IAM System Engineer managing authentication services within high - security ICT infrastructure team. Focus on developing and maintaining critical authentication services in a hybrid work environment.
About the role
- Chief Systems Architect leading architectural design and systems integration for geospatial intelligence. Working with customer leadership and contractors to implement resilient enterprise architecture.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the lead architect for a primary task order, while providing architectural guidance and alignment across the broader program as needed to ensure consistency, interoperability, and compliance across multiple task orders.
- Serve as the principal systems architect and strategic technical advisor on all matters related to enterprise systems design, cloud integration, and architecture modernization.
- Lead the development and evolution of architectural frameworks and system-of-systems designs aligned with the customer’s long-term GEOINT strategies.
- Provide authoritative recommendations on technology integration, standards adoption, and data flow optimization.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Release Train Engineers (RTEs), and cross-functional scrum teams to translate business needs into technical solutions that meet performance, scalability, security, and compliance requirements.
- Guide technical decision-making across geographically dispersed teams to ensure consistent design patterns, coding standards, and DevSecOps practices.
- Conduct architecture reviews and provide governance to ensure solutions are compliant with federal enterprise architecture frameworks, cybersecurity mandates (e.g., NIST), and cloud adoption strategies.
- Define, update, and validate architectural patterns and interface specifications for enterprise-level systems.
- Drive cloud-native solution strategies including containerization, and continuous integration/continuous delivery/deployment (CI/CD) pipelines in secure environments.
- Analyze and evaluate emerging technologies to inform future-state architecture and capability roadmaps.
- Represent Leidos and the Chinook Program in high-level technical exchanges, reviews, and governance boards with the customer and Intelligence Community (IC) stakeholders.
- Drive user-facing front-end development and back-end infrastructure that integrates with existing customer systems and end user mission requirements.
Requirements
- US citizenship is required per contract.
- Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to successfully pass a Polygraph examination.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline and 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in systems architecture, software development, solution engineering, or enterprise information technology (IT).
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven experience designing, implementing, and managing complex, mission-critical enterprise architectures with the IC.
- Deep expertise in cloud architecture (AWS/C2S/IC GovCloud), data integration, and secure multi-domain systems.
- Experience working with geographically dispersed Agile teams and participating in SAFe ceremonies (e.g., PI Planning Events, System Demos).
- Familiarity with GEOINT data, the customer’s tools, infrastructure, and tradecraft.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-53), zero-trust architectures, and cloud security principles.
- Certifications such as The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Project Management Professional (PMP), or Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA).
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
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