Chief Architect, Mission Solutions
Job Location:
Denver, CO - USA
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Job Summary
Overview/ Job Responsibilities
Position is contingent upon contract award and funding.
Entarianis seeking an experienced Chief Architect to lead the technical architecture systems integration and engineering strategy supporting deployment and operation of Vertasyn as the Centralized Operating Provider (COP) for a critical satellite communications program. The Chief Architect serves as the senior technical authority responsible for defining and maintaining the overall system architecture across satellite communications cloud infrastructure data platforms cybersecurity and mission systems. This role provides technical leadership to engineering teams while ensuring all system components operate as an integrated secure scalable and resilient enterprise solution.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience leading large-scale technical environments involving space systems satellite communications ground infrastructure mission operations distributed communications networks cloud platforms or enterprise information technology capabilities.
Key Responsibilities may include but not limited to:
- Serve as the technical authority for overall system architecture ensuring alignment between customer requirements mission objectives and engineering implementation.
- Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team supporting software development systems engineering data engineering AI/ML user experience cloud infrastructure and systems integration activities.
- Define maintain and evolve the enterprise architecture supporting Vertasyn deployment across hybrid AWS and on-premises government environments.
- Oversee deployment integration and sustainment of distributed applications cloud services data platforms and supporting infrastructure.
- Direct integration of Vertasyn with satellite-to-satellite satellite-to-ground ground-to-ground and supporting mission systems while ensuring interoperability across operational environments.
- Establish technical standards architecture principles interface specifications and engineering best practices supporting long-term system evolution.
- Lead architecture reviews technical design reviews trade studies and engineering decision processes throughout the system lifecycle.
- Ensure system scalability resiliency availability security and performance objectives are achieved across distributed mission environments.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity DevSecOps software engineering systems engineering and infrastructure teams to implement secure and maintainable technical solutions.
- Identify technical risks architectural gaps and integration challenges while developing mitigation strategies and modernization roadmaps.
- Support customer technical interchange meetings engineering working groups design reviews and executive briefings.
- Coordinate with government stakeholders program leadership subcontractors and mission partners to resolve technical issues and support successful program execution.
- Provide architectural oversight for API design data integration digital engineering initiatives and enterprise data management strategies.
Salary range: $200000.00 - $250000.00
Minimum Qualifications
- Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Systems Engineering Software Engineering Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline. Equivalent experience may be considered.
- Minimum fifteen (15) years of experience designing developing integrating or leading complex software-intensive distributed or mission-critical systems.
- Demonstrated experience serving as a technical lead solution architect enterprise architect or chief architect supporting large-scale government defense intelligence or commercial technology programs.
- Experience designing and implementing distributed systems operating across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Experience developing enterprise architecture system integration strategies interface specifications and technical roadmaps.
- Experience supporting hybrid cloud environments including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Kubernetes-based deployments.
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture API design distributed data systems containerization and cloud-native application development.
- Experience integrating software platforms with communications systems mission systems enterprise applications or operational technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams mentor engineers and communicate complex technical concepts to executive leadership and government stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing technical documentation architecture products and executive briefings.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Word PowerPoint Excel Project and Outlook.
- Ability to travel approximately 25% to support customer locations mission partner engagements engineering reviews and operational activities.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting satellite communications space operations mission operations centers or space domain awareness programs.
- Experience with React Python JavaScript/TypeScript or comparable modern software development frameworks.
- Experience designing cloud-native applications using Kubernetes Docker and container orchestration platforms.
- Familiarity with Digital Engineering Digital Thread Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) or Digital Twin technologies.
- Experience with AI/ML-enabled applications enterprise data platforms and workflow automation solutions.
- Experience supporting DevSecOps pipelines Infrastructure as Code (Terraform Ansible CloudFormation) and CI/CD automation.
- Experience integrating commercial software products within Department of Defense or Intelligence Community environments.
- Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture secure software development and cybersecurity best practices.
- Security certification or other DoD 8140-compliant certification.
- Experience supporting classified government environments and complex satellite communications architectures.
About Us
Formed through the strategic union of Sev1Tech and ERT Entarian is a premier provider of mission-critical engineering and technology solutions. Founded on a legacy of excellence dating back to 1993 Entarian is a product of an evolved and fully diversified engineering and federal technology leader. From deep space to defense and civilian missions Entarian delivers secure mission-aligned digital solutions that drive national resilience and operational effectiveness. We dont just support modernization; we define it.
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Entarian is anEqual Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veteran status or disability status.
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