Principal Network/System Architect-Carson, - Carson, CA

Company: DirectViz, LLC
Location: Carson
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

DirectViz Solutions, LLC. is a high-level, strategic consulting services firm that meets mission IT needs for government clients. We are sourcing for a Principal Network/System Architect for a new opportunity. The work location will be Carson, CA. This position requires an active Secret clearance.

Principal Network System Architect

Job Description and Responsibilities:

Planning and design consists of planning and deployment of improvements and upgrades to implement and integrate lifecycle sustainment for the infrastructure. Over the life of this contract, IT will be planning and implementing technology changes in line with the Director's vision to migrate services to DISA, as well as the coming 4th Estate IT Reform effort. The contractor shall develop specific implementation guidelines and operational planning for these technology transitions, as well as sustainment and deployment of necessary upgrades and refreshes for software and hardware technology still remaining in the existing infrastructure. Complexity of sustainment refreshes and upgrades vary between minor, intermediate, and major. Configuration changes and simple version upgrades are examples of minor efforts. Server, database, and application improvements requiring limited integration are examples of intermediate efforts. System replacement requiring enterprise wide integration are examples of major efforts. Historically the program has initiated approximately 5 minor efforts, five intermediate, and five major efforts in a 12-month timeframe. The contractor shall expect efforts to occur in overlapping schedules. The COR will provide technical direction for the efforts.

The contractor shall:

• Research, analyze, and recommend potential technology/performance enhancements and information system upgrades for the purpose of lifecycle sustainment/replacement, security, and operational improvements necessary to support a secure, reliable, and sustainable environment
• Designing, implementing, integrating, sustaining, and decommissioning infrastructure with legacy and cloud based applications to include COTS, and other modernization efforts.
• Support software developers and users in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) environment.
  • Integrating and sustaining data backup solutions and data warehouses for legacy and cloud based applications.
  • Designing, implementing, and sustaining automated application testing infrastructure.
  • Supporting JITC required integration testing as required.
  • Supporting implementation of infrastructure required by developers for DevSecOps Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery pipelines.
  • Supporting the transition of legacy application infrastructure to modern cloud based application platforms.
    
    Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA):
    
    • Minimum 10 years of experience supporting a wide variety of enterprise infrastructure technologies and implementations, such as enterprise storage, virtual server implementations, data center consolidation and network planning.
    • Minimum 10 years of experience supporting a wide variety of infrastructure technology upgrades and implementations, such as web traffic shaping / management, SharePoint, and authentication technologies.
    • Thorough knowledge of information security and analysis
    • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in a written form with users and office staff
    • Ability to work independently and within a team structure
    • Ability to set priorities and organize work to meet deadlines
    • Ability to establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with those contacted during the course of the work day
      
      Desired KSA
      
      • Be a positive, self-motivated, and proactive person with the ability to adapt to change and tolerate stressful situations
      • Candidate must communicate effectively with team members, team lead, management, and government customer
      • Must have the ability and desire to research and develop creative solutions to unique problems with minimal supervision
        
        Minimum Training, Education, and Certifications:
        
        • IAT Level II
        • BS + Minimum 10 years of experience
          
          Applicants may be required to show proof of a COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card to be eligible for employment at some work sites.
          
          DirectViz Solutions, LLC provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identification or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local law.

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