Ground Software Architect - Distributed Systems & Security

Sceye; Moriarty (NM); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Chef-Prepared Lunches

Snacks & Refreshments

Wellness Perks

Dog-Friendly Environment

Comprehensive Health Coverage

401(k) with Match

High-Performance Culture

Job summary

Sceye is seeking a Principal Software Architect to design and lead the evolution of a modular, resilient ground software architecture that scales to a global fleet. You’ll own the architectural vision across cloud, edge, and aircraft compute, ensuring high availability and strong security for 24/7 operations.

You’ll bridge modern software practices with aerospace safety cultures, lead distributed systems initiatives, and collaborate with engineering, operations, and safety teams to deliver

Qualifications

• Experience architecting geographically replicated systems for high availability
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, containerization, serverless computing, and Protobuf communication
• Experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevSecOps, and Chaos Engineering
• Deep understanding of Zero-Trust architectures and PKI
• Leadership experience in architectural design for complex, high-risk systems
• Clear communication across cross-functional teams to distill architecture into actionable tasks

Responsibilities

• Design the overall software architecture for ground automation and fleet management to maximize resiliency and adaptability
• Architect geographically replicated and distributed systems for high availability and automated failover
• Lead integration with Higher Airspace Traffic Management (HATM) APIs for deconfliction and trajectory sharing
• Develop a Degraded Operations Mode framework for partial failure scenarios
• Implement Zero-Trust security and PKI to protect mission-critical assets
• Build a robust deployment backbone for navigation planners, risk estimation, and system health monitoring
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, canarying, and automated rollbacks for live updates
• Design sensor fusion and state estimation frameworks as a single source of truth
• Ensure compliance with external monitoring requirements for HATM and regulatory frameworks
• Provide remote accessibility architecture for secure fleet management

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud & microservices

SRE/DevOps

Cybersecurity

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science/Aerospace or related physical science

Tools

Kubernetes

Containerization

Serverless computing

Protobuf

Job description

Sceye is seeking a Principal Software Architect to design and lead the evolution of a modular, resilient ground software architecture that scales to a global fleet. You’ll own the architectural vision across cloud, edge, and aircraft compute, ensuring high availability and strong security for 24/7 operations.

You’ll bridge modern software practices with aerospace safety cultures, lead distributed systems initiatives, and collaborate with engineering, operations, and safety teams to deliver