Systems Architect

Systems Architect

Final date to receive applications: 25 June 2026

Department: Data Analysis and Technology Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Chantilly, VA

REQUIRED: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph

LOCATION: Full-time onsite in Chantilly, VA

We’re looking for a Systems Architect with 10+ years experience who thrives in complex, highly automated environments and enjoys building solutions end‑to‑end. In this role, you’ll design and refine system architectures, evaluate emerging technologies, develop cross‑platform tooling, and implement automation that streamlines provisioning, scaling, and testing workflows. You’ll work across Linux, Windows, multiple hypervisors, and hybrid cloud environments while contributing to core platform logic, API integrations, IaC practices, and low‑level system interactions.

Who We Are: We offer advanced services in data science, data engineering, software engineering, AI solutions, cybersecurity, staff augmentation, and IT program management.

Ardent Principles offers a competitive salary range and a comprehensive, industry‑leading benefits package designed to support long‑term stability and employee well‑being. We provide more than a position—we offer a workplace committed to excellence, integrity, and mission‑focused impact. Our mission is to act as a bridge between satisfied clients and fulfilled employees, ensuring that your job and well‑being are our top priorities because your satisfaction leads to the success of our clients.

Join us as we continue building the future of secure, high‑impact solutions.

In this challenging yet rewarding role, you are an integral part of what brings our Company's mission to life. You must have the following required skills, certifications and demonstrated experience in and/or with:

10+ years experience

• Designing, evaluating, and recommending complex process improvements and new and emerging technologies to meet customer requirements, and experience leading teams to implement these solutions.
• Developing in agnostic operations system‑based platforms, across both Linux and Windows ecosystems to support diverse testing targets and experience leading teams in these environments.
• Programming in Python and/or multiple coding languages, with a strong focus in developing core platform logic, managing scripts that orchestrate remote workstation resource deployment, and mentoring junior developers in coding best practices.
• Designing and implementing end‑to‑end automation solutions that streamline environment provisioning and reduce manual intervention in testing workflows, and experience leading teams to develop and maintain these solutions.
• Implementing logic for automated resource scaling, ensuring the infrastructure adapts to fluctuating workloads and testing demands, and experience leading teams to optimize resource allocation.
• Automating and managing multiple hypervisor platforms (VMWare, KVM, etc.) to host complex, scalable, and highly customized environments, and experience leading teams to optimize these environments.
• Programming efficiency in additional languages, such as C++, Go, or Rust, to optimize low‑level hypervisor interactions, and experience leading teas to develop high‑performance applications.
• Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) experience, working with tools such as Ansible or Terraform, to manage and version control the underlying virtualized testing hardware and configurations, and experience leading teams to develop and maintain IaC practices.
• Kernel and driver knowledge across Linux and Windows kernel drivers, to assist in deep‑level application compatibility testing, and experience leading teams to develop and test low‑level system components.
• API development experience, designing and consuming APIs to bridge testing platforms with third‑party monitoring, logging, or other tools, and experience leading teams to develop and maintain API‑driven integrations.
• Managing large‑scale remote workstation clusters, focusing on high‑availability and minimal latency for highly scalable resource capabilities, and experience leading teams to design and implement…