Systems Architect

Peratons National Programs Business Intelligence Systems & Applications Operating Unitis seeking anexperienced Systems Architectto support its SITE III DO contract. This high-impact role is essential for orchestrating sustaining and evolving a portfolio of mission-critical applications and services supporting a major Directorate within theU.S. Intelligence Community (IC).

TheSITE III DOcontract is designed to ensure a multi-disciplinary approach to requirements engineering solutions architecture scheduling reliability resiliency service development integration testing maintainability and analysis across the National apparatus ofDefense Intelligence Combatant Commands Partner Nations and other Federal Agencies. This multifaceted effort ensures timely and accurateHUMINTcollection correlation and dissemination.

Our team applies best practices inarchitectural design data science cloud services DevSecOps and platform integrationto develop sustain and enhance the globalU.S. HUMINT apparatus supporting partners within the U.S. and beyond.

Key Responsibilities:

TheSystems Architectwill:

1. Lead Application Design:

• Oversee the design and development of applications withstate-of-the-art cloud-based architecturesand tools.
• Address advanced performance and security requirements including zero trust single sign-on (SSO) multi-factor authentication cross-domain PKI RBAC logging CMT and other initiatives.

• Lead design tasks in collaboration with project leads and developers to produce DoDAF-compliant diagrams (e.g.OV SV) and artifacts required for theRisk Management Framework (RMF)process.
• Utilize tools includingPowerPoint Visio and Microsoft Projectto brief customers and document design and implementation details.

• Drive themodernization and upgradeof legacy applications to minimize technical debt address security requirements and reduce operational costs by leveraging new tools and approaches.

• Generatecost estimatesandRough Order of Magnitude (ROM)calculations by leveraging deep knowledge of resource levels technical requirements and customer needs.
• Promotecode reuse implement reusablemicro-services and leverageenterprise servicesfor new and existing applications.

• SupportQuality Assurance (QA)tasks to ensure compliance with customer expectations and program requirements.
• Participate inRisk Managementstrategies and mitigation activities.

• Cultivate stakeholder consensus across engineering and leadership teams while conveying technical vision and priorities.
• Adapt and adjust plans based on evolving feedback and project dynamics.
• Provide mentorship and insight to engineers and communicate plans effectively to senior leadership.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science (or in an area relevant to the position) with 12 years of experience in software development managing development teams and engineering large-scale enterprise applications. Note: 4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph or TS with SCI eligibility and ability to obtain a polygraph
• Proficiency in:
• Agile development methodologies
• AWS architecture and hosting solutions
• General knowledge ofdatabase designweb services andUI development
• Proven experience in:
• Planning scheduling and tracking software development efforts.
• Delivering high-quality customer presentations usingPowerPoint Excel and MS Project.
• Strong multitasking capabilities to manage multiple concurrent efforts.
• Past experience managingprogram costs and funding.
• Ability to work effectively in afast-paced Agile environment.
• Must be able to work full-time in aSCIF; flexible hours are available.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with modernization of legacy systems and implementing cost-cutting solutions.
• Familiarity withhuman intelligence (HUMINT)collection and dissemination systems.
• Proven track record of designing solutions addressingcross-domain environments and Zero Trustprinciples.
• Advanced experience withDevSecOps pipelinesand tools such as Jenkins Git or Artifactory.

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and participation in an attractive bonus plan.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.