SENIOR PRINCIPAL PLATFORM ARCHITECT (#914298382) WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE

Job Summary: The Software Infrastructure group is seeking a Senior Principal Platform Architect to ensure the successful delivery of a Modernized Private Cloud Infrastructure for one of the premier programs. As the Senior Principal Platform Architect, you will be part of a multi-disciplined team developing, integrating, and deploying a modernized platform infrastructure for a system that is currently tightly coupled to the underlying infrastructure. The role's core responsibility revolves around architecting a platform that is consistent, scalable, efficient, and reduces overall program deployment times. You will be on a team that is responsible for development and operational environments consisting of a mix of servers, workstations, storage, networks, and custom hardware. These environments provide the enterprise hybrid-cloud backbone for product development and testing for a large program producing a critical, strategic national asset. What You Will Do: • Collaborate cross-functionally, building and refining solutions that align with tech standards, timelines, and budgets. • Investigate and present technology solutions to improve performance. • Design and implement automation and orchestration solutions. • Identify gaps and opportunities for improvement of existing solutions. • Coordinate with the team to Incorporate Cyber based solutions to the product. • Collaborate across teams to define requirements and dependencies. • You will coordinate needs and priorities specific to the implementations with Technical and Program and IPT Management. • You will ensure infrastructure implementations are in accordance with the scope of the contract requirements. • You will ensure compliance with the program's discrepancy / problem reporting and review process. • You will use Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) concepts and processes to design and develop solutions. • You will leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to architect, develop and implement modern platform solutions. Qualifications You Must Have: • Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. • Typically requires bachelor's degree in science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and ten (10+) years of systems engineering experience. • Experience designing, implementing, and integrating platform infrastructure services on Linux based Operating Systems. • Experience with containerization using technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker. • Able to break down complex ideas into easy-to-understand tasking. • Experience with implementing an on-prem cloud in VMware. • Experience working in a technical environment interfacing with systems, or software engineering disciplines. • Strong interpersonal skills: Possess the ability to communicate technical and project information clearly and effectively to peers, management, and external associates. • Current CompTIA Security + or ability to obtain within 90 days. Preferred Qualifications: • Experience with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) concepts. • Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting CICD Pipelines tools (E.g. Jira, Confluence, Bit Bucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, Gitlab). • Experience with automation frameworks such as Chef, Puppet, and Ansible. • Knowledge of secure coding practices such as OWASP, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation. • Experience with scanning tools (E.g. Nessus, Fortify, Anchore). • Multi-disciplined infrastructure experience with compute, networks, storage, and virtualization. • Experience developing, testing & delivering applications w/in a DevSecOps framework. • Background in COTS/FOSS product installation, configuration, and integration. • Ability to obtain a Counter Intelligence (CI) poly for purposes of Privilege User Access.