National Security Agency: Computer Systems Architect – Immediate Hiring (Blanket)

The professionals at the National Security Agency (NSA) have one common goal: to protect our nation.

The mission requires a strong offense and a steadfast defense.

The offense collects, processes and disseminates intelligence information derived from foreign signals for intelligence and counterintelligence purposes.

The defense prevents adversaries from gaining access to sensitive classified national security information.The need to maintain our core Computer Science group is vital to provide the technical capabilities necessary to successfully execute NSA’s mission.

The increased complexity of supporting NSA’s mission requires world class researchers, programmers, and system and operations developers who collaborate in teams in areas such as software engineering, information technology infrastructure, high performance computing, data science, cloud and system architectures, computer security, and networking in order to design, develop, and implement advanced tools, techniques, and systems on to NSA’s infrastructure.The National Security Agency (NSA) currently has opportunities for highly motivated Computer Systems Architects to design and build the information technology framework of the future across the NSA.Computer Systems Architects at NSA use commercial and government developed hardware, software, networking, and security products to:* drive information technology projects* produce compliance results for established project requirements and IT architecture* modernize IT architecture through analysis of research and introducing changes based on evolving project requirements* integrate industry trends, emerging technologies and standards, and new vendor features* collaborate with experts in technical and application teams to identify, evaluate, and recommend technical solutions to support project requirements* define and analyze data requirements, mapping legacy data stores and formats to logical and physical data models* propose standard ways for information transport between IT systems and stored within corporate knowledge databases* perform architectural alignment of the enterprise logical data model and physical data modelsJob SummaryNSA is in search of Computer Science professionals to solve complex problems, test innovative approaches and research new solutions to storing, manipulating, and presenting information.

We are looking for you to apply your computer science expertise to projects that seek to create new standards for the transformation of information.

If you want to develop technologies and tools and be a part of cutting edge innovations ‘ join our team of experts!

Help protect national security interests as part of the world’s most advanced team of computer science professionals!Qualifications*The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position.

Salary offers are based on candidates’ education level and years of experience relevant to the position and also take into account information provided by the hiring manager/organization regarding the work level for the position.Entry is with a Bachelor’s degree and no experience.

An Associate’s degree plus 2 years of relevant experience may be considered for individuals with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position.Degree must be in Computer Science (CS).

Related fields (e.G., Engineering, Mathematics) may be considered relevant if the programs contain, at minimum, a concentration of courses in the following foundational CS areas: algorithms; computer architecture (not network architecture); programming methodologies and languages; data structures; logic and computation; and advanced mathematics (for example, calculus, discrete mathematics).

Information Technology (IT) or Information Systems (IS) degrees may be considered relevant if the programs contain the amount and type of coursework equivalent to a CS major.Relevant experience must be in the design/development of computer or information systems and include engineering hardware and/or software over their lifecycle (i.E., requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, integration, deployment/installation, and maintenance), programming, computer systems research, reverse engineering, and/or computer/network security.

Completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis course) will be considered towards the relevant experience requirement (i.E., 24-week JCAC course will count as 6 months of experience)CompetenciesThe ideal candidate is a self-starter with a desire for continual learning and strong problem-solving, analytic, and interpersonal skills who is able to:* work in a team environment* adapt to change* provide innovative solutions* communicate effectively* multi-task across multiple projectsSpecialized skills and experience in one or more of the following is required:* System administration with Windows, UNIX, and/or Linux* Programming and scripting experience (e.G., C, C++, Java, Assembly, Python, Perl, Ruby, Bash, Node.Js, Spark, Puppet, SALT, KAFKA, HADOOP)* Database design/development (e.G., NiFi, MongoDB)* Network protocols and hardware* Virtualization fundamentals* Cloud architecture* Security architectures and appliances* Firewalls Boundary device solutions/architectureAssociated topics: cloud architect, equipment, information architect, maintain, maintenance, network, principal systems engineer, senior system engineer, server, system integrator