Systems Architect

In support of a critical mission application Freedom Technology Solutions Group is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Solutions Architect to design implement and sustain complex geospatial systems. This role is central to shaping and evolving the geospatial infrastructure ensuring reliable data flow and enabling mission objectives in secure operational environments.

This is a hands-on architecture role requiring both technical leadership and direct engagement with Linux systems cloud infrastructure and geospatial processing platforms. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in Linux administration AWS cloud services (EC2 VPC IAM S3 Lambda CloudWatch RDS and related technologies) geospatial data processing and enterprise system administration along with familiarity with government data standards and security requirements.

The position directly supports mission-critical geospatial processing and dissemination capabilities operating across on-premises data centers and AWS cloud environments. These platforms process and manage large volumes of imagery and metadata and demand high levels of availability performance and security.

Work is performed within secure government environments supporting operational mission systems. A mission-first mindset and commitment to operational excellence are highly valued and recognized.

Architect design and deploy Linux-based infrastructure across on-premises virtualized containerized and AWS cloud environments (VMware vSphere KVM/QEMU EC2 ECS EKS). Ensure compatibility with evolving Linux distributions and hardened mission images while supporting automated provisioning lifecycle management and secure configuration of VM and container workloads. Lead cloud modernization efforts including migration automation performance optimization and security hardening.

Develop define and document system and application architecture that optimizes the system for improved data throughput cost efficiency operational insight development environments system support and long-term maintainability. Propose a strategy to transition from existing systems to optimized architectures and workflows aligned with organizational goals. These recommendations shall include:

• IT infrastructure to support geospatial data processing systems
• GIS environment and business intelligence integration
• Processing and storage environments for data ingestion processing and delivery through geospatial web services

Collaborate with existing project teams to:

• Understand and document existing geospatial data metadata workflows and code
• Document requirements for data management and security
• Assess current IT infrastructure and platform dependencies
• Recommend short-term improvements to increase data throughput integrity and operational reliability and assist with implementation

• Lead the implementation and maintenance of medium- to large-scale government data warehouses and digital archive management systems.
• Drive automation of system provisioning configuration and deployment using infrastructure-as-code and configuration-management approaches. (Ansible Terraform CloudFormation etc.)

Develop and implement solutions adhering to Agency facility compute storage and network policies and strategies.

Implement and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) to support interconnection of government systems.

Monitor and report on metrics performance system health and availability of large-scale mission-critical storage and processing systems.

Administer enterprise virtualization and container platforms including provisioning patching performance tuning and lifecycle management of Linux systems in vSphere KVM/QEMU AWS EC2 and orchestrated container environments. Maintain golden images and automated deployment pipelines.

Provide escalation-level technical support for users in medium- to large-scale data center environments. Assist in diagnosing complex system issues coordinating resolution across teams and improving operational processes to reduce recurring incidents.

• Extensive experience deploying and operating Apache Web Server and Linux-based web application stacks including reverse proxy SSL termination routing load balancing and high-availability configurations for geospatial services
• Hands-on experience managing AWS compute resources including EC2 lifecycle management AMI creation and workload optimization across VM and container platforms (ECS/EKS)
• Experience administering enterprise storage solutions including NAS/SAN platforms such as NetApp covering provisioning snapshots replication mirroring performance monitoring and capacity planning
• Install deploy and maintain firewalls switches and routers
• Proficiency in RedHat Linux environments and Microsoft Windows Server administration including identity management such as FreeIPA
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Internet Information Services

• Experience with PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases (DML required; DDL a plus)
• Experience with OMAR and/or OSSIM software a plus
• Expertise in OGC Web Services (WMS WFS WCS)
• Experience with Google Earth Client and Electronic Light Table applications (e.g. Remote View SOCETGxP)

• Demonstrated expertise in geospatial data standards including NITF (2.0) JPEG GeoTIFF Digital Raster Graphics Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED) and Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM)
• Proficiency in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) principles and applications
• Experience processing large geospatial imagery datasets including transformation tiling and thumbnail generation using GDAL or comparable geospatial libraries
• Familiarity with various geospatial data feeds (specific feeds redacted)
• Experience with MPEG and MPEG-TS formats a plus
• User interface development experience (HTML HTML5 or modern UI frameworks) a plus

• Manage storage maintenance and capacity planning
• Troubleshoot hardware and software issues across Linux Windows and cloud platforms
• Develop scripts using WSH Linux shell or other scripting languages
• Administer and manage audit logs for security and compliance
• Maintain and enhance system security controls and configurations

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science Information Systems or a related field
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in geospatial solutions architecture or a related technical leadership role
• Strong understanding of government data management practices and security protocols
• Ability to work effectively in collaborative government/contractor environments supporting operational mission systems
• TS/SCI clearance required

• Advanced degree in a relevant field
• Experience working within the Intelligence Community
• Experience with automation and configuration management tools
• Relevant certifications (e.g. RHCSA AWS Certified Solutions Architect Esri Enterprise System Design Certification)
• Advanced troubleshooting skills including log analysis performance tuning and root cause identification
• Strong understanding of hardware platforms virtualization networking (TCP/IP DNS VPN) and storage technologies
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash Python or PowerShell
• Deep understanding of Linux system behavior in virtualized and containerized environments including kernel tuning filesystem performance and resource isolation
• Advanced experience with geospatial image processing workflows (GDAL ImageMagick or similar) including reprojection raster optimization and automated thumbnail generation at scale