WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Systems Architect Sr Principal must have:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Data & Application Management (Imagery Transfer Agent)
Data Flow & Availability: Act as the primary technical pipeline manager, making massive imagery datasets readily available and accessible to intelligence analysts.
Database & Synchronization Management: Execute shell scripts (.sh) on Linux servers to audit, track, and verify the accurate synchronization of database entries to physical imagery files.
Geocatalog Operations: Deploy, configure, and maintain the Geocatalog Enterprise application utilizing the Discover Apache web server.
Middleware Integration: Oversee the installation, optimization, and messaging architecture for Erlang OTP, RabbitMQ Server, and Microsoft SQL Server
Storage & Network Engineering
Mass Storage Architecture: Manage the engineering, scaling, and daily operations of an 18-unit Nexsan Storage system totaling 20 Petabytes (PB) of data.
Vendor & SLA Management: Serve as the technical point of contact to maintain and enforce vendor-contracted maintenance agreements for all enterprise storage units.
SAN Switching: Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Brocade switches to ensure maximum throughput, low latency, and high availability across the storage area network.
Systems Engineering & Infrastructure Operations
Blade Server Management: Orchestrate, provision, and maintain six Dell MX7000 8-blade chassis systems, optimizing compute density and performance.
Specialized Server Environments: Manage three JIANT servers alongside dedicated Nexsan storage to power and support the GEOINT ArcGIS Pro web server environment.
Windows Systems Engineering (MSFT): Lead the deployment, OS installation, optimization, and security patching of enterprise servers and operational endpoints.
Database Administration: Utilize Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to handle foundational database management, queries, and regular patching.
Tactical Systems & Deployment Hardware
Custom Laptop Customization: Build, image, and maintain ruggedized GEOINT laptops pre-loaded with 10 specialized, highly confidential geospatial applications unique to this team.
