Principal DevSecOps Architect

About Us:

BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company. We own and operate the world's most advanced space-based intelligence platform and provide customers satellite imagery, automated analytics and high-frequency monitoring of strategic locations, economic assets and events from around the globe. BlackSky is trusted by the most demanding allied military and intelligence organizations and commercial companies to deliver foresight into critical matters that affect national security and the economy. BlackSky's data enables governments and businesses to see, understand and anticipate change as it happens, giving them the ultimate strategic advantage so they can act quickly. Our global team works with cutting-edge technology to make a difference around the world and prides itself on being people-first, customer-focused and fun.

BlackSky is looking for a talented DevSecOps architect, in support of the Chief Technology Office to help shape and drive the cybersecurity of BlackSky software systems and satellite ground segment deployments. This role will play an instrumental part in future innovation and supporting BlackSky’s position as a leader in secure real-time geospatial intelligence and satellite missions. BlackSky is looking for multi-faceted individual with a cybersecurity and infrastructure (DevSecOps) background who can work across diverse stakeholder sets to plan and execute infrastructure security architectural solutions to achieve cybersecurity standards compliance. This is a hands-on role and you will be working across teams to evolve our current systems and technologies to align with current and future BlackSky security requirements, compliance, and strategic direction.

This role reports to the VP, Product Architecture and while we would strongly prefer candidates near our Herndon, VA office we may also consider remote candidates in certain states.

Responsibilities:

Drive alignment between the Information Security Office and the Chief Technology Office by developing and decomposing requirements and solutions to achieve security compliance of engineering deployments.
Develop robust architectural blueprints and plans for software, network, and infrastructure deployment security for systems hosted within cloud and on-premises environments ensuring adherence to industry best practices and regulatory compliance.
Develop a robust cybersecurity roadmap in coordination with the Information Security Office and Engineering and work to implement security frameworks for cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
Support the Engineering organization by assessing vulnerabilities and security risks through security and architectural reviews.
Partner with the DevOps teams to integrate automated security controls directly into Infrastructure-as-Code (IAC) templates like Terraform and Helm.
Establish engineering wide security practices, standards, and access guidelines based on interpreting regulatory and security compliance rulesets.
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders and translate security requirements into engineering specifications within the BlackSky architecture.
Understand the interactions between systems, applications, and services within the architecture and evaluate the impact of implementing security controls to include cyber security risk, staffing resource, and schedule implications.
Ensure the accuracy and completeness of engineering security documentation.
Coordinate development and execution of security controls across security, software development teams, infrastructure, systems engineering, and program and product teams to develop execution plans for implementing security controls or addressing vulnerabilities.
Organize and track projects, proactively manage risks, manage project escalations, prioritize tasks, and meet specific business objectives.
Collaborate with managers and technical groups to address important customer issues and find innovative solutions to difficult problems
Develop models and analyze data to evaluate tradeoffs and support the decision-making process.
Other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

A minimum of 12 years of related work experience with at least five (5) years focused on leading projects in DevSecOps or infrastructure security architecture .
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field.
Experience in architecting complex software systems and deployments for cybersecurity compliance.
Intimate knowledge of software security standards including NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-207, FIPS 140-2, FedRAMP, and ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
Experience building security architecture roadmaps for businesses.
Familiarity with software engineering best practices and process including agile development, enterprise design patterns, and coding standards.
Experience with Kubernetes and on-premises deployments of software systems
Experience with the software engineering life cycle from product concept through operations and maintenance and toolchains used to manage this process (JIRA, Git, etc.).
Versed in Systems Engineering best practices and tools including communicating, managing, and documenting system architectures, documenting interfaces, documenting and validation of functional and non-functional requirements.
Effective communication skills to represent security, architectural, and engineering concepts and decisions across varied stakeholders including Engineering, Sales, Customers, Product Management.
Proficient in DevSecOps tooling, technologies, and environments.
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a US Security Clearance (this requires US Citizenship).

Preferred Qualifications:

Active ISC2 Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP) or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.
A minimum of 15 years of related work experience with at least five (5) years in focused on leading projects in DevSecOps or infrastructure security architecture .
Experience upgrading software systems and guiding engineering teams to achieve NIST 800-171, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, or FedRAMP Compliance.
Experience securing software systems for on-premises air-gapped environments.
Former software engineering and software architecture experience for production systems, especially for space or defense applications.
Hands on experience with DevOps and Kubernetes infrastructure and deployments.
Master’s degree in engineering.

Life at BlackSky for full-time US benefits eligible employees includes:

Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance

BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses!

15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more
401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs
Employer matching donations
Professional development
Mac or PC? Your choice!
Awesome swag

The anticipated salary range for candidates in Seattle, WA is $190,000 - $215,000 per year. The final compensation package offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on specific background and education. BlackSky is a multi-state employer and this pay scale may not reflect salary ranges in other states or locations outside of Seattle, WA.

BlackSky is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. #LI-Remote

EEO/Pay Transparency Statements:

https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf

About the company

BlackSky provides real-time geospatial intelligence by owning and operating a high-revisit satellite constellation and an AI-powered analytics platform. Its satellites capture imagery and the Spectra platform analyzes and fuses space data with other sensors to generate rapid, actionable intelligence, including automated object detection and change alerts. The company differentiates itself through vertical integration (designing/owning the constellation, manufacturing with LeoStella) and a high revisit rate with fast delivery, plus a software-centric, subscription-based model. Its goal is to deliver timely situational awareness to government, defense, and commercial customers while expanding recurring software revenue and advancing Gen-3 capabilities.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Herndon, Virginia

Founded

2013

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

Q2 2026 revenue rose 50% to $33.3 million, with $4.7 million adjusted EBITDA.
BlackSky raised $150 million in Q2 2026 and ended with $244.1 million cash.
September 2026 SkyFi and August 2026 NRO wins expand commercial and sovereign backlog.

What critics are saying

BlackSky still lost $20.8 million in Q2 2026, keeping dilution pressure alive.
One launch slip can stall Gen-3 capacity expansion and derail 2026 revenue timing.
U.S. government and defense demand dominate; a procurement reset would threaten survival.

What makes BlackSky unique

Gen-3 launched fifth satellite in 2026, reaching first light in under 20 hours.
BlackSky sells high-frequency, 35-centimeter imagery plus Spectra AI analytics, not raw pictures alone.
SkyFi integration on September 24, 2026 broadens direct self-serve access without contract friction.

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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Paid Vacation
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Oct 23rd, 2026

Form 8-K

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2021 (September 9, 2021)

Yahoo Finance

Oct 15th, 2026

BlackSky extends HEO space imaging deal with seven-figure contract using Gen-3 satellites

BlackSky Technology Inc. signed a seven-figure annual extension with HEO to provide fully automated, low-latency non-Earth imaging (NEI) of objects in orbit. The deal adds BlackSky's Gen-3 very high-resolution imagery to its Gen-2 constellation. HEO's software will use the combined constellation to observe, characterise, and track spacecraft for space domain awareness missions across defence, intelligence, and commercial sectors. The partnership began in 2024 as a short-term, six-figure pilot. The contract is now entering its third year. "Non-Earth imagery has moved from a specialised proof-of-concept into a critical component of mainstream space domain awareness," said Brian O'Toole, BlackSky's chief executive officer. BlackSky says it can use unused constellation capacity without disrupting its primary Earth imaging operations.

SBIR.gov

Oct 2nd, 2026

Award | SBIR

BlackSky proposes building the Remote driven automated target recognition (ATR) Service, a fully end-to-end automated solution for tracking the movement of vehicles and maintaining custody of targets using data from multiple sensor systems. BlackSky will build a cloud-based ecosystem continuously pulling multi-INT satellite sensor data, fuses and processes it through artificial intelligence (AI) to track vehicles and distributes actionable intelligence to mobile devices and analysts worldwide. The goal of this effort is to develop an end-to-end software tool that aggregates opportunistic space-based capabilities and enables an efficient and reliable ecosystem for the request and delivery of data products. The focus is on space-to-ground based tracking of vehicles (cars, trucks, military vehicles, mobile equipment, ships, maritime military assets, etc). BlackSky will take advantage of existing commercial ground and space architectures and BlackSky’s proven vertically integrated, end-to-end solutions. BlackSky has invested over $350M in private capital over 7 years to develop an autonomous global remote sensing system that consists of a 14-satellite constellation of high-resolution visible imaging satellites and a global satellite ground system that enables rapid tasking, collection, and image data delivery. This is underpinned by a secure, fully cloud-enabled satellite operations system; a user-friendly, web-based tasking system; and a cloud-based exploitation system that utilizes continuously evolving AI/ML) technologies to fuse open-source intelligence feeds with satellite imagery to provide information and intelligence on critical objects of interest. BlackSky has developed a proven capability to track moving targets using it’s electro-optical (EO) satellite constellation. Unlike traditional Moving Target Indicator (MTI) that relies on radar sensors and the Doppler effect, BlackSky’s Spectra AI platform performs target tracking using multi-frame spaceborne optical imagery. Advancements in computing have afforded greater on-orbit processing capabilities than ever before, a key factor in achieving the low-latency requirements for Department of Defense (DoD) entities. BlackSky recently demonstrated its EO-based target recognition and MTI algorithms successfully within an on-orbit testbed. Experimenting within this resource-constrained environment produced valuable insight to appropriately architect on-orbit processing solutions. BlackSky will work to build the Spectra Custody Service, a fully end-to-end automated solution for tracking the movement of vehicles and maintain custody of targets using data from the BlackSky satellites and other sensor systems. BlackSky will conduct the work in 3 phases. (1) systems engineering work to verify the additional layers which close the loop and make vehicle monitoring possible at scale (2) develop the service, beginning with a maritime tracking use case (3) demonstration for moving vehicles.

SkyFi

Sep 24th, 2026

SkyFi partners with BlackSky to deliver 35 cm satellite tasking, including Nighttime Collection.

SkyFi partners with BlackSky to deliver 35 cm satellite tasking, including Nighttime Collection. SHARE THE ARTICLE Partnership will bring access to BlackSky Gen-2 and Gen-3 daytime, nighttime, and stereo tasking to commercial and government users on the SkyFi platform AUSTIN, TX September 24, 2026 - SkyFi, the leading Earth Intelligence Platform, today announced a partnership with BlackSky, a real-time space-based intelligence company. The integration will make BlackSky's Gen-3 and Gen-2 satellite tasking available directly in the SkyFi platform. SkyFi will connect to BlackSky Spectra(R), giving users on-demand access to high-cadence, very high-resolution optical collection without a minimum purchase commitment. BlackSky's Gen-3 constellation delivers 35 cm native resolution at nadir. Gen-2 captures 85 cm-class imagery. Both will be available to SkyFi users for point tasking with day and night collection windows. "BlackSky will bring capabilities to our platform that our users have asked for repeatedly, including high revisit optical imagery and nighttime collection," said Luke Fischer, CEO of SkyFi. "A customer will be able to order both time-diverse Gen-2 and Gen-3 35 cm imagery with multiple daily and nighttime imaging opportunities through the same interface and the same checkout they already use, with no contract and no minimum." Benefits of the SkyFi - BlackSky integration will include: * Rapid Collection and Delivery: BlackSky's constellation supports multiple revisits per day at many latitudes, with average collect-to-delivery latency of 90 minutes or less. Orders that fail cloud cover or quality thresholds will be automatically retasked within the original collection window. * Nighttime Collection: BlackSky is one of the few commercial providers offering nighttime optical tasking. SkyFi users will be able to order nighttime collections alongside daytime and stereo products, extending monitoring coverage for ports, airfields, energy infrastructure, and activity-based intelligence. * Access Without Minimums: SkyFi users will access BlackSky collections per scene through the SkyFi web platform, MCP, or API. Enterprise users with a SkyFi Pro account will be able to integrate BlackSky tasking into existing workflows, set revisit cadence against saved Areas of Interest, and manage user access and budgets. High-Resolution Tasking Across Sectors BlackSky Gen-3 and Gen-2 dynamic monitoring supports use cases across defense, disaster response, infrastructure monitoring, energy, insurance, and supply chain. The 35 cm Gen-3 product is suited to object-level detection and classification. Nighttime collection extends monitoring into hours that optical imagery has traditionally left uncovered. Stereo products support terrain and structure analysis. The partnership continues SkyFi's expansion of its provider network, which includes more than 300 satellite and analytics sources. Once integrated, individual SkyFi users and enterprise account registrants will have access to BlackSky tasking at app.skyfi.com. About SkyFi SkyFi is an Earth Intelligence Platform that allows users to run built-in geospatial analytics, task satellites, and access archived imagery. The dual-use platform supports both civilian and defense use cases, with flexible ordering options, transparent pricing, MCP connections, AI Navigator, and API access for large-scale workflows. Customers can use SkyFi's web platform, mobile app, or developer APIs to manage Earth observation projects without needing contracts or in-house GIS teams. Learn more at skyfi.com About BlackSky BlackSky is a real-time, space-based intelligence company that delivers on-demand, high frequency imagery, analytics, and high-frequency monitoring of the most critical and strategic locations, economic assets, and events in the world. BlackSky owns and operates one of the industry's most advanced, purpose-built commercial, real-time intelligence systems that combines the power of the BlackSky Spectra(R) tasking and analytics software platform and its proprietary low earth orbit satellite constellation. With BlackSky, customers can see, understand and anticipate changes for a decisive strategic advantage at the tactical edge, and act not just fast, but first. BlackSky is trusted by some of the most demanding U.S. and international government agencies, commercial businesses, and organizations around the world. BlackSky is headquartered in Herndon, VA, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange as BKSY. To learn more, visit www.blacksky.com and follow SkyFi on X. Media Contacts Evan Achiron Head of Marketing & Communications, SkyFi [email protected] Chuck Harper External Communications, BlackSky [email protected] SHARE THE ARTICLE

Defense Daily

Sep 16th, 2026

Sovereign EO Space capabilities are ready to go to the next level, company officials say.

Sovereign EO Space capabilities are ready to go to the next level, company officials say. Mark Holmes Wednesday, September 16th, 2026 PARIS - Executives from BlackSky, Planet, Iceye and HawkEye 360 assessed the changing dynamics of the sovereign Earth Observation (EO) satellite market at the Space Defense and Security (SDSS) summit in Paris on Tuesday, saying the pace of deployment is accelerating. Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and co-founder of Iceye, said all the players in this area have adjusted to the market environment to delivering both services and sovereign systems. Yet when looking at delivering sovereign capability, Modrzewski believes companies like Iceye have now taken things to the next... Not a subscriber or registered user yet? Please contact us at [email protected] or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.

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