Systems Architect 4
Pascagoula, MS - USA
Job Summary
Req ID: 47292
Team: 58 Information Systems
Entity: Ingalls Shipbuilding
US Citizenship Required for this Position:No
Full-Time
Shift: 1st
Relocation: No relocation assistance available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework
Travel Requirement:No
Were building tomorrows fleet today
With more than 11000 employees HIIs Ingalls Shipbuilding division is the largest manufacturing employer in Mississippi and a major contributor to the economic growth of Alabama. For nearly 85 years weve designed built and maintained amphibious ships destroyers and cutters for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. The largest supplier of U.S. Navy surface combatants were simultaneously building four classes of ships and have pioneered the development and production of technologically advanced highly capable ships for the surface Navy fleet for decades. Think thats cool Keep reading:
Designs and defines system architecture for new or existing complex computer systems. Determines systems specifications input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility and maintenance of system security. Coordinates design of subsystems and integration of total system. Identifies analyzes and resolves program support deficiencies. Develops and recommends corrective actions. May provide technical guidance for database administrators and software developers.
We are seeking a highly experienced Systems Architect (Level 4) with specialized expertise in AI systems architecture enterprise scale systems engineering and cloud architecture. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing integrating and optimizing advanced system solutions that incorporate modern AI technologies and cloud native frameworks. This role will collaborate closely with cross functional engineering cybersecurity program leadership and IT operations teams to establish robust scalable and secure end to end architectures.
Bachelors Degree and 9 years of relevant exempt experience.
Technical Responsibilities
Architect scalable distributed system solutions integrating AI/ML models data pipelines and real time analytics components.
Define cloud native architectures using AWS Azure GovCloud or private cloud platforms including network topology compute orchestration identity management and zero trust patterns.
Own systems engineering activities including requirements decomposition interface definition MBSE and integration strategy development.
Develop technical architecture artifacts (logical/physical diagrams data flows sequence diagrams security models deployment architectures).
Architect and evaluate AI/ML platforms MLOps pipelines model lifecycle workflows and inference at edge or inference at scale patterns.
Lead cloud modernization initiatives: containerization Kubernetes orchestration service mesh integration CI/CD automation and infrastructure as code.
Integrate cybersecurity architecture into system design using secure by design principles and compliance frameworks.
Drive data layer architecture including distributed data systems real time data streams and high performance data integration patterns.
Provide technical leadership during architecture reviews trade studies and engineering milestones.
Core Technical Qualifications
Expert level proficiency in enterprise scale systems architecture and systems engineering.
Hands on experience designing and deploying AI enabled systems including model training data ingestion transformation and operationalization.
Extensive cloud architecture experience (AWS/Azure) including compute storage orchestration identity network segmentation and security controls.
Strong background in MBSE SysML digital engineering workflows and architecture modeling tools (Cameo Rhapsody Sparx EA).
Proficiency with containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker Kubernetes OpenShift).
Broad knowledge of secure architecture patterns cybersecurity engineering and system hardening.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines infrastructure automation and cloud native services.
Advanced / Preferred Technical Expertise
Modern data meshing architectures data fusion frameworks and distributed data fabric design.
AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow PyTorch ONNX model optimization and hardware acceleration concepts.
Event driven systems microservices patterns and asynchronous messaging frameworks.
Experience with DoD or other regulated mission critical system environments.
Relevant technical certifications such as AWS/Azure Architect TOGAF Kubernetes or INCOSE.
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing AI or ML-enabled systems (architecture data pipelines MLOps deployment).
Extensive hands-on experience with cloud architecture and engineering (Azure AWS or equivalent).
Strong understanding of systems engineering processes (MBSE requirements management interface control integration).
Proficiency with architecture modeling tools (Cameo Rhapsody Sparx EA or comparable).
Experience with containerization/orchestration (Docker Kubernetes OpenShift).
Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks secure design practices and compliance requirements.
Excellent communication and technical documentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting DoD government shipbuilding or highly regulated environments. Certifications such as AWS/Azure Architect TOGAF INCOSE CSEP/ASEP or equivalent.
Why HII
We build the worlds most powerful survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas sky land space and cyber. HIIs diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.
Recognized as one of Americas top large company employers we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts peoples safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve at HII youll find a supportive and welcoming environment competitive benefits and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.
Working at HII is more than a job - its an opportunity to build a future. We offer comprehensive benefits including: medical prescription drug dental and vision plan choices on-site health centers tele-medicine wellness resources employee assistance programs savings plan options (401K) financial education and planning tools life insurance tuition reimbursement employee discounts early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships and more. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location.
Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin physical or mental disability age or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal state or local law.U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.
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