Systems Architect (TS or Q Clearance Required)

Description

The company is a technology and professional services firm that serves U.S. government, defense and intelligence agencies, with about 26,000 staff in more than 50 countries, focused on AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

This is a full-time, on-site Systems Architect role in Denver, CO, supporting the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). You will design secure, scalable enterprise IT and cloud systems that affect how this federal agency runs its operations.

You will act as a senior technical lead, evaluating and guiding enterprise and cloud architectures against business and mission goals. Your focus will include DNS, Azure, AWS, cloud migrations, on-premises infrastructure and Linux. You will shape architecture decisions, modernize existing environments and advise on current and emerging technology.

The role sits in the IT Infrastructure and Operations job family.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted solutions architecture expert and a recognized authority in your area.
• Turn business and technical requirements into designs, compare options, weigh trade-offs and recommend the best architecture.
• Research current and emerging technologies, tools and methods, and advise where to adopt, adapt or refine processes and standards.
• Review existing system and business process architectures and work with stakeholders on changes that improve performance, security and efficiency.
• Make sure architecture teams deliver effective, scalable and secure system and cloud solutions that meet organizational and mission goals.
• Build, improve and maintain service design procedures using established frameworks and methods.
• Prepare and present technical material, test plans and analysis to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Gather and refine customer requirements, evaluate alternatives, and recommend products and configurations across software, platform, network and cloud.
• Design, plan and deploy DNS architectures that are scalable, reliable and secure.
• Set up and tune monitoring tools and alerts that catch performance and security problems early.
• Work with other IT teams to bring on-premises and cloud systems into the wider enterprise environment.
• Support and lead cloud migrations, covering assessment, planning and moving applications and infrastructure to Azure and AWS.
• Report on cost, schedule, risks and quality to stakeholders and leadership.
• Coach and mentor less experienced staff, and act as a team or task lead when needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.
• 15+ years of related experience.
• Deep knowledge of DNS architecture, and the ability to explain DNS concepts clearly to technical teams.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions in Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Experience leading or supporting workload migrations to Azure and/or AWS, including rehost, replatform and refactor strategies.
• Solid understanding of on-premises infrastructure, including VDI, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), VMware technologies with load balancing concepts and integrations, and Microsoft 365 / Office 365 (O365) services connected to on-prem and cloud environments.
• Experience with Linux, including system administration, troubleshooting, mixed Windows and Linux integration, and supporting Linux workloads on-prem and in the cloud.
• Familiarity with DNS-related and network services platforms such as Infoblox or similar.
• Ability to explain complex technical topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Skills in Amazon Web Services (AWS), cloud migrations, cloud solutions, Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Windows.
• Active Top Secret clearance, or active DOE Q Access Authorization.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• No certifications are listed as required.

Conditions

Based on site in Denver, CO, with additional customer sites in Washington, D.C., Germantown, MD, and Albuquerque, NM.

Onsite work, 40 scheduled hours per week.

Travel is less than 10% of the time.

Subject to random drug screening.

Hiring includes an identity verification step using biometrics and AI. Virtual interviews require you to be on camera.

The company is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Benefits

• Salary is likely to fall between $170,144 and $230,000. This is not a guarantee. Pay is set by experience, location and possibly contract terms, and may fall outside this range.
• Medical plans, some with Health Savings Accounts, plus dental and vision plans for U.S. employees.
• 401(k) with pre-tax and post-tax contributions up to IRS limits, and a company match.
• Flexible work weeks where possible, and time off for vacation, sick and personal days, holidays, parental, military, bereavement and jury duty.
• Short and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance, provided or available.
• An AI-powered career tool that suggests career steps and learning, and an internal mobility team to help with career goals.
• Recognized as a military-friendly workplace with an award-winning culture of innovation.