Sr. Staff Systems Engineer

Vantor; Westminster (MD); On-site; USD 128,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Incentive plan based on contribution

Job summary

Vantor is seeking a Systems Engineer – Software Engineering to partner with product management, stakeholders, solution architects, and software teams to translate business needs into technical requirements and designs. You will guide architecture, ensure scalable, maintainable solutions, and provide technical direction for complex capabilities across domains.

The role requires a strong background in software architecture, APIs, SDLC, and Agile practices, with preference for cloud-native,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, software engineering, solution engineering, or software architecture.
• Experience leading requirements analysis and use-case definition, and producing interface control documentation, ConOps documentation, and test plans.
• Experience translating business requirements into detailed technical requirements for Agile software development teams.
• Experience developing software system designs and architecture documentation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product management, and software engineering teams to translate business needs into clear, actionable technical requirements.
• Develop end-to-end software solution designs, define current-state and target-state architectures, and identify changes required to achieve future capabilities.
• Identify cross-team dependencies, technical risks, and architectural impacts across multiple software domains.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, scalability objectives, and engineering best practices.

Skills

Requirements analysis

Technical documentation

Agile SDLC

System architecture

APIs

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems

Tools

Jira

Confluence

CI/CD

Job description

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee.

Export Control/ITAR

Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Please review the job details below.

Systems Engineer – Software Engineering

Position Summary

The Systems Engineer partners withproduct management, business stakeholders,solutionarchitects, and software development teams to define and deliver software solutions that meet businessobjectives. This roleis responsible fortranslating business requirements into detailed technical requirements, developing system and software designs, and documenting the target-state architecture required to support future capabilities.

The Systems Engineer serves as the technical lead during solution definition, ensuring requirements are complete, architectures are scalable and maintainable, and software engineering teams have the technical direction needed to successfully implement complex capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders,productmanagement, and software engineering teams to translate business needs into clear, actionable functional and non-functional technical requirements.
• Develop end-to-end software solution designs, defineand documentcurrent-state and target-state architectures, andidentifythe changesrequiredto achieve future capabilities.
• Identifycross-team dependencies, technical risks, and architectural impacts across multiple software domains.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, scalabilityobjectives, and engineering best practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, software engineering, solution engineering, or software architecture.
• Experience leading requirements analysis andusecase definition, and producing interface control documentation,ConOpsdocumentation,and test plans.
• Experience translating business requirements into detailed technical requirements for Agile software development teams.
• Experience developing software system designs and architecture documentation.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, system integration, APIs, and modern software development practices.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Excellent analytical, communication, and technical documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using Jira, Confluence, or similar engineering collaboration tools.
• INCOSE, SAFe, AWS, Azure, GCP or other relevant technical certifications are preferred.

Pay Transparency

• The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $128,000.00 - $170,000.00 - $187,000.00 annually.
• For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits

Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard.

• 401(k) with company match
• mental health resources
• student loan repayment assistance
• adoption reimbursement
• pet insurance
• incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

The date of posting can be found on Vantor’s Career page at the top of each job posting.

EEO Policy: Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.