Principal System Infrastructure Architect

Auria is looking to hire a Principal System Infrastructure Architect to support the Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) program. Work location is in Colorado Springs, CO.

As a key member of our integrated team, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining the physical, functional, and technical baselines necessary to describe the desired capabilities of our evolving BMDS Battle Management, Command & Control, and Communications (C2BMC) system. Your ability to adapt new network technology and design patterns for application to the BMDS Command & Control, Battle Management, and Communications system, including software-defined networking concepts, will be instrumental in our success.

Essential Functions:

• Experience with national missile defense or early warning system capabilities, e.g., C2BMC or other missile defense systems, sensors, or effector
• Experience with command and control systems
• Knowledge of Space Domain Awareness mission areas
• Investigation and adaptation of emerging technologies
• Designing production environments and lab modifications to support operations, test, and development needs across a geographically separated team using multiple security levels
• Developing Bills of Material and performing Analysis of Alternatives for competing solutions to capability needs
• Producing CAMEO and/or Visio diagrams and other engineering products to communicate designs to the rest of the engineering team and taking those products through internal and customer reviews
• Will work with other SMEs on the team to align solutions with different aspects of the program
• Champion design patterns, trades, and implementation across the program
• Provide designs for assured, efficient BMDS communications, facilitating reconfigurability, network management/monitoring, and information assurance
• Reports to the Global Lead Architect and Deputy for tasking and guidance

Basic Qualifications:

Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• Current/active in-scope DoD issued TS/SCI security clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Project Management, Engineering, Computer Science, Business Management) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 12 years of related experience
• or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of experience,
• or a PhD and 8 years of experience;
• or 16 years experience instead of a degree may be considered
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs
• Skills should include:
• Network engineering expertise in logical link layering
• Ethernet
• WAN
• Switches
• Routers (including software routers)
• Firewalls
• Understanding of concepts like:
• DMZ
• OSPF
• BGP
• LDAP
• Spine Leaf configurations
• Band Management
• Cabling classification standards
• SWAP-C
• Virtual route forwarding
• TEMPEST
• Experience and knowledge of virtualization methodologies and tools, and management and design of local private cloud instances to include tenant hosting
• Experience integrating COTS elements into a large enterprise with an understanding of cyber patching strategies, risk-based product selection
• Experience with and knowledge of network encryption devices and methodologies
• Experience with Cyber System Accreditation packages
• Knowledge of Cross Domain transfer solutions and implementation patterns and design of multi-security level enterprise systems
• Knowledge of DevSecOps development patterns and how infrastructure supports that development methodology
• Must be a self-starter with strong attention to detail and have excellent writing and speaking skills
• Ability to lead projects / functional groups and interface well with internal and external customers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a related discipline and 10 years of related work experience is highly preferred
• Graduate Certificate: Model-Based Systems Engineering (Ex: Stevens, Caltech, UCSD, USC, GWU, INCOSE cohort, etc)
• Certification: INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) Certification
• Certification: Object Management Group Certified Systems Modeling Professional - Model Builder Intermediate (OCSMP - MBI)

Salary Range:The salary offered will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications - skills, education & experience - and the position level ($150,000 - $160,000).

About Auria

Auria is a provider of solutions and software in support of complex Space, National Security, and Cyber missions of federal, international, and commercial customers. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO and with operations in Boulder, CO, Washington, DC, Huntsville, AL, Albuquerque, NM, Ogden, UT, and San Diego, CA, our success is built on the excellence of diverse teams advancing innovative systems and operational software to strengthen our customers’ superiority in Space. With a distinguished track record and a spirit of relentless pursuit, we set the pace for progress and execute every mission with the utmost precision.

When you join Auria as a full-time employee, you get many benefits which include:

• Generous PTO package with yearly tenure increases
• Flex time policy providing you the flexibility needed
• 11 Company-Paid Holidays per year
• Up to 4% match on 401(k) employee contributions, employer and employee contributions immediately vested
• Tuition and Certification Fee Assistance
• Low-cost medical plans that include company-sponsored HSA
• No-cost life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• And much more!

Auria is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.