Senior IT Systems Solution Architect (TS/SCI Required)

Compass Point, an Akima Company, is committed to helping government agencies modernize their IT infrastructure and systems to drive innovation and value. Come join an experienced, leading edge team committed to excellence and results. Compass Point offers a challenging and rewarding work environment, competitive salary and benefits, and a wide variety of career development opportunities. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), 100% of our company’s profits go back to our more than 14,000 Iñupiat shareholders that have resided near and above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years. Our business helps support their way of life and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived in a challenging environment.

Responsibilities:

• Engineer, secure, deploy, operate, and maintain a Cyber Virtual Training Area (CVTA) to support classroom instruction and individual distance learning

• Provide support to learning course managers on the use of Glance, Heat, Horizon, and other applications to allow them to create their own course environments

• Works closely with enterprise technology, applications, and project managers to design major infrastructure components and processes; plans architectural improvements in coordination with project managers and provides architectural guidance and support to infrastructure engineers and quality analysts.

• Remain current with emerging technologies and participates in strategy setting; promotes adoption of strategic technologies; provides support in ROI analysis and project portfolio management leveraging infrastructure, infrastructure application rationalization, recommends systems for upgrade or retirement; develops target technology/software standards and guidelines.

• Analyze Gov’t provided POIs and use provided virtualization technologies to virtualize the content to implement and provide Classroom as a Service (CRaaS) for schoolhouse.

• Define and document target architecture models, processes and policies related to core infrastructure; anticipate growth and ensure scalability of the infrastructure to include servers, storage, network, and infrastructure applications.

• Lead architecture reviews and audits, including technical security, disaster recovery and business continuity programs; Serve as a SME for design of technical infrastructure to integrate solutions into existing technology standards

• Proficiency at architecting VMware virtual environments

• Apply IT expertise, including supporting feasibility studies, technical evaluation, justification, acquisition/procurement, installs, implementation, mgmt, & admin of IT and cybersecurity systems

Minimum Qualifications:

An Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility is required for consideration

• 10 years of relevant experience required.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science/Information Technology/Information Security or related field institution highly preferred.

• Information Assurance Technical Level II (IAT II) certification required.

​​​​​You must be able to meet all health requirements, including but not limited to, current and future vaccination requirements for infectious diseases such as COVID-19

The duties and responsibilities listed in this job description generally cover the nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. This is not intended to be a complete list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Subject to the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, the company management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as may be necessary. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.