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Microsoft Systems Architect
Fort Meade, MD - Onsite
Top Secret SCI with Poly Required
Job Description
The Microsoft Systems Architect manages the technical solution for software releases, including ensure that development teams have appropriate designs; identifying and managing delivery risks; decomposing complex features and coordinating work across development teams. Considered an expert in web and system development. Acts as a representative of the company and project in customer presentations, technical meetings, and design reviews.
- Lead Microsoft architecture design and build to satisfy replication of customer Microsoft architectures.
- Provide hands-on Systems Integration and Systems Administration in support of Lab Environment to include Cyber Range activities used for operator training and customer environment simulation.
- Work closely with mission operators and developers to provide innovative solutions to difficult problems.
- Perform a variety of systems engineering tasks centered on technical problem solving, requirements specification, process development, risk analysis, and solutions design to advance cybersecurity mission success.
- Assist with identifying requirements and designing future iterations the primary analytic systems.
- Identify new and existing products, technologies, and/or architectures to solve design, development, and operational problems.
- Develop automation solutions.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree plus 9-years of relevant experience, or Master's degree plus 7-years of relevant experience. An Associate's degree plus 11-years of relevant experience or high school diploma/GED plus 13-years of relevant experience may be considered for individuals with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position. Degree must be in either professional Engineering, or Physics or Astronomy from an accredited college or a relevant professional technical field (e.g. chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, geology).
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph security clearance.
Other Job Specific Skills
- Windows Architectures (i.e. Windows 365 Architecture).
- Systems Integration.
- Enterprise Linux and Windows Administration.
- Cybersecurity.
- Hypervisor/Virtualization Technologies (i.e. Nutanix AHV, VMWare.
- Cloud Technologies (AWS/AZURE).
- Systems Engineering/Architecture.
- System Security Configuration / Patching Knowledge.
- Enterprise Active Directory.
- Virtualization Orchestration Technology (Ansible, Teraform, etc).
- Nutanix – HW/SW.
- Splunk Architecture and Administration.
- Rancher/Kubernetes/Docker
- SAMBA
- Puppet
- Bash Scripting
- Experience with GittLab, Jira, and Confluence
- Airflow
- Jenkins
- Apache NifFi
- Firewall Administration
- Strong Interpersonal Skills
