Senior System Architect Specialist Job Locations US-CO-Colorado Springs ID 2024-19468 Category Systems Engineering: Design and Verification Security Clearance Requirement Top Secret/ SCI Type Regular Full-Time Level Senior Overview Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With more than 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the U.S. and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA strives to be a value-added Objective, Responsive, and Trusted partner and premier provider. The Space and Intelligence (S&I) Division provides engineering services and analytic support to the Air Force, Space Force, Combatant Commands, the Intelligence Community, and NASA. Our work includes systems engineering and integration, test planning and execution, cost estimating and analysis, developing approaches and concepts to meet emerging, high priority National Defense needs, and assessing and developing cutting-edge computer-based solutions, advanced technologies and progressive capabilities to The S&I Division comprises the Intelligence Programs Group (IPG), the Space Systems Group (SSG), and the Strategic Technology Analysis Group (STAG), which collectively provide outstanding support to help their customers achieve our nation's most critical objectives and goals designed to protect the safety and livelihoods of all U.S. Citizens, military forces at SPA has an immediate need for highly qualified Senior System Architect Specialists to support our new U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power (SDA&CP) and Battle Management Command, Control and Communications (BMC3) Support Services contract (Hemisphere) in the Colorado Springs, CO area. Travel is not anticipated but would occur less than five percent of the time on an occasional and irregular basis and be limited to domestic locations only. Responsibilities We are seeking highly qualified Senior System Architect Specialist candidates for the following positions located in the Colorado Springs, CO area: Senior Architect Director Senior Infrastructure Engineer Lead Infrastructure Integration Specialist We are seeking a highly qualified System Architect Specialist Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the following position located in the Colorado Springs, CO area: System Architect SME The Senior System Architect Specialists shall have: A strong systems engineering background with management of System of Systems Interface Control Documents that include both hardware and software. Broad experience with ground systems, Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C), Command and Control, Data transport layer, Space Systems in multiple or Knowledge in architecting and guiding development of a federated service oriented architecture on a private platform; guiding creation and management of cloud application development and operations resources including Virtual Private Connections and Virtual Machines laaS, PaaS, and SaaS (compute, storage network, security, administration, automation, application services, databases) in either native cloud or hybrid cloud environ Knowledge in supporting maturation of DevSecOps pipelines; facilitating development of infrastructure as code and supporting deployments. Knowledge interfacing with the cyber and DoD intelligence community. Significant technical background and experience in space-related large scale ground infrastructures. The System Architect Specialist SME shall have extensive: Experience providing modeling and simulation support. Engineering and technical expertise for modeling, simulation, and analysis support for space defense efforts (Assessment of National Space Control Capabil ties (ANSCC), Space Protection Program (SPP), Space Situational Awareness (SSA), National-level and Joint-level studies and analysi Executive Agent for Space Systems (EASS) expertise in the following areas: detailed working knowledge of modeling, simulation, and study activities Expertise in performing and implementing National-level studies. Expertise and support in leading analysis of alternative and concept of operation type... For full info follow application link. SPA is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action. It is, and will continue to be, the policy of the company to afford equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. We recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, SPA complies with