Systems Architect

SUMMARY Cypher Intelligence LLC is seeking a Systems Architect to support a cleared program in McLean, VA.DUTIES, TASKS, & RESPONSIBILITIES The Sponsor seeks a Systems Architect to perform systems architecture, software engineering, and technical expertise in support of operational planning, implementation and engineering tasks. Lines of effort shall include direct operational support by facilitating data gathering in highly technical situations, providing engineering design and implementation of data triage capabilities, and providing technical expertise to support the development of strategic operational goals. The Systems Architect shall work closely with the Sponsor supporting operational planning processes, and will accompany the Sponsor on domestic and foreign travel for this purpose. The Systems Architect shall provide engineering support for data triage and assessment in the field and at Sponsor’s site by applying knowledge of Linux, cluster, and cloud computing capabilities, especially the Hadoop ecosystem and related distributed technologies such as Kafka and Presto. The Contractor shall work closely with other contractor resources to ingest new data and use it to inform new operations.REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, & TECHNOLOGIES – Active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph – Hadoop certification and demonstrated experience understanding of large distributed data systems, cloud infrastructure, and network architecture (Hadoop, Kafka, HBase, Presto) – Demonstrated experience with cloud, data management, and development environments: specifically AWS, HDFS, Cloudera, Spark, Presto, and SQL – Experience working close to the mission on a team of operations officers, technical officers, and operators – Demonstrated experience overseas assisting operations in technical debriefings – Programming skills in multiple languages (Java, Python, Perl) and comfortable in multiple computing environments (Window, Linux, Mac OS)