Senior Software Architect

4 weeks ago

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Arka Service Full time

Position Overview:

This position is for a Principal Software Engineer . This role will offer some work from home flexibility. This role will require up to 20% travel.

In this role, you will be responsible for technical direction and oversight, up to and including the requirement decomposition into features and epics for development. You will be in a key role to define the "what" aspects of what the system will do. This responsibility is expected to evolve over the course of a program and includes fostering customer intimacy to ensure full understanding of the customer's needs and then working with the chief architect to realize that vision.

Responsibilities:

  • Leading engineering teams in all aspects of program development in order to achieve program and technical success through the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Continuously apply technical knowledge to determine and set technical objectives to analyze, investigate, and resolve advanced engineering problems
  • Chairing all engineering boards on program
  • Evaluating the integration of the engineering solution development, documentation, and deployment to ensure compliance with program statement of work in terms of content and schedule
  • Communicating engineering status, risks or issues involving system performance, availability, or security to program leadership and the customer
  • Holding technical exchange meetings with government customer to brief engineering design for government review and approval mechanisms

Basic Qualifications:

  • You have an active Top Secret/SCI Clearance
  • Prior experience as a Principal Engineer, Associate Principal Engineer, or proven track record of providing technical leadership for teams throughout the whole software development lifecycle and transitioning capabilities into a classified government operational environment
  • Effective cross-organizational communicator with the ability to work well on a small team in a fast-paced environment that includes the ability to multi-task across efforts and still ensure program milestones and deadlines are met
  • Proven track record of leading agile software and systems engineering efforts across the entire lifecycle including operational analysis, requirements generation, design, configuration and integration, testing, requirement verification and demonstration with the end user and customer
  • Has the ability to perform in depth system engineering activities and then translate those into actionable software development concepts
  • Proven track record of successfully deploying new capabilities into a classified government operational environment
  • Proven track record of supporting and coordinating factory test support of Enterprise Test activities and delivery of complex gov't systems: Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT), Enterprise Integration Test (EIT)
  • Experience chairing various engineering review boards: Engineering Review Board (ERB), Discrepancy Review Board (DRB), Risk & Opportunity Management Board (ROMB)
  • Demonstrated experience working projects across dispersed organizations and geographical locations
  • Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and engagement with virtual teams

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated business acumen and ability to balance technical requirements with business needs
  • Familiarity with software development in AWS, AZURE or a similar cloud and architecture concepts that dedicate those system designs and architecture
  • Familiarity with cloud services for a Kubernetes software deployment and management solution, virtual machine management, object management, serverless function management, etc.
  • Experience in software application deployment, virtualization, and containerization
  • Experience with any of the following concepts:
  • Satellite communication planning for both individual satellite scenarios and constellations
  • SIGINT and GEOINT data processing
  • Satellite command and control / C2
  • Satellite tasking for GEOINT / SIGINT collection concepts
  • Advanced mission planning for satellite base operations and payload operation / integration layers

Pay Range: $170,000 - $195,000

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Location:

This position is based out of ARKA's Colorado Springs, CO campus. If you like city life, but also enjoy the great outdoors, Colorado Springs is the place for you. The city rests at the base of Pikes Peak. The 14,115-foot summit is just one of dozens of area attractions, including scenic trains, museums, parks, a zoo and more. With a mild climate and plenty of sunshine, the Springs boasts some of the state's best recreation opportunities. The city is also known for its robust high-tech and sports industries. We are home to the U.S. Air Force Academy and four military bases and with the Olympic Training Center and dozens of sports federations nearby, it's common to spot world-class athletes around town.

What We Offer:

  • Comprehensive medical/vision/dental insurance packages
  • Company contributions to qualified HSA accounts
  • 401k retirement plan with industry leading company contributions
  • 3 weeks of vacation accrual per year plus time off for sick leave and unscheduled life events
  • 13 paid holidays
  • Continuing education benefit up to $25k/year for approved programs
  • Annual bonus program based on company and employee performance
  • Company paid life insurance, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term disability insurance
  • 4 weeks paid Parental Leave
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)

EHS/Environmental Requirements:

This job operates in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to use hands to keyboard, communicate, listen to, and interpret instructions and remain stationary for extended periods of the time. This would require the ability to move around the campus and occasionally move/lift items weighing up to 25 lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

ITC & Security Clearance Requirements:

This position requires an active US Government Security Clearance.

Visa Restrictions:

No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Employment with any of the ARKA Group companies in the US is contingent upon satisfactory completion of several pre-employment requirements to include a credit check, background check and drug screen.

ARKA Group L.P. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.

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