Senior Principal Systems Engineer (Contingent)- Onsite
About The Position
Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking an experienced Senior Principal Systems Engineer to perform the Lead Systems Engineer / Chief Architect role providing technical leadership for the AF DCGS High Band Mission Applications Software (HBMAS) Sustainment and Development program in Aurora, CO. The role focuses on leading enterprise level systems engineering and architectural direction across requirements, end to end mission data flows, cloud enabled deployment patterns, security controls, integration, verification, and technical baseline management. The team designs and tests enhancements to cloud enabled mission systems responsible for ingesting, tagging, securing, and auditing mission data while ensuring security, integrity, and availability. Work is performed using modern agile methods in close collaboration with customer, operational, and multidiscipline engineering stakeholders. Position includes occasional CONUS/OCONUS travel (up to 25%). An active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI clearance is required prior to start date.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in systems engineering: requirements, architecture, interfaces, integration, verification
- Demonstrated experience as a Lead Systems Engineer, Architect, or technical lead for distributed or cloud native systems
- Proven ability to coordinate across complex engineering disciplines and stakeholder groups
- Strong understanding of interface, configuration management, and secure by design principles
- Experience with cloud based or distributed systems, containerization, orchestration, and related technologies
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and 7 years of experience
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI clearance is required prior to start date.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- CompTIA Security+
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, managed cloud services, and automated deployment pipelines
- Familiarity with DevSecOps pipelines, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and monitoring tools
- Knowledge of DoD mission systems, cybersecurity requirements, zero trust principles, and mission assurance methodologies
- Experience leading technical baseline management and architecture for largescale mission systems
Responsibilities
- Establish and lead the program’s systems architecture, technical roadmap, and modernization strategy
- Refine architectures, interfaces, and end to end mission data flows; drive consistency across engineering teams
- Lead decisions on cloud native deployment patterns, containerization, orchestration, cybersecurity controls, and resilience
- Own system baselines and ensure alignment across software, cyber, DevSecOps, test, and data engineering teams
- Define and interpret complex acceptance criteria, mission workflows, and operational constraints for engineering teams
- Lead requirements decomposition, traceability, and end to end technical validation
- Oversee integration and verification of distributed, cloud enabled mission applications
- Guide development and review of verification strategies, test procedures, automated test scripts, and demonstrations
- Resolve interface issues and lead interface control working groups
- Ensure compliance with cybersecurity and mission assurance requirements
- Lead technical discussions with customers, operators, and cross program partners
- Represent the program in technical reviews, engineering boards, and architectural working groups
- Provide technical decisions and direction as the senior engineering authority for the program
- Mentor systems engineers, solution architects, and product owners; support growth of SE discipline knowledge
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverage: you can purchase pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, Virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- Relocation assistance may be provided
- annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
