SOFTWARE ARCHITECT

Job Description

Job Description

QTEC Aerospace is seeking a SOFTWARE ARCHITECT to join our team of professionals in Huntsville, AL. The qualified applicant will become part of a team of professionals representing both industry and government. The successful candidate will be detail oriented, have a proven track record and a positive work ethic.

Job Summary

QTEC Aerospace is looking for highly capable and motivated individuals. The successful candidates will function as an integral member of a multi-contractor team providing program, engineering, and technical support to Missile Defense programs. The chosen candidate will be part of an integrated architecture & systems engineering team, on a multi-company teammate program, tasked with defining the operational, physical, functional, and technical architecture necessary to describe the vision and desired capabilities of an evolving program effort. The selected engineer will be part of the team that is architecting missile defense command and control and battle management systems in an environment that leverages existing or COTS/GOTS components with DoD interoperability in mind.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Participate in analyzing high level needs and through a structured and logical approach
• Responsible for creating System Architecture solutions and concepts for a variety of new and emerging capabilities for the system in collaboration with other Architects including lead Systems Architect, software architects, network architect, cyber architect, etc.
• Communicates and collaborates on System Architecture solutions with other teams such as software developers, networks engineers, cyber engineers, DevSecOps teams, infrastructure teams, test teams, and deployment teams. This includes both physical architecture as well as logical architectures across the System
• Interface with project leads, product owners, and MDA customer
• Present architecture concepts to a large variety of audiences and serve as the focal point for the System Architecture for the Capability for the development, test, and deployment efforts
• Present at internal and external design reviews
• Assist in documenting or reviewing architectures in a MBSE tool such as CAMEO
• Maintains knowledge of current and developing technologies and design methodologies, in the area of DoD Command and Control and COTS/FOSS information technology products

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent experience/combined education, with at least 9 years of professional experience; or a Master's degree with at least 7 years of professional experience

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Systems Engineering/Architecture and/or Test Experience on a DoD Program
• Desire to be a Systems Architect on a complex Command and Control DoD Program
• Must possess a minimum of two of the following skillsets:
• C2BMC or similar complex DoD Command and Control (C2) System experience 2+ years
• Experience in creating new System Architecture concepts and solutions
• Information Technology / Computer Science / Software / Network related work experience on an integrated team working with other systems, software and specialty engineers to develop solutions for a DoD Program
• Experience as Technical Lead / Systems Engineering SME or Systems Engineering technical leader in the Missile Defense, Space, or Link 16 Domain
• Experience being part of a team that architected systems in an environment that leverages existing or COTS/GOTS components with DoD interoperability in mind
• Experience working in an integrated team environment with other systems, software and specialty engineers to develop solutions
• Experience with identification of desired capabilities, definition of desired capabilities; communicating the desired capabilities to a diverse group of developers, engineers, subject matter experts, and users; and generating architecture artifacts to document and control the achievement of the desired capabilities
• Experience developing system engineering and architecture artifacts (e.g. Specifications, Interface Control Documents, Use Cases, System Architecture Descriptions, Trade Studies, etc.)
• Experience creating briefings, creating/reviewing architecture designs and artifacts, and presenting at DoD Customer Design Reviews.
• Experience as a technical leader for a DoD Systems Engineering or Development effort
• Familiarity with Private Cloud solutions and IT technologies such as VMWare/Nutanix, RedHat, Network solutions
• Familiarity with:
• DoD Cyber requirements, RMF, and associated solutions
• Software development and Java based software solutions
• DevSecOps and/or Digital Engineering Transformation (DET) methodologies and solutions
• Agile development
• Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Cameo tool
• Requirements management tools, e.g., DOORS
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, and prepare and brief presentations to the customer as needed
• Self-motivated and customer-oriented

Security Clearance

Candidates must currently have and be able to maintain a minimum DoD SECRET level security clearance.

Location

Huntsville, AL

QTEC, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and advancement in employment without regard to any applicable local, state or federally protected class, characteristic or non-merit based factor.