Senior Network/System Architect
- Employer
- TekSynap
- Location
- Carson, California
- Posted
- Sep 12, 2023
- Closes
- Oct 12, 2023
- Ref
- 2022-3705
- Function
- IT
- Industry
- Technology and Software
- Hours
- Full Time
Responsibilities & Qualifications
RESPONSIBILITIES
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Overview
We are seeking a Senior Network/System Architect to join our team supporting the Defense Contract Management Agency in Carson, CA.
This program provides support to help DCMA achieve state-of-the-art, dependable and secure systems that support the Agency in its mission. TekSynap implements and manages secure, available, and dependable Information Technology (IT) systems in the data centers that support DCMA employees and external business partners worldwide 24x7x365. We ensure the availability, reliability, integrity and security of all supported environments (Pre-Production and Production) and IT systems to provide uninterrupted DCMA operations.
TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. "Technology moving at the speed of thought" embodies these principles - the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.
We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.
Visit us at www.TekSynap.com .
Apply now to explore jobs with us!
The safety and health of our employees is of the utmost importance. Employees are required to comply with any contractually mandated Federal COVID-19 requirements. More information can be found here .
By applying to a role at TekSynap you are providing consent to receive text messages regarding your interview and employment status. If at any time you would like to opt out of text messaging, respond "STOP".
Additional Job Information
COMPETENCIES
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE
US Citizenship
Top Secret Clearance
OTHER DUTIES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status"). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.
TekSynap is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an application, please contact hr@teksynap.com for assistance.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support the lead technical architect over an IT support team with a wide range of responsibilities to include advising the government customer on modernization, database management, application management, desktop support and imaging, infrastructure design, infrastructure as a service, cybersecurity, and support for both classified and unclassified environments.
- Develop specific implementation guidelines and operational planning for future technology transitions to DISA, as well as sustainment and deployment of necessary upgrades and refreshes for software and hardware technology still remaining in the existing agency infrastructure.
- Research, analyze, and recommend potential technology/performance enhancements and information system upgrades for the purpose of lifecycle sustainment/replacement, security, and operational improvements necessary to support a secure, reliable, and sustainable environment.
- Plan, design, engineer, and submit Implementation/Design Packages (IDP), to include required artifacts.
- Adhere to agency change management processes, and create/submit a Request for Change (RFC) for each approved IDP.
- Oversee the implementation of approved plans.
- Design, implement, integrate, and sustain infrastructure with legacy and cloud-based applications to include COTS, and other modernization efforts.
- Participate in planning and implementation of modernization efforts to include transition of legacy systems and applications to cloud-based solutions.
- Support software developers and users in a Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) environment.
- Integrate and sustain data backup solutions and data warehouses for legacy and cloud-based applications.
- Design, implement, and sustain automated application testing infrastructure.
- Conduct Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Disaster Recovery planning and participate in related exercises.
- Review and update Contingency Planning procedures for DCMA IT technologies and perform quarterly Pre-Contingency Planning exercise technology reviews to ensure procedures are up-to-date and accurate.
- Provide a Contingency Exercise After Action Report (AAR) documenting any issues or problems encountered during the exercise, recommend resolution to those problems, and any lessons learned.
- Ensure that designs and solutions conform to DoD/agency security requirements and policies, to include DISA STIGs.
- Support migrations of systems, data, and applications to cloud-based or DISA hosted solutions.
- Provide infrastructure planning, design, implementation, operation, maintenance, and support for SIPRNet systems, servers, clients, software, applications, appliances, and customers.
- Oversee the network team and ensure all design drawings are accurate and updated.
- Provide vulnerability management support.
- Track and oversee the completion of all infrastructure projects for classified and unclassified environments.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience:
- Minimum 7 years of experience supporting a wide variety of enterprise infrastructure technologies and implementations, such as enterprise storage, virtual server implementations, SharePoint, data center consolidation and network planning.
- Certifications:
- One of the following DoD 8570 IAT-III certifications:
- CASP+ CE
- CCNP Security
- CISA
- CISSP (or Associate)
- GCED
- GCIH
- CCSP
- Clearance: Top Secret Clearance with ADP Level 1 eligibility (T5 investigation)
Overview
We are seeking a Senior Network/System Architect to join our team supporting the Defense Contract Management Agency in Carson, CA.
This program provides support to help DCMA achieve state-of-the-art, dependable and secure systems that support the Agency in its mission. TekSynap implements and manages secure, available, and dependable Information Technology (IT) systems in the data centers that support DCMA employees and external business partners worldwide 24x7x365. We ensure the availability, reliability, integrity and security of all supported environments (Pre-Production and Production) and IT systems to provide uninterrupted DCMA operations.
TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. "Technology moving at the speed of thought" embodies these principles - the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.
We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.
Visit us at www.TekSynap.com .
Apply now to explore jobs with us!
The safety and health of our employees is of the utmost importance. Employees are required to comply with any contractually mandated Federal COVID-19 requirements. More information can be found here .
By applying to a role at TekSynap you are providing consent to receive text messages regarding your interview and employment status. If at any time you would like to opt out of text messaging, respond "STOP".
Additional Job Information
COMPETENCIES
- Establish Focus
- Change Management
- Develop Others
- Oral Communication
- Written Communication
- Interpersonal Awareness
- Build Relationships
- Analytical Thinking
- Conceptual Thinking
- Strategic Thinking
- Technical Expertise
- Initiative
- Foster Innovation
- Results Oriented
- Teamwork
- Customer Service
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Location: Carson, CA
- Type of environment: Office
- Noise level: Low
- Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday - Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
- Amount of Travel: Minimal
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE
US Citizenship
Top Secret Clearance
OTHER DUTIES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status"). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.
TekSynap is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an application, please contact hr@teksynap.com for assistance.