Mid-Level Security & Systems Architect

Job overview

The Mid-Level Security & Systems Architect role is onsite in Annapolis Junction, MD. The annual base salary range is $144,000–$171,000. An active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required. Nyla Technology Solutions provides AI, data science, and software engineering services for the U.S. Government. The role maintains, secures, and documents network and server environments supporting high-stakes operations. It combines hands-on network security, storage, and infrastructure administration with incident tracking and architecture documentation to support resilient, compliant systems.

What you'll do

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Cisco ASA firewalls
• manage enterprise switches and routers, including Arista and Cisco platforms
• manage and provision NetApp storage
• administer SafeNet hardware security modules or related encryption and key-management solutions
• track workflows and incidents in Jira
• create and maintain network architecture and system-flow diagrams in Visio.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

mid-level security & systems architect

annapolis junction md

nyla technology solutions

$144k–$171k

ts/sci polygraph

network security

cisco asa

arista

netapp

safenet hsm

jira

visio

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Four weeks of annual leave plus 11 holidays, additional annual leave by tenure, company-covered medical, dental, and vision, 10% 401(k) matching with day-one vesting, $5,000 annual professional development support, student loan repayment, and eight annual volunteer hours.
• Nyla FLEX offers options for additional leave and reduced schedules.

Why this role

Active TS/SCI polygraph clearance is required. The posting lists four weeks of annual leave plus 11 holidays, company-covered medical, dental, and vision, 10% 401(k) matching, professional development funding, and schedule flexibility through Nyla FLEX.

About the employer

Nyla Technology Solutions is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.