IT Architect
About The Position
The IT Architect will be responsible for designing, developing, analyzing, and maintaining the overall system architecture, potentially including cloud environments. This role involves coordinating the design and integration of complete solutions comprising multiple commercial and custom subsystems. The architect will maintain in-depth knowledge of emerging technologies to enhance system reliability, performance, and functionality, and develop specifications for new products and services. They will research and recommend technologies to improve current systems and meet future mission needs, perform system design and programming, and ensure correct database configuration. Additionally, the IT Architect will provide best practices for identity management, access controls, and credential integration for multi-factor authentication (MFA), and offer technical support and modifications to ensure optimal network performance. This role also includes managing the planning and installation of hardware and software for INL systems, working with stakeholders to identify requirements, and modeling business scenarios. The architect will develop customizations to integrate applications and federate services, and be responsible for technical planning, architecture development, and specification modification to meet performance, scalability, reliability, and security needs. They will utilize engineering knowledge to test and deploy systems, and provide support to technical resources. Testing and conflict analysis on new systems will be performed, with results provided to support organizational business objectives. The IT Architect will also provide technical direction and mentoring to junior staff, coach and train members on standards and tools, and document best practices. Ensuring efficient and appropriate utilization of management systems through an architectural approach is also a key responsibility. Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree, and 9 years of experience in a technical field including Computer Engineering or Engineering Technology.
- Design and deployment activities for custom LLM environments.
- Designed and built scalable, secure, high-performance high-end GPU cluster infrastructure for AI workloads.
- Experience in AI/LLM-based workloads design and engineering specific to DOE and INL lab mission.
- Applicable experience or advanced degree.
- Must be knowledgeable of computer systems/operations, Oracle database, C++ and C# programming languages.
- Understanding of the Linux and Windows operating system and programming.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in complex, heterogeneous environments, simultaneously operating Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X/macOS, and Linux systems.
- Understanding of various scripting languages, such as PowerShell, Python, JavaScript, etc.
- Knowledge of cyber security and information assurance regulations such as FISMA, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOX, SP, FIPS, RMF, etc.
- Support and use the established Integrated Safety Management System principles.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance and meet the requirements for the Human Reliability Program (TDP).
- Subject to the requirements of DOE O 142.3B, Unclassified Foreign National Access Program.
- Must sign and comply with all required access agreements prior to being granted access to organizational systems or data.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with ADA programming language.
- Experience with Oracle PL/SQL.
- Experience with Cisco network equipment.
- Experience with OpenVMS operating system.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, analyze, and maintain overall system architecture, including cloud environments.
- Coordinate design and integration of complete solutions with multiple subsystems.
- Maintain knowledge of new and emerging technologies for system enhancements.
- Develop specifications for new products and services.
- Research and recommend technologies to improve systems and meet future needs.
- Perform system design and programming, ensuring correct database configuration.
- Provide suggestions for best practices in identity management, access controls, and MFA.
- Provide technical support and modifications to ensure optimal network performance.
- Manage planning and installation of hardware and software for INL systems.
- Work with stakeholders to identify requirements and expected outcomes.
- Model and frame business scenarios impacting critical business processes.
- Develop customizations to integrate applications and federate services.
- Responsible for technical planning, architecture development, and specification modification.
- Utilize engineering knowledge to test and deploy hardware and software systems.
- Provide support to technical resources during project execution.
- Perform testing and conflict analysis on new systems.
- Provide technical direction and mentoring for junior staff.
- Coach and train members on standards and tools.
- Document best practices of software engineering and software-defined services.
- Design, develop, install, patch, and upgrade supporting products.
- Establish policies and document procedures for system maintenance.
- Ensure efficient and appropriate utilization of management systems.
- Complete initial and annual role-specific training as required.
- Comply with all applicable information security and privacy policies and procedures.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) with a 4.2% employer contribution and up to 4.8% match
- Paid time off (personal leave)
- Employee Education Program (tuition assistance for eligible positions)
- Comprehensive Relocation Package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
