NAVSYS, a GPS and NetCentric innovation company, seeks a systems architect for programs delivering GPS engineering Products, Solutions and Enterprise Services to DoD and commercial customers. These products typically have tightly integrated hardware, software, firmware, and database solutions. The architect is an experienced hands-on engineer who can design and lead the development of complete back-end and front-end solutions in a fast paced hi-tech R&D environment.  Because of the technical nature of the DoD programs involved, the architect brings a strong technical background and direct DoD experience. The architect possesses the ability to serve as the project team technical lead on matters concerning systems and software architectures.

This position requires a motivated self-starter and team-player with the ability to address diverse challenges in a complex environment – amongst these challenges are inter-program technology dependencies and mid-program technology changes. Excellent organization and communication skills are a must. An ability to operate fluidly and efficiently and to motivate technical staff assigned in a matrix organization will contribute to the incumbent’s success.

The successful candidate should possess the following knowledge, skills and experience

• Five plus years relevant experience designing systems and custom architectures for DoD customers or other custom solutions requiring integration of custom software, hardware, sensors, communications and similar constraints on possible solutions. Experience should include directing technical solutions and associated applications software and technology development.
• Direct hands-on experience with building technology architectures involving Service Oriented Architectures (SOA), J2EE applications, web services, and data modeling, and relational database systems required.
• Experience in developing solutions with complex constraints such as limited bandwidth from tactical data links, intermittent communications failures, geographic separation of processing centers, scalability and robustness requirements, interoperability of software components and databases, integration of specialized hardware, and failover and load-balancing of server capabilities.
• Five plus years experience in custom development as a software, firmware, electrical, or systems engineer involving integration of complex technology. Demonstrated understanding of impacts on other engineering disciplines when designing system architectures.

• U.S. citizenship required and a current or previously held security clearance required.
• BS degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline. MS or higher preferred.