Senior Space Data Systems Lead - Cloud & Security

The Aerospace Corporation; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 171,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Paid holidays

Telework options

401(k) plan

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

Professional growth

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Senior Technical Lead for Space Data Systems in Colorado Springs. You’ll steer near-term integration and long-range strategy, working across classification domains and leading teams on cloud, data, and API developments.

On-site role with top-secret clearance required. You’ll guide system requirements, architecture, and engineering practices while mentoring staff and representing the program office in leadership discussions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline.
• Twelve or more years of technical and leadership experience.
• Proven track record leading technical teams (5+ people) on complex integration projects.
• Hands-on experience in at least three: software development, cloud architecture/deployment, database design, API development, or DevOps.
• Excellent communication with customers, colleagues and senior management; able to present technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership as advisor and hands-on architect for Space Data Systems.
• Shape requirements, architecture, and systems engineering practices for multi-classification data feeds.
• Lead cloud-native architectures (AWS GovCloud), databases, API Gateways, and microservices.
• Direct diverse teams across organizations; mentor on technical and program duties.
• Ensure mission assurance for key data products and contribute to strategic planning documents.

Skills

Technical leadership

Program management

Cloud architecture

API development

DevOps practices

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Physics

Tools

AWS GovCloud

API Gateway

Microservices

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Senior Technical Lead for Space Data Systems in Colorado Springs. You’ll steer near-term integration and long-range strategy, working across classification domains and leading teams on cloud, data, and API developments.

On-site role with top-secret clearance required. You’ll guide system requirements, architecture, and engineering practices while mentoring staff and representing the program office in leadership discussions.