**Job Description** BAE Systems, a top-ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of Defense, the government, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world. At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie, and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best. Be a part of a company that is part of the community; driven to improve our future and protect our freedom. The VMWareArchitectmust have a broad knowledge of VMW by BC product stack, how those technologies work together to a solution, and how to secure those solutions to build a secure, zero-trust, micro-segmented platform. Responsibilities: + Collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect, design and deploy Security solutions to customers. + Developing comprehensive security strategies & architectures such as Zero Trust for customers in green field and brown field environments. Design technical and policy driven solutions based on approved strategy. + Devising delivery approaches and roadmaps that can help customers realize their future state vision on Security. Adept in leading a team of SME s in executing these roadmaps. + You will be responsible for scoping the solution and supporting conceptual design/client proposal generation. This includes estimation of effort calculations, defining service descriptions, riskidentification/mitigationand drafting detailed work packages + Take ownership and accountability for programs or projects that you will be leading. Work as part of a wider program team or independently act subject matter expert on ANS Security projects. + Where applicable, identify and develop use cases into high-quality solutions in the ANS Security area that can be packaged as repeatable solutions. + Assist in thedevelopment/refinementof BC-VMW service offerings as well as content, best practices, and white papers in the security domain. + Participate actively in developing the ANS PSO practice by bringing together thought leadership & industry experience. ABC **Required Education, Experience, & Skills** + Minimum of 16 years relevant experience + The ideal candidate must be driven with a proven track record in software/technology consulting skills and possess hands on experience in two or more of the focus areas. + Designing and deploying Network Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Threat monitoring and mitigation solutions + Load balancers (Local traffic manager, GSLB, WAF etc) + Experience with VMware technologies like vSphere, Distributed Firewall, AVI Load Balancer + Minimum 8 years overall experience in IT Consulting in the Security space with a minimum of 2-3 years of hands-on experience on delivering ANS security projects for large enterprises. (DFW, AVI, ATP, NDR) + Maintain current, high-level technical knowledge of the entire BC-VMW product portfolio and future product direction and expert level knowledge of theANS Security. **Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills** + Should possess recent, real-world experience in large, complex security implementation projects. + Should be able to provide technical leadership and quality oversight on projects that involves ANS Security and have a fair grasp of enterprise networking concepts and experience in networking tools such as NSX & CISCO. + Good oral and written communications skills, strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to interact efficiently with a large Project Management Office and other technical teams. + Certification and Education **Pay Information** Full-Time Salary Range: $140690 - $239140 Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics. **VMware Architect (SME)** **104421BR** EEO Career Site Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities . females . veterans . individuals with disabilities . sexual orientation . gender identity . gender expression