Systems Engineer Architect
Overview:
In this role you design and deliver complex software-intensive systems across cloud, distributed architectures, and AI-enabled platforms. You will partner with engineering, product, and architecture leaders to set technical direction and ensure scalable, resilient outcomes aligned with customer missions. You'll simplify complexity, manage risks early, and enable independent teams to deliver cohesive systems. The opportunity centers on shaping high-impact, mission-critical software in a fast-paced environment. Compensation / Benefits 401(k) with company matchmental health resourcesstudent loan repayment assistanceadoption reimbursementpet insuranceincentive plan eligibility
Responsibilities:
- Lead the technical design and delivery of complex, cross-domain software systems
- Define system architecture, integration strategy, and technical direction across multiple engineering teams
- Translate ambiguous customer and mission problems into scalable technical solutions
- Lead architecture trade studies and make critical design decisions
- Drive system decomposition, interface definition, and integration planning for large distributed systems
- Partner with Product to validate customer needs and ensure delivered capabilities solve the right problems
- Identify risks early and drive mitigation to prevent execution issues
- Shape technical direction across a product portfolio or strategic domain
- Influence engineering organizations through technical credibility and mentorship of senior leaders
- Drive capabilities from concept through integration, validation, readiness, and customer adoption
- Recognize opportunities to apply AI to accelerate systems engineering and solution delivery
Key requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related technical field
- Significant experience architecting and delivering large-scale software-intensive systems
- Demonstrated success leading major cross-functional initiatives
- Deep understanding of modern software architecture and distributed systems
- Experience leading architecture reviews and design decisions
- Experience defining system boundaries, interfaces, and validation approaches
- Strong ability to communicate with engineers, product leaders, customers, and executives
- Proven ability to lead through influence across multiple teams
- Technical credibility and influence
- Learning agility and adaptability
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Cloud-native platforms and Kubernetes
- Distributed data systems and event-driven architecturesAI-assisted software development and agentic workflows