Principal Systems Engineer/Sr. Google Cloud Architect

Location: Dulles, VA

Must have an active Secret Security Clearance

Node is supporting a U.S. Government customer on a large mission-critical development and sustainment program to design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment including introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats.

Node is seeking a Sr. Google Cloud Architect to assess and develop cloud-based architectures and requirements and develop derived requirements and systems engineering artifacts in the development of advanced cybersecurity capabilities.

Responsibilities include:

• Partnering with the Chief Engineer to develop advanced, leading-edge, cloud-oriented architectures that provide new cybersecurity capabilities to a major U.S. Government customer

• Partnering with Agile Scrum teams in the system design and implementation of advanced, cloud-oriented cybersecurity capabilities

• Interfacing directly with customers, stakeholders, and end-users regarding capability architectures, requirements, use cases, and stories to derive, develop, and decompose next-cycle updates and specifications.

Requirements

Required Skills:

• Must be a US Citizen

• Must have an active Secret clearance and be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• 10+ years of applicable experience

• 2+ years of Google Cloud architecting experience

• Google Cloud technology knowledge and implementation experience

• Proven leadership skills and meaningful experience successfully leading technical teams and projects

• Able to work effectively as a leader, in a group, or as an individual contributor

• Strong working knowledge of IT products and services

• Strong working knowledge of IT Service Operations

• Innovative, technical mindset

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization

• Ability to analyze information and identify relevant facts

• Ability to shape opinions of key stakeholders and influence outcomes - Proven track record of achieving desired results

• Strong and diverse business and technical acumen

• Experience working with senior leadership including VP and Director levels

Desired Skills:

• Experience and familiarity with implementing and maintaining a Google Cloud environment

• Familiarity with the following technologies in a cloud environment: Elk Stack (ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana), Ansible, Nessus, ClamAV, AIDE, Splunk, DNS, NAT, git

• Azure Cloud and AWS Cloud technology knowledge and implementation experience - Influential communication and ability to achieve alignment

• Experience managing many people and projects - Experience working in an agile development environment

• Experience working in DevOps and/or DevSecOps environments

• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) knowledge and experience

• Experience working on projects that implement analytic models into production systems

• Experience with Google technologies, migrations to a Google environment, and maintenance of a Google environment

• Experience with agile tools, including Jira and Jira Align Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field. (Two years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree-level education.)

• Experience with Python/bash scripting

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field. Two years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree-level education.

Desired Certifications:

• DoD 8570.1 IAT Level II - AWS Cloud-related certifications

Company Overview:

Node. Digital is an independent Digital Automation & Cognitive Engineering company that integrates best-of-breed technologies to accelerate business impact.

Our Core Values help us in our mission. They include:

OUR CORE VALUES

Identifying theRIGHT PEOPLEand developing them to their full capabilities

Our customer’s “Mission” is our “Mission”. OurMISSION FIRSTapproach is designed to keep our customers fully engaged while becoming their trusted partner

We believe inSIMPLIFYINGcomplex problems with a relentless focus on agile delivery excellence

Our mantra is “SimpleSecureSpeed” in the delivery of innovative services and solutions

Benefits

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Basic Life

• Long-Term Disability

• Health Saving Account

• 401K

• Three weeks of PTO

• 10 Paid Holidays

• Pre-Approved Online Training