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Arcfield · 14 hours ago

Systems Architect

Chantilly, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Arcfield is seeking a Systems Architect to support the customer’s organization responsible for enterprise infrastructure networks. The role involves strategic planning, architecture design, and providing expertise in systems architecture and integration within secure environments.

ConsultingManagement Consulting

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide systems architecture support to the Sponsor component(s) to include, but is not limited to, conducting cost-benefit analysis and providing specific detailed information for hardware and software selection

Assist in designing and planning network communications systems including specifications and detailed schematics for systems and network architectures

Work collaboratively with other groups in designing, configuring, and maintaining the information technology infrastructure associated with a cloud environment. This includes advising network users of hardware requirements and configuration limitations

Assist in development of documentation, to include architectural diagrams in support of mission-specific networks

Provide support to the Sponsor's Architecture Review Board

Provide knowledge and consultation to Sponsor components and assist in technical reviews and designs, assessment of technical solutions to business needs, and development of technical concepts of system operations for Sponsor components' requirements system designs, and system architectures

Provide network and systems architecture expertise and consultation to engineering components; assist in technical reviews and architecture designs; develop strategic direction, and assess technical solutions in support of initiatives and objectives

Support the Customer in defining network architectures, illustrating and documenting new and existing networks; provide architectural guidelines with the appropriate level of abstraction for stakeholder engineering teams to design

Identify gaps in capabilities and provide strategic teams with definition and document requirements and provide expert technical guidance

Develop other architectural artifacts, drawings, diagrams, and concepts of operations, as required

Demonstrated experience in Systems Architecture and Integration in secure environments that include hosting, desktop, video, virtual and proprietary mission networks

Demonstrated experience in developing and communicating complex architecture strategy, plans, roadmaps, and drawings to a variety of technical, management, and policymakers to ensure clear communication of ideas and enable the Customer's decision process

Demonstrated ability to create and sustain critical architecture, strategy, roadmap artifacts and the ability to effectively communicate the details of these materials both in written and verbal presentations

Demonstrated understanding of USG network and systems capabilities, best practices, and policies/procedures – including cloud technology

Ability to illustrate to complex technical audiences – e.g., Network Architectures, drawings, and leading whiteboard technical discussions

Complex Problem Solving – Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions

Qualification

Systems ArchitectureNetwork ArchitectureCloud TechnologyData GovernanceSoftware DevelopmentData ManagementAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

A degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a scientific discipline

Demonstrated knowledge of solutions to complex applications problems

BS 10-12, MS 8-10, PhD 5-7

Analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations

Demonstrated knowledge in enterprise data strategy, data governance practices, data stewardship principles, data standards, and metadata management best practices

Experience with successful full life-cycle software development projects

Ability to translate requirements into end-to-end designs for systems that involve multiple interfaces and supporting data repositories; for example, this may include experience with Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), application integration technologies and approaches, Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing solutions and data management technologies (Extract-Transform-Load (ETL), Data Profiling, Data Mining, Metadata Repositories)