System Architect

Country Intelligence Group is seeking a System Architect to support our client in systems architecture, software engineering, and technical expertise in support of operational planning, implementation and engineering tasks.

Lines of effort shall include facilitating data collection and analysis, triaging large amounts of data collection in order to assess operational value, providing engineering design, implementation of data triage capabilities, and providing technical consultation and expertise to support the development of strategic operational goals.


Tasks Performed:

• Providing engineering support for data triage and assessment in the field and onsite.

• Work closely with other contractor resources to ingest new data and use it to inform
new operations or opportunities.

• Linux, cluster, and cloud computing, especially the Hadoop ecosystem and related
distributed technologies such as Kafka and Presto.

• Cloud, data management, and development environments: Specifically, AWS, HDFS,
Cloudera, and SQL (as well as Spark or Presto).

• Working in support to multi-disciplinary teams supporting network operations
missions.

• Working in multiple languages (Java, Python, Perl) and in multiple computing
environments (Window, Linux, and Mac OS).

• Evaluating various data sets and incorporating a range of data triage capabilities to
provide strategic guidance regarding operational opportunities.

• Create system artifacts such as Concept of Operations (CONOPS) documentation in
conjunction with supporting documentation relative to data triage and analysis.

• Support technical meetings with both domestic and foreign locations amongst
stakeholders in direct support data triage and assessments.


Education, Experience and Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience with Hadoop.

• Demonstrated experience understanding large distributed data systems, cloud
infrastructure, and network architecture (Hadoop, Kafka, HBase, or Presto).

• Demonstrated experience with cloud, data management, and development
environments: Specifically, AWS, HDFS, Cloudera, and SQL (as well as Spark or
Presto).

• Demonstrated experience with programming skills in multiple languages (Java, Python,
and Perl).

• Demonstrated experience in multiple computing environments (Window, Linux, and
Mac OS).

• Demonstrated experience evaluating various data sets and incorporating a range of
data triage capabilities.

• Demonstrated experience providing strategic guidance regarding operational
opportunities.

• Demonstrated experience creating system artifacts such as Concept of Operations
(CONOPS) documentation in conjunction with supporting documentation relative to
data triage and analysis.

• Demonstrated experience working in support to multi-disciplinary teams supporting
network operations missions. (Preferred)

• Familiarity with the workflow and skills supporting a team incorporated of operations
officers, technical officers, and operators. (Preferred)

• Demonstrated experience supporting technical meetings in both domestic and foreign
locations amongst stakeholders in direct support data triage and assessments. (Preferred)


Other Job Requirements:

• Active Top Secret/SCI w/Full Scope Polygraph

• U.S. Citizenship and must pass a successful background check

• Location: Chantilly, VA