Systems Architect

Leidos is seeking a Systems Architect for a technical development program supporting the Sponsor's Entitlement Programs as well as IdAM /ICAM, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes and Digital Policy Management. The System Architect will support an existing system and provide the structure and guidance to adopt new technologies for a system agnostic platform approach. The candidate will work with other customer groups and application service providers to develop optimized solutions. The ideal candidate possesses hands-on IT systems architecture experience and seeks to grow their skills.

Create a network architecture that takes all factors of a network into consideration such as functional requirements, technical considerations, business processes and end users. Create a wide variety of IT system architectures that are beneficial and can be implemented.

• Provide use case definitions, capability roadmaps, and overarching guidance

• Data and component modeling of customized information technology solutions

• Systems management and integration functions

• Provide Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) that includes governance issues as well as software deployments.

• Analyze data processing problems

• Analyze user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing systems

• Review computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations for best practices

• Recommend software products and other solutions to the customer.

• Incorporate enterprise services for authentication, access control, centralized auditing, monitoring, and security classification into mission applications

• Design and develop solutions to applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns

• Engineer strategies for new technologies and infrastructure processes

• Typically requires MS degree and 15+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree

• Understand the relationship between applications, operating systems, hardware and software

• Experience in total system design, including networks

• AWS experience

• Process improvement experience

• Prior experience reading and developing solutions to customer requirements

• Knowledge and experience with Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)

• Knowledge of security principles, policy and regulations

Desired Qualifications

• Certification - Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• Doctorate in technical domain

• Current Microsoft and Cisco certifications

• Understanding of current cybersecurity technologies and emerging capabilities

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares., Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .