Senior Staff Mission-Critical Systems Architect

MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; Westminster, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor is seeking a Sr Staff Software Systems Engineer in Westminster, CO to act as a senior technical authority across mission-system domains. You will define, integrate, and evolve complex software-intensive systems for government customers, coordinating with engineers, architects, operations, and security teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and champion AI-assisted engineering to improve analysis and workflows while balancing security, cost, and maintainability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field with eight+ years in complex software systems.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to work with government customers.
• Strong software architecture, system integration, and trade-study experience.
• Experience across cloud, cybersecurity, data management, and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead system architecture and trade studies balancing performance, resiliency, and security.
• Partner with government customers and internal stakeholders to translate needs.
• Guide integration of software, cloud, networking, and security into mission-ready systems.
• Mentor engineers and promote MBSE and modern engineering practices.
• Champion AI-assisted engineering to improve analysis and efficiency.

Skills

Systems thinking

Software architecture

Technical leadership

Communication skills

AI-assisted engineering tools

AWS cloud environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, GIS, or related

Tools

AWS

Job description

Vantor is seeking a Sr Staff Software Systems Engineer in Westminster, CO to act as a senior technical authority across mission-system domains. You will define, integrate, and evolve complex software-intensive systems for government customers, coordinating with engineers, architects, operations, and security teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and champion AI-assisted engineering to improve analysis and workflows while balancing security, cost, and maintainability.