of new system features and capabilities, then author white papers on your findings
* Manage the system requirements and maintain requirements and interface control documents * Create and communicate design artifacts to the team to ensure applications and services are built to support the business and architecture objectives
* Communicate architectural decisions, plans, goals, and strategies to executive management Core Qualifications: * Requires BS degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 + years of prior relevant experience; OR 4 years of experience in lieu of degree
* Must currently possess an active Top Secret security clearance, with ability to obtain SCI and CI Poly
* Experience optimizing and managing AWS/cloud infrastructure cost including storage, compute, and database
* Experience with Windows and Linux
* Direct experience with AWS core architecture and services
* Experience/background knowledge of DevOps COTS capabilities and implementation to Cloud
* Experience with System (hardware, software and networking) Design and Architecture.
* Understanding of agile SW development methodologies
* Experience developing a backlog and technical roadmap
* Experience with disaster recovery (ITDR) and data retention
* Experience as a systems engineer or architect
* Excellent communication skills * Experience briefing stakeholders at all levels Preferred Qualifications: * An active TS/SCI with a Polygraph
* DD8570 compliance
* Experience with technologies such as WMS, WFS, 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
* Technical certifications including Microsoft and/or AWS * Direct experience with DevOps deployments to cloud environments GITLAB BENEFITS Our company OST has been operating since 1996 and have various contracts with Government agencies. We offer a comprehensive benefit package that includes 3 weeks paid time off, 11 Paid Holidays, medical/dental coverage, STD, LTD, Life Insurance, AD&D, 401k with up to 4% match, and end of year profit sharing paid out in 401k.