Lead a team in developing a data management platform, ensuring technical direction and stakeholder engagement while delivering solutions.
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Solution s Architect / Tech Lead
We are a sleek and modern software development team building mission-critical applications with real-world international impact for the Intelligence Community.
We are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect with a strong data background to join our team and have impact across our efforts. If you have some or all of the following skills and experience along with the desire to work with a smart, high performing team, we would love to talk
Responsibilities :
Minimum Requirements :
Preferred :
Your Career:
In addition to great growth potential within the project and program,
we're very serious about professional development and continuing education. We offer everyone the opportunity to define their own career trajectory . You will work with your direct supervisor and/or a mentor to set appropriate goals and design a plan to help you make consistent progress.
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In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.
The base pay for this position within California, Colorado, Hawaii, and the Washington, DC metropolitan area is:
$151,000.00 - $251,000.00
For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits
The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.
The date of posting can be found on Maxar's Career page at the top of each job posting.
To apply, submit your application via Maxar's Career page.
Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Solution s Architect / Tech Lead
We are a sleek and modern software development team building mission-critical applications with real-world international impact for the Intelligence Community.
We are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect with a strong data background to join our team and have impact across our efforts. If you have some or all of the following skills and experience along with the desire to work with a smart, high performing team, we would love to talk
Responsibilities :
- Lead a small team of talented engineers building a cutting-edge data management platform.
- Own the end-to-end solution: Go hands-on while also leading your team, setting technical direction and priorities.
- E ngage with users and stakeholders to form a deep understanding of mission objectives and stakeholder requirements.
- Work with product managers and technical leaders to translate mission needs into technical solutions and architectures.
- Regularly interact with senior govt stakeholders and mission users to extract and refine vision and direction.
- Lead and coordinate daily operations of your team.
- Attend and/or lead meetings with onsite technical staff and government.
- Contribute directly to technical solutions as needed via software engineering, configuration management, testing, debugging, etc.
- Work with Technical Program Manager and developers to formulate an implementation plan and schedule.
- Work with DevSecOps team on cybersecurity, accreditation, and deployment needs.
Minimum Requirements :
- TS/SCI with a current CI polygraph.
- 15+ years in a software architecture, solutions engineering or technical lead role.
- 15+ years in a software development or data engineering role on a high performing team.
- Excellent verbal, written, and communication skills.
- Proven ability to organize and direct teams of skilled people.
- Problem solving mentality.
Preferred :
- DoD 8570 IAT lvl II
- Solution Architecture certification in AWS or other major cloud provider
Your Career:
In addition to great growth potential within the project and program,
we're very serious about professional development and continuing education. We offer everyone the opportunity to define their own career trajectory . You will work with your direct supervisor and/or a mentor to set appropriate goals and design a plan to help you make consistent progress.
#cjpost
#LI-CJ1
In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.
The base pay for this position within California, Colorado, Hawaii, and the Washington, DC metropolitan area is:
$151,000.00 - $251,000.00
For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits
The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.
The date of posting can be found on Maxar's Career page at the top of each job posting.
To apply, submit your application via Maxar's Career page.
Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Top Skills
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Configuration Management
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