Information Systems Architect

About the role

At PLEXSYS, we’re all about creating Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training solutions for our customers worldwide. With over 200 employees spread across fifteen states and four countries, we’re dedicated to enhancing training experiences every day, everywhere. Why PLEXSYS? At PLEXSYS, you’ll be part of a dynamic and supportive culture that encourages you to reach your professional goals, put forth your best effort, and collaborate with other enthusiastic and driven individuals. Our core values – integrity, excellence, teamwork, and agility – are at the heart of everything we do, guiding our decisions and shaping our vibrant organizational culture. PLEXSYS is an amazing place to work, but you don’t have to take our word for it. We invite you to check out what our team members are saying about working at PLEXSYS on Glassdoor. Discover why PLEXSYS could be the perfect place for the next step in your career.

The Information Systems Architect will define and design the architecture for leading edge complex Information Systems (IS) in support of Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS), Airborne Surveillance Command and Control (ASC2), and/or Theater Air Control System (TACS) training and ground systems and networks. Responsibilities will include performing studies and analyzing existing network systems, as well as participating in defining the overall technical and cybersecurity solution for new and existing implementations. The Systems Architect will interface directly with project and product management with the goal of providing secure IS architectures to support end-user’s technical, financial, and schedule needs. Primary activities include creation of networked IS architectures, identification and application of Risk Management Framework (RMF)-mandated security controls, performance prediction, network-sizing analysis, creating information assurance (IA) and technical requirements baselines, and verification and validation planning. Personal initiative, good communication, and the ability to document system designs are vital to this role. Key focus areas are liaising between stakeholders, ensuring system and security requirements are understood by the internal teams and validating software and firmware interfaces are clearly defined.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design of network and security architecture solutions working collaboratively with teams comprised of operators, information system security officers, software engineers and stakeholders
• Participate in component level requirements decomposition that are fully traceable to system level requirements and write specifications to capture requirements
• Management of customer expectations to meet overall performance, requirement flow-down, and requirements justification
• Assist in preparing technical proposals and presentations for gaining new business
• Design, support, and deployment of virtualized infrastructure and network solutions
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting to users
• Determine existing product feasibility and/or research external vendors to meet system requirements
• Analyze network topologies and provide appropriate network transition plans to support new corporate products and platforms
• Support the acquisition of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services as needed
• Plan network layouts and configure systems to unique user environments
• Ensure systems are completely documented prior to delivery
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Requirements

• Must meet current DoD-M 8570 IAM Level I certification requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Network Security, Computer Science, or related technical discipline and seven (7) years relevant work experience
• Experience implementing security controls using NIST Special Publications (800-53, 53a, 800-171, 800-125) and CNSSI 1253
• Experience developing and deploying Network System Architectures using various appliances, software defined networking (SDN), and network functions virtualization (NFV) methods