Senior Agile Systems Engineer — Mission-Critical Architect

VTG; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vosper Thornycroft Group in Aurora, Colorado seeks an Agile System Engineer III to provide technical leadership for systems engineering across Agile teams, ensuring mission alignment, architectural integrity, and delivery discipline. This role is based in Aurora, Colorado.

You will lead end-to-end systems engineering activities, define system-level requirements, guide decomposition into backlogs, interface with government stakeholders, ensure interface and integration readiness, oversee

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Poly is required.
• 10+ years of systems engineering experience.
• Preferred: experience in distributed or multi-team Agile environments and related certifications (SAFe, INCOSE, CSEP).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end systems engineering activities within Agile delivery frameworks.
• Define and manage system-level requirements, dependencies, and technical risks.
• Guide decomposition of complex mission needs into scalable Agile backlogs.
• Serve as primary systems engineering interface to government stakeholders and technical leadership.
• Ensure architectural alignment, interface consistency, and integration readiness.
• Oversee requirements traceability, verification strategy, and system acceptance.
• Mentor junior and mid-level systems engineers.
• Support program reviews, technical roadmaps, and long-range planning.

Skills

Systems engineering

Agile methodologies

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

SAFe

INCOSE/CSEP certifications

Job description

Vosper Thornycroft Group in Aurora, Colorado seeks an Agile System Engineer III to provide technical leadership for systems engineering across Agile teams, ensuring mission alignment, architectural integrity, and delivery discipline. This role is based in Aurora, Colorado.

You will lead end-to-end systems engineering activities, define system-level requirements, guide decomposition into backlogs, interface with government stakeholders, ensure interface and integration readiness, oversee