Senior Software Engineer/Cloud Computing

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

SPA’s Sea Land Air (SLA) Division supports a diverse portfolio of national security government clients, including the Undersea Enterprise, the Navy Surface Community, the Navy MPTE Enterprise, the Air Force, Army, DoD Agencies, DARPA, international clients including the Canadian Navy and Australian Defence Force.  Our primary objective is to provide timely, objective and analytic assessments that integrate the policy, operational, technical, programmatic and acquisition aspects of our clients’ challenges. Leveraging both in-domain and cross-domain expertise to maximize our clients’ success, SLA Division acts as trusted agents to senior decision-makers and key leaders and excels at providing data driven analytic insights, systems engineering, strategies and plans that address current and emerging challenges to national security.

SPA’s Air Force and Army Programs Group provides aviation-focused analysis and program management for life-cycle systems engineering and logistics support, rapid capabilities development and fielding, cyber warfare operations, nuclear C3, and integrated air and missile defense planning. We provide advanced studies, wargame development, and analysis to support materiel operations, supply strategies, and fleet readiness.

SPA has a near term need for a Senior Cloud Systems Architect to join our growing team at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. 

Responsible for leading the creation of a technology framework and providing technical leadership to support cloud computing and automation efforts, with a focus on the design of systems and services that run on cloud platforms designed to support processing highly classified data. The contractor personnel shall provide architectural leadership and best practices to cloud-based DevOps application development teams. Additionally, the contractor personnel will be responsible for ensuring that critical applications are designed and optimized for high availability and disaster recovery.  

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related subject. 
• 10 years’ experience in designing large and complex IT operations in large organizations, research environments or academic environments.
• 3-5 years experience in cloud computing.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills, and must be able to collaborate effectively with a group of high performing individuals.
• Active Top Secret/SCI and the ability to maintain it throughout employment

Desired Qualifications; 

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related subject is highly desired.  
• Experience working in a Government Cloud Environment.