Principal Software Architect {S}

Position Overview (Summary/Objective):

This position is for a Principal Software Architect in Aurora, CO or King of Prussia, PA.  In this role, you will be responsible for technical leadership, system design, and implementation of complex government system architectures for national critical systems. You will be a key decision maker in defining "how" a system will be implemented to meet its requirements.  This responsibility is expected to evolve over the course of a program and includes fostering customer intimacy to ensure full understanding of the customer's needs and then working with the principal engineer to realize that vision.

We are looking for someone who is customer mission focused and passionate about providing technical leadership in software architecture and design of complex government systems. Additionally, you should have the ability to create systems designed based upon requirements analysis, develop system architectures for enterprise level systems, create and maintain interface definition APIs, and perform software design tasks. This candidate will be joining our team of distributed engineers to help shape the development and delivery of custom applications and advanced R&D solutions for our customers. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to grow and hone your skills with other talented individuals at Stratagem.  

Responsibilities:

Our ideal candidate is proficient technical leader that has previous experience with government mission systems and is passionate about providing technical leadership to a team of software and system engineers.   You should possess deep knowledge of the software engineering best practices and apply them to the software architecture.   You will leverage forward-leaning software design to enable reuse, expedite software delivery schedules, and clearly communicate technical details to program leadership and development team. This candidate will be joining our team of engineers to shape the development and delivery of custom applications and advanced R&D solutions for our customers. 

As Principal Architect, your responsibilities include:

• Leading engineering development teams in all aspects of software development to achieve program and technical success through the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)


• Continuously apply technical knowledge to determine and set technical objectives to analyze, investigate, and resolve advanced engineering problems


• Evaluating the engineering solution, including the software design, development, documentation, and deployment procedures


• Communicating engineering status, risks or issues involving system performance, availability, or security to program leadership and the customer


• Holding technical exchange meetings with government customer to brief engineering design for government review and approval mechanisms.


• Understanding, evaluating, and recommending new technologies that can enhance the performance of a software system

Basic Qualifications:

• You have an active TS/SCI clearance


• Prior experience as a Principal Architect, Associate Principal Architect, or proven track record of providing technical leadership for teams throughout the whole software development lifecycle and transitioning capabilities into a classified government operational environment


• Effective cross-organizational communicator with the ability to work well on a small team in a fast-paced environment that includes the ability to multi-task across efforts and still ensure program milestones and deadlines are met


• Proven track record of leading agile software engineering efforts across the entire lifecycle including design, development, configuration and integration, testing, and delivery to end users


• Familiarity with software development in AWS, AZURE or a similar cloud and architecture concepts that dedicate those system designs and architecture

• Familiarity with cloud services for a Kubernetes software deployment and management solution, virtual machine management, object management, serverless function

• The ability to perform in depth system engineering activities and then translate those into actionable software development concepts and implementations


• Experience reviewing merge requests for technical soundness, adherence to coding standards, and that the solution has been properly tested (to include modifying or adding new unit tests, integration tests, etc.). Demonstrated experience working projects across dispersed organizations and geographical locations


• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and engagement with virtual teams 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated business acumen and ability to balance technical requirements with business needs


• Familiarity with software development in AWS, AZURE or a similar cloud and architecture concepts that dedicate those system designs and architecture


• Familiarity with cloud services for a Kubernetes software deployment and management solution, virtual machine management, object management, serverless function management, etc.


• Experience in software application deployment, virtualization, and containerization


• Experience with any of the following concepts:

• Satellite communication planning for both individual satellite scenarios and constellations


• SIGINT and GEOINT data processing


• Satellite command and control / C2


• Satellite tasking for GEOINT / SIGINT collection concepts


• Advanced mission planning for satellite base operations and payload operation / integration layers

Pay Range: $165,000 - $200,000

Location:

This position is based out of ARKA’s nature abundant Aurora, CO campus. Being situated at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Aurora provides opportunities to enjoy all the beautiful nature that Colorado has to offer, while also being a 20-minute drive from downtown Denver and 15-minutes to the Denver International Airport.

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive medical/vision/dental insurance packages


• Company contributions to qualified HSA accounts


• 401k retirement plan with industry leading company contributions


• 3 weeks of vacation accrual per year plus time off for sick leave and unscheduled life events


• 13 paid holidays


• Continuing education benefit up to $25k/year for approved programs


• Annual bonus program based on company and employee performance


• Company paid life insurance, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term disability insurance


• 4 weeks paid Parental Leave


• Employee assistance program (EAP)

EHS/Environmental Requirements:

This job operates in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to use hands to keyboard, communicate, listen to, and interpret instructions and remain stationary for extended periods of the time. This would require the ability to move around the campus and occasionally move/lift items weighing up to 40 lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Applicants are invited to apply for a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the job. To apply, send a request to staffing@arka.org or contact 203-797-5000 and press 2 for Human Resources.

ITC & Security Clearance Requirements:

This position requires an active US Government Security Clearance.

Visa Restrictions:

No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Employment with any of the ARKA Group companies in the US is contingent upon satisfactory completion of several pre-employment requirements to include a credit check, background check and drug screen.

ARKA Group L.P. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.