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BlackSky is a leading provider of real-time geospatial intelligence.

Principal Systems Architect

Systems EngineerSystems EngineerFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 201-500Since 2013H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Virginia

Posted

1 day ago

Salary

$190K - $215K / year

Seniority

Lead

Bachelor Degree12 yrs expEnglishKubernetesPythonGo

Job Description

Principal Systems Architect

BlackSky

• Develop and own the productized software architecture for the ground segment for customer satellite missions and programs. • Architect, design, and manage software requirements and design for As-Is and Target architectures for systems and sub-systems within BlackSky’s Ground Segment. • Distill unified requirements and system design across disparate major customers and programs, product roadmap, and BlackSky Strategic vision. • Communicate with internal and external stakeholder and translate requirements into engineering specifications within the BlackSky architecture. • Understand the interactions between systems, applications, and services within the architecture and evaluate the impact of changes or additions including risks resource, and schedule implications. • Ensure the accuracy and completeness of BlackSky architecture documentation. • Coordinate development and execution across software development teams, systems engineering, and program and product teams to develop execution plans for system capabilities, align development teams, and ensure effective capability integration across space and ground systems and subsystems. • Work with engineering teams on elements of system design including resource requirements, interfaces and data models, enterprise integration patterns, system and sub-system capabilities, standards and best practices, etc. • Support the capture and execution of customer programs by driving alignment with a common missions ground architecture. • Act as liaison between technical and non-technical departments, facilitating cross-team collaboration and understanding on system capabilities and execution. • Organize and track projects, proactively manage risks, manage project escalations, prioritize tasks, and meet specific business objectives. • Collaborate with business managers and technical groups to address important customer issues and find innovative solutions to difficult problems • Develop models and analyze data to evaluate tradeoffs and support the decision-making process. • Other job-related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

  • A minimum of 12 years of related work experience with at least five (5) years in systems architecture or systems engineering.
  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field.
  • Experience architecting complex software systems.
  • Able to decompose complex problems into pieces and components.
  • Familiarity with software engineering best practices and process including agile development, enterprise design patterns, and coding standards.
  • Experience with Kubernetes and on-premises deployments of software systems
  • Experience designing Software APIs, system integrations, and Data Models.
  • Experience with the software engineering life cycle from product concept through operations and maintenance and toolchains used to manage this process (JIRA, Git, etc.).
  • Versed in Systems Engineering best practices and tools including communicating, managing, and documenting system architectures, documenting interfaces, documenting and validation of functional and non-functional requirements.
  • Effective communication skills to represent architectural and engineering concepts and decisions across varied stakeholders including Engineering, Sales, Customers, Product Management.
  • Experience developing Concepts of Operations and derived engineering requirements based on complex Customer and Mission requirements.
  • Basic Algorithm or Modelling experience to develop rulesets for system behavior and the productization of high-level features.
  • Proficient in Golang, C++, or Python.
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a US Security Clearance (this requires US Citizenship).

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance
  • BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses!
  • 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more
  • 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs
  • Employer matching donations
  • Professional development
  • Mac or PC? Your choice!
  • Awesome swag

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