Systems Architect

Department: Data Analysis and Technology Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Reston, VA

Compensation: $130,000 - $260,000 / year

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Architecting, designing, or implementing mission internet systems
• AWS and/or Azure networking, security, logging, administration, provisioning
• Android emulation, reverse engineering, mobile app analysis 
• VPN tunnel configuration, obfuscation techniques
• Fingerprinting, signature analysis, deconfliction
• Accreditation, A&A, security control, systems hardening
• Cisco router configuration, LAN switching, VLAN tagging
• Collection and exploitation of data on mobile apps including domestic and foreign.
• Performing data analysis such as gathering information to determine data sources, data targets, data definitions, and data relationships.
• Working with data in a variety of structured and unstructured formats.
• Producing technical documentation for operational use.
• Triaging and troubleshooting data issues. 
• Developing requirements for testing, assessing applications, and systems for data management.
• On-the-job experience with image analysis, manipulation, and processing in Photoshop or similar tools. 
• On-the-job experience working both independently and collaboratively within a team environment. 
• Transferring and handling sensitive data. 
• Preparing task plans, task documentation, and overall 
  activity reporting documents. 
• Developing data ingestion tools that extract, transform and load the data based upon data mappings. 
• Building databases and developing software applications to manage the extraction,
  transformation and loading of data. 
• Performing data modeling, data testing and data documentation. 
• Data management such as versioning of data and backups.
  Working with users to define requirements for analysts or operational customers.

Highly Desired Qualifications

• Works with users to identify and develop system requirements taking into account the desired results, hardware limitations and operating requirements, identified by the Sponsor.
• Provides operational testing and recommendations for continuous improvement of equipment and software for collection and exploitation. 
• Provides coordination across Sponsor’s organization and business partners to expedite data sharing, processing and governance activities. 
• Analyzes new technologies, hardware, and software to determine the applicability and need for the existing or proposed system, to include security, storage, and network technology.
• Interfaces directly with Sponsor management for requirements for data collection and exploitation. 
• Programmatically manages solutions for virtual operations. 
• Collects and manages requirements for planning and produce outcomes from virtual operational requirements.
• Provides data assessments and prepare analytical reports from datasets.
• Collects and exploits profile, content, or metadata information.
• Evaluates data accessible in the public domain, including foreign social media websites and applications from mobile and stationary platforms.
• Assists in planning and managing multiple projects involving the infrastructure and exploitation platforms.
• Assists in the integration of data with existing platforms for correlation and analytical insights.
• Establishes strategic objectives based on the Sponsor’s vision for the data collection platforms.
• Conducts technical exchange meetings with stakeholders on business and technical requirements.
• Assists to condition, coordinate, collect, and perform data transfer of data sets for integration and analysis.
• Collects, ingests, and exploits large and small dataset collections.
• Provides field technical and operational support for data analysis and may require some Temporary Duty travel.

What We Offer You