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Principal Software Systems Architect

Corporate Solutions Tech

  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Today
  • $165,000–$190,000

Highlights

Translate program and client requirements into architecture and present decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders including military operators and program leadership. Design and own the AWS reference architecture for SPAICE including security architecture, IAM, secrets management, and least-privilege access patterns.

Numbers & Facts

LocationAlbuquerque, NM
Salary$165,000–$190,000

Description

Key Responsibilities

System Architecture

  • Define and own the end-to-end system architecture for SPAICE: services, data flows, interfaces, integrations, and system boundaries.
  • Maintain architecture decision records and lead build-versus-buy decisions with documented reasoning and trade-off analysis.
  • Ensure the architecture is modular, observable, secure, and designed to evolve as program and mission requirements grow.
  • Drive reference architecture decisions that apply across the SPAICE program and, where applicable, our broader space systems work.

Cloud and Infrastructure Architecture

  • Design and own the AWS reference architecture for SPAICE including security architecture, IAM, secrets management, and least-privilege access patterns.
  • Define scalability and cost architecture in partnership with the DevOps engineer; drive infrastructure-as-code and automation practices.
  • Establish and enforce infrastructure standards that support the program's compliance posture, including any classified or ITAR-relevant environments.
  • Set cloud platform decisions and contribute to reusable reference architectures for the SPAICE operational environment.

ML Systems Integration

  • Architect how machine learning models, training and data pipelines, and model serving integrate within the SPAICE system.
  • Partner directly with the ML engineer to define the integration design, monitoring approach, and guardrails for model outputs in operational contexts.
  • Ensure data freshness, lineage, and governance for SPAICE's AI-powered diagnostic capabilities.

Security and Compliance

  • Design to the program's security requirements, including cleared environments, ITAR-relevant constraints, and any classified infrastructure requirements.
  • Ensure audit-ready practices across the codebase, infrastructure, and data handling from day one.
  • Partner with the DevOps engineer on security automation and access control implementation.

Solutioning and Client Communication

  • Translate program and client requirements into architecture and present decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders including military operators and program leadership.
  • Serve as the technical authority in client-facing conversations, capability demonstrations, and requirement refinement sessions.
  • Produce reference architectures, solution design documents, and technical roadmaps that guide both client delivery and program development.
  • Contribute to our business development and proposal efforts as a credible senior technical voice.

Technical Program Leadership

  • Decompose the technical work, manage dependencies, and keep the technical plan aligned to program milestones and business outcomes.
  • Lead design and code reviews and establish engineering standards that apply across the SPAICE team.
  • Mentor and develop engineers in both technical depth and architectural thinking; build the patterns and practices the program grows from.
  • Serve as the central coordination point between program leadership, client stakeholders, the ML engineer, the DevOps engineer, and any additional developers.

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • 10+ years building software systems, with at least 4 years in an architecture or technical lead capacity.
  • Proven track record of designing and shipping complex, distributed, production-grade systems.
  • Deep AWS architecture experience including security architecture, IaC, and CI/CD in production environments.
  • Experience designing systems that incorporate ML or AI components in operational contexts.
  • Strong cross-functional technical leadership: demonstrated ability to influence architecture and standards across teams without relying on authority.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to adapt technical depth to audience.
  • U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain TS/SCI security clearance.

Preferred

  • Active Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
  • AWS Solutions Architect Professional certification or equivalent.
  • Experience in federal, DoD, or space systems environments; exposure to FedRAMP, ITAR, or classified program requirements.
  • Satellite operations, ground systems, or space domain technical knowledge.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration at production scale (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS).
  • Air Force or Space Force operational or contractor experience.
  • Background in consulting, professional services, or multi-client delivery environments.

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