Systems Architect

Systems Architect

ECS is seeking an experienced Systems Architect to work remotely providing scientific computing support for the work performed under this contract for NIH NIAID Enabling and Advancing Technologies (NEAT). This engagement supports the Scientific Computing Services program area which includes Program Management, Scientific Instrumentation Support, and High Performance Computing.

The NIAID NEAT Systems Architect will design architecture to include the software, hardware, and communications to support cyber infrastructure and scientific instrumentation as well as provide for present and future cross-functional requirements and interfaces.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support system integration, network/storage architecture coordination, operational standardization, virtualization strategy, resiliency engineering, and enterprise systems modernization activities supporting Scientific Computing Services.
• Support cloud bursting strategy, hybrid workload integration, secure cloud connectivity, Infrastructure-as-Code implementation, and cloud-native scientific computing enablement.
• Support Zero Trust alignment, secure enclave design, boundary protection, audit readiness, vulnerability management integration, and NIH/NIAID compliance alignment for Scientific Computing environments.
• Establish system information requirements using analysis of the information engineer(s) in the development of enterprise-wide or large-scale information systems.
• Ensure systems are compatible and in compliance with the standards for open systems architectures, the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and ISO reference models, and profiles of standards - such as Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Open Systems Environment (OSE) reference model - as they apply to the implementation and specification of information management solution of the application platform, across the Application Program Interface (API), and the external environment/software application.
• Ensure that the common operating environment is compliant with the Agency enterprise architecture and applicable reference models.
• Evaluate analytically and systematically problems of workflows, organization, and planning and develop appropriate corrective action.
• Provide daily supervision and direction to staff.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field.
• Active Public Trust or higher security clearance.
• Minimum 6 years experience supporting IT infrastructure, systems, and applications, including HPC environments, support teams, and ensuring quality of service operations.
• Experience with scientific instrumentation and HPC and knowledge of working in a scientific research organization, with an emphasis on biomedical research.
• Experience supporting commercial scientific instrumentation, and the integration of this instrumentation in a federal government IT environment.
• Experience supporting systems based on Windows, MacOS, and Linux, including both GUI and command-line operations and troubleshooting, and scripting in these environments.
• Have documented experience with FISMA and system authorization processes.
• Practical experience with industry best practices as articulated by, but not limited to, the Project Management Institute (PMI), Lean IT, Agile practices, DevOps and ITIL, as appropriate.
• Reside within the Washington DC Metro area
• Travel within the Washington DC Metro Area, and CONUS as needed.