Senior Mission Systems Architect - AI-Enabled & Secure

Vantor Inc.; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 128,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor Inc. is seeking a Senior Staff Software Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership across mission-system domains for U.S. Government customers.

You will define, integrate, and evolve complex software-intensive systems spanning software, cloud, networking, and cybersecurity while balancing mission needs and long-term maintainability. You will partner with government customers, program leadership, architects, and engineers to drive architecture decisions, perform trade studies, and

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance is required.
• Experience applying systems engineering to complex software-intensive systems.
• Strong understanding of modern software architecture and cloud concepts.
• Ability to travel approximately once per quarter.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior technical authority across mission-system domains and guide system lifecycle.
• Collaborate with U.S. Government customers to translate requirements into technical direction.
• Lead system architecture and trade studies balancing performance, security, and cost.
• Mentor engineers and establish engineering practices across teams.
• Champion AI-assisted engineering within secure, mission-critical environments.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Systems thinking

Software architecture

Distributed systems

APIs & data flows

Cloud computing

Cybersecurity

AI-assisted engineering

AWS experience

Cross-domain collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Aerospace Eng

Geographic Information Systems

Tools

MBSE tools

SysML tools (Teamcenter, MagicDraw, EA, Cameo)

Job description

Vantor Inc. is seeking a Senior Staff Software Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership across mission-system domains for U.S. Government customers.

You will define, integrate, and evolve complex software-intensive systems spanning software, cloud, networking, and cybersecurity while balancing mission needs and long-term maintainability. You will partner with government customers, program leadership, architects, and engineers to drive architecture decisions, perform trade studies, and