Principal Software Engineer (TS/SCI) {S}

About the role

ARKA Group L.P. is an advanced technologies company serving the U.S. military, intelligence community, and commercial space industry. This senior role is for a Software Architect/Principal Software Engineer, requiring technical leadership, system design, and implementation oversight of complex government system architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineering development teams across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to ensure program and technical success
• Drive Continuous Delivery and DevOps Adoption: Lead and mentor engineering teams across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), emphasizing modern practices like continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), infrastructure as code, and automated testing to ensure rapid and reliable program and technical success
• Define Cloud-Native/Distributed System Architecture: Apply deep technical expertise to define technical objectives, establish resilient system architecture patterns (e.g., microservices, event-driven), analyze complex engineering challenges, and drive effective, scalable solutions for distributed systems
• Govern Engineering Quality and Resilience: Evaluate the quality, efficacy, and observability of engineering deliverables, including software design, development practices, automated deployment pipelines, and operational monitoring. Ensure adherence to high standards for performance, scalability, and system resilience
• Proactive Operational Risk Communication: Proactively communicate engineering status, architectural risks (including technical debt), and operational issues related to system performance, availability, latency, and security (DevSecOps) to program leadership and the customer in real-time
• Facilitate Architectural Alignment with Customers: Conduct technical exchange meetings (TEMs) with government customers and external stakeholders to present architectural roadmaps, secure design approvals, and ensure continuous technical alignment with evolving mission needs
• Champion Innovation and Technology Strategy: Continuously evaluate, prototype, and recommend emerging technologies (e.g., AI/ML integration, new programming languages, cloud services) to enhance the performance, security, and future capabilities of mission-critical software systems

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field
• 10+ years of professional software development experience
• Demonstrated experience as a Chief Architect, Associate Chief Architect, or equivalent technical leadership role, guiding teams through the full software development lifecycle and successfully deploying capabilities into classified government operational environments
• Strong cross-functional communication skills and proven ability to collaborate effectively within small, fast-paced teams, managing multiple tasks to meet program milestones and deadlines
• Prominent track record of leading Agile software engineering initiatives across all phases, including design, development, configuration, integration, testing, and delivery to end-users
• Experience in large-scale system design and deployments on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure), with a deep understanding of architectural principles for scalability
• Familiarity with leveraging cloud services for Kubernetes deployments and management, virtual machine management, object storage, and serverless functions
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Satellite communication planning for individual satellites and constellations, SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) and GEOINT (Geospatial Intelligence) mission planning operations, Satellite command and control (C2) systems, Satellite tasking for GEOINT and SIGINT collection, Advanced mission planning for satellite operations, including payload operation and integration

Qualifications

• Strong business acumen with a proven ability to align technical solutions with business objectives
• Experience developing software on cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, with a solid understanding of cloud-native architectures and design principles
• Familiarity with cloud services for container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), virtual machine management, object storage, and serverless computing
• Hands-on experience in software application deployment, virtualization technologies, and containerization (e.g., Docker)
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Satellite communication planning for individual satellites and constellations, SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) and GEOINT (Geospatial Intelligence) mission planning operations, Satellite command and control (C2) systems, Satellite tasking for GEOINT and SIGINT collection, Advanced mission planning for satellite operations, including payload operation and integration

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong business acumen with a proven ability to align technical solutions with business objectives
• Experience developing software on cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, with a solid understanding of cloud-native architectures and design principles
• Familiarity with cloud services for container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), virtual machine management, object storage, and serverless computing
• Hands-on experience in software application deployment, virtualization technologies, and containerization (e.g., Docker)
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Satellite communication planning for individual satellites and constellations, SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) and GEOINT (Geospatial Intelligence) mission planning operations, Satellite command and control (C2) systems, Satellite tasking for GEOINT and SIGINT collection, Advanced mission planning for satellite operations, including payload operation and integration

Pay

Pay Range: $165,000 - $200,000

Schedule

Flexible schedule options within the pay period are available.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical/vision/dental insurance packages
• Company contributions to qualified HSA accounts
• 401k retirement plan with industry leading company contributions
• 13 paid holidays
• Annual bonus program based on company and employee performance
• Company paid life insurance, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term disability insurance
• Four weeks paid Parental Leave
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Location

Aurora, CO