Chief Systems Engineer/ Chief Architect

About the role

Entarian is seeking an experienced Chief Architect to lead the technical architecture, systems integration, and engineering strategy supporting deployment and operation of Vertasyn as the Centralized Operating Provider (COP) for a critical satellite communications program.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for overall system architecture, ensuring alignment between customer requirements, mission objectives, and engineering implementation.
• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team supporting software development, systems engineering, data engineering, AI/ML, user experience, cloud infrastructure, and systems integration activities.
• Define, maintain, and evolve the enterprise architecture supporting Vertasyn deployment across hybrid AWS and on-premises government environments.
• Oversee deployment, integration, and sustainment of distributed applications, cloud services, data platforms, and supporting infrastructure.
• Direct integration of Vertasyn with satellite-to-satellite, satellite-to-ground, ground-to-ground, and supporting mission systems while ensuring interoperability across operational environments.
• Establish technical standards, architecture principles, interface specifications, and engineering best practices supporting long-term system evolution.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical design reviews, trade studies, and engineering decision processes throughout the system lifecycle.
• Ensure system scalability, resiliency, availability, security, and performance objectives are achieved across distributed mission environments.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, DevSecOps, software engineering, systems engineering, and infrastructure teams to implement secure and maintainable technical solutions.
• Identify technical risks, architectural gaps, and integration challenges while developing mitigation strategies and modernization roadmaps.
• Support customer technical interchange meetings, engineering working groups, design reviews, and executive briefings.
• Cook up with government stakeholders, program leadership, subcontractors, and mission partners to resolve technical issues and support successful program execution.
• Provide architectural oversight for API design, data integration, digital engineering initiatives, and enterprise data management strategies.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum fifteen (15) years of experience designing, developing, integrating, or leading complex software-intensive, distributed, or mission-critical systems.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a technical lead, solution architect, enterprise architect, or chief architect supporting large-scale government, defense, intelligence, or commercial technology programs.
• Experience designing and implementing distributed systems operating across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Experience developing enterprise architecture, system integration strategies, interface specifications, and technical roadmaps.
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud environments, including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, API design, distributed data systems, containerization, and cloud-native application development.
• Experience integrating software platforms with communications systems, mission systems, enterprise applications, or operational technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, mentor engineers, and communicate complex technical concepts to executive leadership and government stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing technical documentation, architecture products, and executive briefings.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, and Outlook.
• Able to travel approximately 25% to support customer locations, mission partner engagements, engineering reviews, and operational activities.

Pay

Salary range: $200,000.00 - $250,000.00

Schedule

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Contact

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About Us

Formed through the strategic union of Sev1Tech and ERT, Entarian is a premier provider of mission-critical engineering and technology solutions. Founded on a legacy of excellence dating back to 1993, Entarian is a product of an evolved and fully diversified engineering and federal technology leader. From deep space to defense and civilian missions, Entarian delivers secure, mission-aligned digital solutions that drive national resilience and operational effectiveness. We don't just support modernization; we define it.