Systems Operations Software Architect

Key Responsibilities

Architecture and Technical Leadership

Define and maintain the end-to-end SysOps software architecture for the ESCP-P program.

Translate ESCP-P operational concepts and system requirements into software architecture, interfaces, services, workflows, and deployment requirements.

Identify which existing Lightspeed SysOps capabilities can be reused and where ESCP-P-specific functionality is required.

Establish architectural principles, design patterns, and technical standards across participating SysOps applications.

Lead architecture reviews and document key technical decisions, assumptions, dependencies, and risks.

Ensure alignment between the ESCP-P solution and the broader Lightspeed system architecture.

SysOps Solution Definition

Define the SysOps capabilities needed to provision, configure, monitor, control, and support Mil-Ka services.

Develop application-level and cross-application architecture covering operational workflows, service management, fault management, performance monitoring, reporting, and system administration.

Define the required enhancements and integrations across relevant SysOps platforms and other operational systems.

Ensure that operational tools provide appropriate visibility into service status, network performance, alarms, events, logs, and customer-impacting conditions.

Support the definition of automation required for dependable and efficient military service operations.

Interfaces and Integration

Define and govern APIs, data models, messaging interfaces, and integration patterns between SysOps and adjacent systems.

Coordinate integration architecture with BSS, user terminal, network engineering, cybersecurity, Network Operations, Satellite Operations, and Systems Engineering teams.

Ensure traceability from ESCP-P requirements to architectural components, interfaces, and planned software deliveries.

Identify integration dependencies and risks early and establish practical mitigation plans.

Support integration, system test, and operational-readiness activities.

Security and Mission Assurance

Incorporate security-by-design principles into the ESCP-P SysOps software architecture.

Work with cybersecurity and program stakeholders to translate DND security requirements into application, interface, identity, access-control, audit, logging, and monitoring capabilities.

Define architectural requirements for system resilience, availability, recoverability, redundancy, and continuity of operations.

Support security assessments, design reviews, accreditation activities, and remediation planning.

Ensure that sensitive operational and customer information is handled in accordance with applicable program and organizational requirements.

Deployment and Operational Readiness

Define deployment architecture for applicable cloud, on-premises, edge, and hybrid environments.

Establish architectural requirements for containerization, Kubernetes, configuration management, CI/CD, observability, backup, disaster recovery, and high availability.

Collaborate with DevOps, IT, Network Operations, and support teams to ensure that the solution is deployable, supportable, and maintainable.

Define production monitoring, diagnostic, troubleshooting, and support requirements.

Support capacity planning, performance engineering, release planning, and production-readiness reviews.

Program Delivery and Governance

Support CONOPS development, requirements analysis, architecture documentation, program planning, and technical baselining.

Participate in PI planning, milestone planning, design reviews, CDRs, customer reviews, and technical working groups.

Provide architecture input to scope, estimates, sequencing, staffing, and delivery commitments.

Present architecture status, decisions, risks, and recommendations to technical and program leadership.

Mentor technical leads and developers and provide guidance throughout design, implementation, integration, verification, and deployment.

Promote consistency and reuse across ESCP-P and the broader Lightspeed SysOps portfolio.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
At least 10 years of experience in software or systems engineering, including significant experience in software or solution architecture.
Demonstrated experience architecting large-scale, distributed, mission-critical operational systems.
Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture, messaging, data integration, and distributed-system design.
Experience with cloud-native applications, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and observability.Experience defining highly available, resilient, secure, and supportable production architectures.
Demonstrated ability to translate system and operational requirements into implementable software architectures.
Experience supporting architecture reviews, system integration, verification, deployment, and operational readiness.
Strong technical documentation, stakeholder communication, and presentation skills.
Ability to lead technical decisions across multiple engineering and operational teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with satellite communications, telecommunications, defense systems, government programs, or other mission-critical environments.
Knowledge of Military Ka-band or satellite network operations.
Experience with OSS/BSS platforms, network management systems, service orchestration, provisioning, assurance, and operational data platforms.Familiarity with REST/OpenAPI, NETCONF/YANG, message brokers, telemetry, and modern systems-integration patterns.
Experience working with military or government security requirements and formal accreditation processes.
Experience with geographically distributed teams and external delivery partners.
Familiarity with requirements traceability, CONOPS development, CDR processes, and system-level verification.

Key Competencies

End-to-end systems thinking
Software and solution architecture
Technical leadership and decision-making
Requirements interpretation and traceability
Mission-critical system design
Security and resilience by design
Integration and interface governance
Stakeholder and customer communication
Cross-functional collaboration
Risk identification and mitigation
Clear technical documentation