MM - Systems Architect, Subject Matter Expert; -SME

SECURITY CLEARANCE: TS/SCI with both Polygraphs required

POSITION: Systems Architect

LCAT: Subject Matter Expert, Level 5 (SME)

REQUISITION: MAR-SME

LOCATION: Ft. Meade, Maryland

CSG is searching for a Subject Matter Expert to join an effort supporting:
Desktop and Enclave Services (DES).

Notice: CITRIX, VMWare, Xen App, CENTRIFY, SCCM, HPE, CentOS/Red Hat is required.

In general, DES organization provides development, delivery, and sustainment of physical and virtual non-corporate enterprise personal desktop computing solutions.

DES supports requirements such as modern hardware and software solutions, delivery, operating system and application software patching, packaging and updates, and hardware testing and baseline approvals for VDI, Trusted Thin Client (TTC), thick clients, thin clients, laptops, and other mobile devices for enclave, customer-specific, and High Value Assets (HVA). Services span the early preparations for deployment, implementation during deployment, and follow-up actions after deployments have concluded.

• DES is part of the Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS) organization.
• EIS is in the process of designing, developing and implementing major changes to the IT architecture and infrastructure, and these changes apply to the entire enterprise.
• DES is one of many EIS organizations that will participate in supporting transformation and modernization. At present DES supports a subset of numbering organizations which have requirements that cannot be fulfilled by standard corporate solutions.

The Desktop Application Services Section consists of three Teams:

• Specialized Desktop Solutions
• Specialized VDI Solutions
• Trusted Thin Client (TTC)

Enterprise Directory Services performs development and sustainment of Directory and Security services for both on‑prem and cloud services. It provides the implementation of emerging technologies, cloud integration, Active Directory and Identity consolidation, and the architecture and adoption of cloud services from cloud providers, such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon, IBM, Google, and Oracle.

• Provide the bridge between Mission end users of the system to be delivered and those who are architecting engineering and/or developing the system.
• Support the development, review, and analysis of Mission CONOPs, requirements, scenarios and use cases that accurately reflect end users’ needs.
• Assist in the development, organization, and articulation of Mission expectations to support test planning and operational evaluation activities.
• Support information management transformation.
• Maintain cognizance of all operational requirements, ensuring that the spirit of the requirements is preserved across programmatic and acquisition activities.
• Articulate/whiteboard ideas to all levels of management.
• Provide lifecycle sustainment support.

• Experience with CITRIX, VMWare, Xen App, CENTRIFY, SCCM, HPE, CentOS/Red Hat required.
• If assigned to Directory Services TTOs, experience with Active Directory, Identity Management, SCCM, DNS, Group Policy, Active Role Servers, Privileged Account Management (PAM) Services, and MS Exchange are required.
• If assigned to Desktop & Enclave Services TTOs, understanding of the concepts of mission islands, Trusted Thin Client, and enhanced VDI (e.g., remote GPU and memory scaling) is required.

• Certification: IAT, Level 2.
• Bachelor’s Degree + 10 years of systems experience, OR
• Associate’s Degree + 15 years of systems experience, OR
• No Degree + 20 years of systems experience.

CSG, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer that values the strength of diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.