System Architect

Edgewater Federal Solutions•Albuquerque, NM

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a System Architect to support a major national laboratory. This role involves monitoring, maintaining, and repairing physical and virtual server systems, resolving technical issues, and applying patches or implementing configuration changes to optimize system performance. The System Architect will also perform system capacity analysis, assist users, develop maintenance procedures, create automation scripts, and conduct quality assurance checks. Collaboration with customers, subject matter experts, and other architects is crucial for analyzing, evaluating, and optimizing systems, as well as contributing to process development and system improvement efforts.

Requirements

BS in relevant discipline plus a minimum 3 years, or more, of directly related experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties.
Related experience may be substituted for relevant education and vice versa.
Must have an active U.S. Dept. of Energy Clearance.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Foundational understanding of systems architecture principles, enterprise infrastructure, and IT operations.
Familiarity with networking concepts, virtualization, system monitoring, and security fundamentals.
Ability to write clear technical documentation and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong problem solving skills and a willingness to learn new technologies.

Nice To Haves

SSL/TLS certificate automation, certificate lifecycle management, or PKI concepts.
Windows Server administration, including roles, services, and configuration management.
Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, or similar).
Exposure to cloud platforms and Cloud AI services (Azure, AWS, GCP).
Technical curiosity and a desire for continuous learning.
Strong analytical thinking and structured approach to problem solving.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
Attention to detail and commitment to high quality deliverables.

Responsibilities

Monitor, maintain, and repair physical and virtual server systems.
Resolve technical issues affecting hardware, operating systems, or applications.
Apply operating system or application patches, install or replace hardware, and implement configuration changes to improve or restore system performance.
Perform system capacity analysis and planning.
Assist users in accessing and using business systems.
Develop instructions and procedures for system maintenance.
Create scripts to automate monitoring and repair tasks.
Conduct quality assurance checks.
Collaborate with customers, subject matter experts, and architects to analyze, evaluate, and optimize systems.
Contribute to process development and system improvement efforts.