Senior Systems Architect: Cloud, AI & Mission Systems

maxar; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantor seeks a senior engineer with deep systems engineering expertise to lead the design and delivery of complex software-intensive systems spanning cloud platforms, distributed systems, AI-enabled products, mission software, and large-scale environments.

You will partner with engineering, product, and architecture leaders to define system behavior, set technical direction, and ensure scalable, resilient software aligned with customer and mission outcomes.

Qualifications

• Typically requires 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 10 years and a Master's; or a PhD with 8 years experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and delivery of complex, cross-domain software systems.
• Define system architecture, integration strategy, and technical direction across multiple engineering teams.
• Translate ambiguous customer, mission, and business problems into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive architecture trade studies and mitigation of risks early.
• Shape technical direction across a product portfolio or strategic technical domain.
• Mentor senior technical leaders and raise engineering quality through best practices.

Skills

Systems engineering

Software architecture

AI-enabled systems

Cross-team leadership

Tools

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Job description

Vantor seeks a senior engineer with deep systems engineering expertise to lead the design and delivery of complex software-intensive systems spanning cloud platforms, distributed systems, AI-enabled products, mission software, and large-scale environments.

You will partner with engineering, product, and architecture leaders to define system behavior, set technical direction, and ensure scalable, resilient software aligned with customer and mission outcomes.