Systems Architect

Ardent Principles, Inc.•Chantilly, VA

2d•$130,000 - $260,000•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will design, implement, and secure complex AWS/Azure environments, shaping networking, logging, provisioning, and security controls that keep mission systems resilient and operational. You’ll work with Android emulation, reverse engineering, and mobile app exploitation—collecting and analyzing data from domestic and foreign platforms to uncover relationships, signatures, and behavioral patterns. Your expertise in VPN tunnel configuration, obfuscation techniques, fingerprinting, and deconfliction will drive secure connectivity and protect mission tradecraft. We offer advanced services in data science, data engineering, software engineering, AI solutions, cybersecurity, and IT program management. Ardent Principles offers a competitive salary range and a comprehensive, industry‑leading benefits package designed to support long‑term stability and employee well‑being. We provide more than a position—we offer a workplace committed to excellence, integrity, and mission‑focused impact. Our mission is to act as a bridge between satisfied clients and fulfilled employees, ensuring that your job and well-being are our top priorities because your satisfaction leads to the success of our clients. Join us as we continue building the future of secure, high‑impact solutions.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Architecting, designing, or implementing mission internet systems
AWS and/or Azure networking, security, logging, administration, provisioning
Android emulation, reverse engineering, mobile app analysis
VPN tunnel configuration, obfuscation techniques
Fingerprinting, signature analysis, deconfliction
Accreditation, A&A, security control, systems hardening
Cisco router configuration, LAN switching, VLAN tagging
Collection and exploitation of data on mobile apps including domestic and foreign.
Performing data analysis such as gathering information to determine data sources, data targets, data definitions, and data relationships.
Working with data in a variety of structured and unstructured formats.

Nice To Haves

Working with users to identify and develop system requirements taking into account the desired results, hardware limitations and operating requirements
Providing operational testing and recommendations for continuous improvement of equipment and software for collection and exploitation.
Analyzing new technologies, hardware, and software to determine the applicability and need for the existing or proposed system, to include security, storage, and network technology.

Responsibilities

Architecting, designing, or implementing mission internet systems
AWS and/or Azure networking, security, logging, administration, provisioning
Android emulation, reverse engineering, mobile app analysis
VPN tunnel configuration, obfuscation techniques
Fingerprinting, signature analysis, deconfliction
Accreditation, A&A, security control, systems hardening
Cisco router configuration, LAN switching, VLAN tagging
Collection and exploitation of data on mobile apps including domestic and foreign.
Performing data analysis such as gathering information to determine data sources, data targets, data definitions, and data relationships.
Working with data in a variety of structured and unstructured formats.