Lead Software Solutions Architect — Satellite Ground Systems

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 170,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is seeking an experienced Software Solutions Architect to shape a satellite ground systems solution. You will interface with the SW Architect and Chief Engineer to develop a feature/epic roadmap, and work with the customer to translate requirements into actionable development drivers.

The role involves coordinating with project teams across engineering, testing, deployment, and operations in an agile environment to ensure milestones and budgets are met.

Qualifications

• 10+ years software engineering/development experience.
• Experience coordinating requirements with the customer and defining solutions.
• Experience leading software development teams using Agile methodologies.
• Experience implementing Feature/Epic roadmaps with Jira Plans or similar tooling.
• Experience supporting requirement traceability and verification activities.
• Familiarity with cloud-based (AWS) and Kubernetes-enabled applications.
• Familiarity with Configuration Management tools (Git, Atlassian tools, Nexus).
• Experience with Java programming, including network, multi-threaded, client-server.

Responsibilities

• Articulate technical concepts to the customer, users, and the development team.
• Support developing and maturing the project architecture and decomposition into components.
• Support verification and troubleshooting of the technical solutions provided.
• Support refinement of tasks to align with the Feature Roadmap and milestones.
• Assist guiding the agile lifecycle from a customer perspective, including backlog refinement and demos.

Skills

Software architecture

Agile leadership

Customer requirements

Team leadership

Java programming

C/C++ programming

Cloud & Kubernetes

DevOps tools

Tools

Jira Plans

Git

Atlassian tools

Nexus CM Pro

Job description

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is seeking an experienced Software Solutions Architect to shape a satellite ground systems solution. You will interface with the SW Architect and Chief Engineer to develop a feature/epic roadmap, and work with the customer to translate requirements into actionable development drivers.

The role involves coordinating with project teams across engineering, testing, deployment, and operations in an agile environment to ensure milestones and budgets are met.