Cyber Systems Architect III

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Full Time Professional McLean, VA, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Blackwatch International Corporation (Blackwatch) is a small business founded in 2010 and dedicated to supporting Federal business and national security objectives. Our headquarters are in McLean, VA, with satellite offices in Sacramento, CA.

Blackwatch invests in innovation and quality for our customers and staff, holding corporate-level ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2013, and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 and CMMI Level 3 certifications. We are a leading provider of information technology (IT) infrastructure, cybersecurity, Dev Sec Ops , data exploitation, and engineering services, specializing in large and complex projects. Blackwatch is dedicated to growth and offers a dynamic working environment with multiple opportunities for advancement.

Position

Description:

Participates in design, development, and implementation of IT security architectures and solutions. Applies knowledge and expertise designing, deploying, and supporting systems in secure environments to provide oversight and management of system administrators, system engineers, developers, or other technical staff. Participates in discussions with government stakeholders to gather and validate requirements, conduct reviews, and identify process improvements. Provides implementation and technical advice for software engineering cyber security requirements.

Supports projects and teams in the technical analysis of large complex mission critical systems in defining system security or software architecture. Participates in design, development, and implementation of IT security architectures and solutions. Applies knowledge and expertise designing, deploying, and supporting systems in secure environments to provide oversight and management of system administrators, system engineers, developers, or other technical staff.

Participates in discussions with government stakeholders to gather and validate requirements, conduct reviews, and identify process improvements. Provides implementation and technical advice for software engineering cyber security requirements.

Supports projects and teams in the technical analysis of large complex mission critical systems in defining system security or software architecture.

Provides technical/management leadership on major tasks or technology assignments. Establishes goals and plans that meet project objectives. Has domain and expert technical knowledge. Directs and controls activities for a client, having overall responsibility for financial management, methods, and staffing to ensure that technical requirements are met. Interactions involve client negotiations and interfacing with senior management. Decision making and domain knowledge may have a critical impact on overall project implementation.

Position Title: Cyber Systems Architect III

Position Location: On-site in Alexandria, VA; remote (if authorized)

Position Type: Regular

Years of experience: 5

Security Clearance: Public Trust

US Citizenship

Required:

Yes, must have Real

The scope of work for effort includes infrastructure Hosting (On-premise internal cloud only) – Compute support provides vital services in the provision and maintenance of those resources through a focus on the workflows and methodologies of how compute is created, maintained, and recaptured to deliver timely compute resources to customers, faster, and right sized while ensuring products stay secure and stable.

Compute services provide engineering, and security and operations maintenances support for Server Operating Systems, as well as, requirements analysis and design, to ensure adherence to standards & policies for any USPTO Product or Component.

• Combined scope:
  Provide NIST-based IA governance, full RMF A&A lifecycle support (Categorize → Authorize → Monitor), and produce/update required artifacts (SSP, PTA/PIA, CAW, FIPS-199, PIAs, Contingency Plans, and…