Senior Systems Architect – AI‑Enabled Cloud Platforms

Vantor (Maxar Intelligence); Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 122,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Mental health resources

Student loan reimbursement

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor is seeking an engineer with deep systems engineering expertise to lead the design and delivery of complex software-intensive systems spanning cloud platforms and AI-enabled products. This senior technical leadership role requires balancing engineering rigor with product velocity and aligning with mission outcomes.

You will partner with product and architecture leaders to define system behavior, ensure scalability and resiliency, and drive architectural decisions across teams while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field or equivalent experience.
• Experience architecting and delivering large-scale software systems.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Deep understanding of modern software architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience defining system boundaries, interfaces, integration strategies, and validation approaches.
• Strong communication with software engineers, product leaders, and executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of complex cross-domain software systems.
• Define system architecture and technical direction across teams.
• Translate ambiguous customer, mission, and business problems into scalable technical solutions.
• Identify architectural, integration, and operational risks early and drive mitigation.
• Shape technical direction across a product portfolio or strategic technical domain.
• Mentor senior technical leaders and improve engineering practices.

Skills

Systems thinking

Software architecture

Technical leadership

Learning agility

Product and mission orientation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Event-driven architectures

AI-assisted development

Job description

Vantor is seeking an engineer with deep systems engineering expertise to lead the design and delivery of complex software-intensive systems spanning cloud platforms and AI-enabled products. This senior technical leadership role requires balancing engineering rigor with product velocity and aligning with mission outcomes.

You will partner with product and architecture leaders to define system behavior, ensure scalability and resiliency, and drive architectural decisions across teams while