Senior Systems Architect

The Senior Systems Architect reports to the MSTP Project Manager and receives work direction derivatives from the Communications and Information Systems Lead. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Lead the architectural design, planning, and integration of MSTP enterprise systems to support daily operations and exercises. 

• Develop and maintain high‑level system architecture documentation, including physical and logical server diagrams for planned, in‑development, and operational systems. 

• Define system modernization strategies, technology roadmaps, and long‑term architectural standards aligned with MSTP objectives. 

• Oversee configuration, deployment, and optimization of enterprise services and infrastructure. 

• Conduct pre‑event architectural testing to identify risks, resolve complex system failures, and ensure optimal system performance. 

• Design and validate classified infrastructure environments (e.g., physical blade servers, storage arrays, chassis, virtualized infrastructures, multipurpose server environments). 

• Establish security, interoperability, scalability, and performance requirements for MSTP enterprise architectures in accordance with DoD standards and cybersecurity policies. 

• Help integrate MSTP enterprise services, coalition networks, and system architectures. 

• Provide high‑level engineering support for complex system issues 

• Assess architectural impacts of mission requirements and recommend system improvements. 

• Maintain advanced operations, configuration, integration, and design documentation. 

• Monitor system performance metrics and ensure architectural availability, and reliability. 

• Strengthen system resilience through redundancy planning, disaster recovery, and continuityofoperations design. 

• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and tools to enhance MSTP capabilities. 

• Advise engineering teams on system architecture best practices and technical guidance. 

EDUCATION  

• IAT Level II: Baseline Certification ‐ IAW DoD 8140.01 required (CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP); a minimum of one valid Computing Environment (CE)/Operating System (OS) Certificate (i.e. MS Windows Server 2012 R2 Cert, MS Windows 10 cert, a VMware 6.0 Cert); and at least 3 years in IA technology or a related area. 

• Must possess and maintain training and certifications sufficient to be granted privileged access to Marine Corps information technology (IT) and information systems (IS) 

EXPERIENCE 

• At least five years of experience in IT, which should include successful experience as an enterprise team member or lead.  

• Preferred level of certifications and experience include: MCSE: Core Infrastructure, MCSA: Windows Server 2016, Dell/EMC SAN, Windows and Linux virtualization in VMware technologies, ESXi on VMware vSphere v6.7/v6.5/v6.0/v5.5, vCenter, and MS PowerShell automation  

• MEF level operational military experience in communications with prior experience at the field grade level (0602, 0603, 0699) or equivalent.  

CORE SKILLS/COMPETENCIES  

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Proficient in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, and SharePoint. 

• Strong communication and presentation skills.  Able to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.  Able to design and write clear communications and present training programs. 

• Excellent organizational, planning, problem-solving, prioritization, interpersonal skills, and able to instinctively adapt, plan, inform and influence. 

WORKING CONDITIONS 

• Required to sit for extended periods of time and maintain focus 

• Daily travel in local area during work day (including use of personal vehicle) 

• Be able to work an unstable schedule, to include holidays and weekends. 

SPECIAL POSITION NOTATIONS 

• CONUS and OCONUS travel may be required for up to three weeks at a time (or longer). 

• Qualification as an authorized company driver is required. All authorized company drivers must have a valid driver’s license, current automobile insurance, and a driving record that is acceptable to the company’s auto insurance provider. 

SECURITY CLEARANCE  

• A Secret security clearance is required for this position. 

• This position also requires a completed Personnel Security Investigation that will qualify the incumbent to be eligible for access to at least the TS-SCI level, and the individual must be read-in for NATO level access.