Software Systems Architect

About The Role This Software Systems Architect role is designed for a highly technical leader who enjoys solving complex architecture challenges, driving software strategy, and guiding engineering teams through the design, implementation, integration, and sustainment of large-scale mission systems. In this role, you’ll work closely with Software Engineering, Program Leadership, Product Teams, Chief Engineers, customers, and software engineers to define and own the software architecture for mission systems solutions. Owning the software and service architecture for mission-critical systems and establishing the technical vision and roadmap for future development.Defining and maintaining secure, scalable, and resilient software architectures that support mission requirements across multiple security domains.Leading architecture decisions throughout the software lifecycle, including design, implementation, integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment.Designing and supporting containerized software architectures utilizing technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native platforms.Partnering with Systems Engineering, Program Leadership, and software development teams to translate mission requirements, MBSE models, and system architectures into scalable software designs, service definitions, and interface specifications.Driving architecture standards, interface definitions, software design practices, and technical governance across engineering teams.Ensuring software teams develop and maintain architecture artifacts, requirements, interfaces, algorithms, and detailed design documentation.Supporting system-level integration activities and ensuring software components are delivered and integrated successfully across mission systems.Evaluating technical approaches, technologies, and third-party solutions to ensure alignment with architectural objectives and customer requirements.Providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and supporting technical growth across the organization.Supporting customer engagements, program reviews, proposals, and technical strategy discussion while collaborating with external platform providers and mission partners to align software architectures, deployment strategies, and infrastructure constraints. Have 7+ years of experience leading technical teams, architecture initiatives, or software engineering efforts.Have experience defining software architecture roadmaps and guiding implementation across multiple engineering teams.Possess strong knowledge of software design principles, distributed systems, APIs, microservices, and modern software development practices.Have experience collaborating with systems engineering teams to translate mission requirements into software solutions.Are comfortable working across multiple stakeholders, technical disciplines, and security domains.Possess strong communication skills and can effectively explain complex technical concepts to both engineers and executive stakeholders.Hold an active Secret clearance and be eligible to obtain and maintain TS/SCI access.

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