Systems Architect

Required Skills & Experience

Must-Haves:

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Must be willing to obtain/take a CI Polygraph
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Engineering, IT, or related discipline, OR equivalent experience
• 12+ years of overall experience with Bachelor's degree ○ High School + 16 years ○ Associate's + 14 years ○ Master's + 10 years ○ PhD + 8 years
• Minimum 7 years of position-specific relevant experience
• SME-level experience in systems architecture / systems engineering
• Expertise designing enterprise-scale cloud and on-premises infrastructure
• Strong experience designing distributed systems for scalability, availability, and fault tolerance
• Experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
• Extensive virtualization/hypervisor experience, including VMware and/or Proxmox
• Containerization experience using Docker and/or Podman
• Infrastructure-as-Code and automation experience with tools such as Ansible and Packer
• Scripting experience with Python and/or Bash
• Strong security architecture experience, including firewalls, VPNs, and IAM
• Ability to design architecture supporting compute, storage, and networking
• Experience creating system architecture diagrams and operational documentation
• Experience leading technical efforts and mentoring technical staff

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Plusses:

• Experience supporting DoD / Intelligence Community mission environments
• Previous SME or lead architect experience
• Experience working directly with senior government/DoD leadership
• Experience conducting architecture/design workshops
• Experience presenting technical designs and recommendations to executive or mission leadership
• High-performance computing, storage, and networking architecture experience
• Experience developing technology roadmaps and modernization strategies
• Experience designing service catalogs and service-level procedures
• Strong DevSecOps background

Job Description

Day-to-Day:

• Serve as the SME-level architect for enterprise systems across multiple mission environments
• Understand existing system architecture, operations, and technical requirements
• Move across directorates with the Tools Team to design and customize technical solutions
• Architect distributed cloud and on-premises environments
• Design systems for scalability, fault tolerance, security, and performance
• Lead infrastructure design involving compute, storage, networking, virtualization, and containers
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies
• Conduct technical architecture and design workshops with multiple stakeholders
• Create architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and operational guidelines
• Identify architectural and cybersecurity risks and determine their impact on mission objectives and schedules
• Prepare and deliver presentations to DoD NSIN ICON leadership explaining proposed projects, designs, technical needs, and expected benefits
• Develop strategic technical roadmaps and modernization plans
• Provide technical leadership and mentor subordinate project and IIC staff

Job Description:

Insight Global is seeking a Systems Architect IV to support a mission-critical DoD program in the Annapolis Junction/Ft. Meade area. This individual will serve as an SME-level technical leader responsible for architecting secure, enterprise-class systems spanning cloud and on-premises environments. The architect will drive solution design across infrastructure, virtualization, containerization, networking, security, and automation while working directly with technical stakeholders and government leadership. This is an ideal opportunity for a hands-on architect who can both design complex technical environments and communicate the strategy, risks, and mission benefits behind those designs.