Systems Engineering Architect - AWS/IT Infrastructure (Top Secret Clearance Required)

<p>North Point Technology is looking to hire a Systems Engineering Architect to support AWS Resiliency and Recovery. The qualified candidate must currently hold an active Top Secret security clearance (with the ability to obtain SCI and CI Polygraph), and will work hand-in-hand with technical and program management leadership, along with various external stakeholders, to design and implement AWS Resiliency and Recovery capabilities including cross-AZ recovery procedures, infrastructure automation, and automated failover orchestration. The ideal candidate brings experience across multiple Systems Engineering and architecture domains, with a focus on standing up and maintaining cloud environments and deploying custom code, COTS, and GOTS to those environments with a Geospatial focus.<br><strong><br>***This job requires active <strong style="color: #000000; font-family: &amp;quot; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">TS</strong>&nbsp;clearance.&nbsp; Please apply only if you have an active&nbsp;<strong style="color: #000000; font-family: &amp;quot; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">TS </strong>clearance. ***</strong></p> <p></p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">This position involves systems engineering activities that support building and delivering innovative cloud-based systems. The architect will analyze current system architecture and dependencies from a full-stack perspective, identify opportunities to improve availability and resiliency, and own the system architecture roadmap and backlog in alignment with the customer's technology strategy. Responsibilities include decomposing requirements into epics and features, executing analysis of alternatives (AoA) and prototypes, maintaining requirements and interface control documents, and communicating architectural decisions, design artifacts, and strategies to both development teams and executive management.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>Required Skills/Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Experience optimizing and managing AWS/cloud infrastructure costs, including storage, compute, and database</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Hands-on experience with both Windows and Linux</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Direct experience with AWS core architecture and services</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Experience with DevOps COTS capabilities and their implementation to the cloud</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Experience with system (hardware, software, and networking) design and architecture</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Solid understanding of agile software development methodologies</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Experience developing a backlog and technical roadmap</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Experience with disaster recovery (ITDR) and data retention</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Experience serving as a systems engineer or architect</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Excellent communication skills</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Experience briefing stakeholders at all levels</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>Preferred Skills/Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Experience with technologies such as WMS, WFS, and KML</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Experience with AWS architecture best practices, resiliency capabilities, and services</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Experience with AWS EKS</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Experience writing, maintaining, and describing architecture diagrams</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Experience optimizing software deployments and reducing downtime, for example implementing a blue/green strategy</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Direct experience with DevOps deployments to cloud environments using GitLab</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Active Top Secret security clearance, with the ability to obtain SCI and CI Polygraph</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">TS/SCI with Polygraph (preferred)</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">DoD 8570-compliant certification (preferred)</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Technical certifications such as Microsoft and/or AWS (preferred)</li> </ul> <p></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p>North Point Technology is <strong>THE BEST </strong>place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions!&nbsp; We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems.</p> <p>At North Point Technology, EMPLOYEES come first!&nbsp; We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. We strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to our team members.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Come join us!</strong> <strong>Apply with North Point Technology today!&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.</em></p></div>