Solutions Architect - GTRI - CIPHER - Open Rank

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry.GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.

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The GTRI CIPHER Lab's Secure Information Systems (SIS) Division is currently seeking a Solutions Architect. The division concentrates on the design and development of secure real-world, multi-compartment, multi-level information sharing applications. Hardware and software design methodologies are combined to deliver information exchange solutions that pass the rigorous testing required to operate on the nation's most secure, and scalable.

The Solution Architect defines, conceptualizes, describes, and manages an engineering solution specific to the enterprise system. Responsible for understanding the architecture, design, and development of software built for sponsors and running on secure cloud computing networks, specifically focusing on fully automated deployments. Additional responsibilities include understanding how integration with third-party software vendors will impact the system and providing guidance on impact to the enterprise. This position will interact with government sponsors and government technical experts to translate business requirements into technical requirements and provide guidance to technical teams for execution of requirements.

• Defines, conceptualizes, describes and manages an engineering solutions to the enterprise system.
• Understands technologies, systems, and standards and how they apply to the enterprise.
• Understand interoperability requirements and is able to work with development team to communicate requirements and implementation needs.
• Ability to analyze the sponsor enterprise system and provide recommendations impacted by technical solution.
• Validates security control configuration on systems, ensure all systems are configured to to necessary controls, such as STIGS, CMMC, and other similar requirements.
• Creates documentation outlining software installation, configuration, and dataflows.
• Actively collaborates with sponsors and external teams, derives tasks from detailed requirements.
• Provides tasking to other team members, based off of derived tasks.
• Provides software and merge request code reviews. Acts as the primary gatekeeper for software merges.
• Ensures software adheres to coding standards and practices and satisfies sponsor needs.

• Create and provide briefs to Senior Executive Service (SES) and senior government officials such as Lt Col and higher
• Interact at the team level with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Vendors.
• Set course of action for technical decisions and weigh out trade-offs.

• Experience with on-prem hardware and data center requirements
• Familiar with cloud computing and hybrid concepts
• Full-stack engineering
• DevSecOps & CI/CD
• Experience with virtualization concepts with VMWare, Proxmox, OpenStack
• Experience with Kubernetes deployments
• Experience communicating and collaborating on technical projects with teammates of various technical and non-technical backgrounds
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD TS/SCI clearance
• 8140 certified

• Some knowledge of cyber defensive and offensive operations
• Able to work in a fast-paced, autonomous environment; able to shift priorities quickly.
• Able to interact with O5 and O6 level leadership,
• Knowledge of government acquisitions
• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance
• CCNA and CISSP certifications

10% - 25% travel

This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook

• 9 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Security or related fields
• 7 years of related experience with a Masters' degree in Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Security or related fields
• 4 years of related experience with a Ph.D. in Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Security or related fields

Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link: https://benefits.hr.gatech.edu/.

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