Software Architect Senior

We are seeking a Software Architect Senior, reporting to the Software Architecture Team Lead, who will be responsible for program-focused requirements management, technical design, planning, and coordination of the various departments within the Software Engineering (SWE) division to deliver software solutions on York programs. The ideal candidate for this role is detail oriented, adept at software component and interface design, can articulate technical designs to both technical and non-technical audiences, and has experience managing software projects. The Software Architect will support the Program Manager and Mission Lead System Engineer to determine the tasks and activities needed to deliver simulations, ground software, flight software, and site reliability and engineering services for customer programs. This role will be a critical member of our SWE team, ensuring the quality and completeness of delivered software solutions for our programs by driving the organization and collaboration of SWE engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of program objectives, scope, milestones, schedule, risks, and requirements for successful delivery of SWE products and services on missions
• Work closely with program management and mission lead system engineers to coordinate and collaborate on the alignment of SWE products and services with flight software, payloads, GEPs, and external program partners
• Identify and manage SWE-related risks for program missions
• Participate in program customer meetings as the technical expert for SWE products and services
• Responsible for program life-cycle design, development, integration, test and deployment of SWE software products and services to missions
• Perform requirements gap analysis against SWE products, identify derived requirements, and manage requirement V&V efforts
• Develop UML use cases, architectural diagrams (e.g., component, interface, and sequence diagrams), feature specifications, and SWE deliverables for programs
• Collaborate with product development teams by contributing to epic designs as a technical SME and overseeing all program-related feature development and test
• Present on software design, development approach, test plan, and progress to both internal and external program stakeholders
• Drive successful SWE delivery on key program milestones, test events, and demonstrations
• Support mission operations in the successful deployment and execution of ground software and simulations for mission rehearsals, training, and the full mission operations lifetime

Qualifications

Required for the Role

• Ability to effectively articulate technical designs to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Comfortable communicating technical design and project status to senior leadership and customers
• Experience with UML for defining use cases, component diagrams, interface diagrams, and sequence diagrams
• Experience with architectural design principles and considerations including separation of concerns, loose coupling, high cohesion, scalability, security by design, and interoperability
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an engineering related field
• 8-10 years' experience as a software engineer contributing to software design and development
• 3+ years' experience leading software engineering teams or as a project manager

Preferred for the Role

• Experience with the following tools is preferred, but not required:
• Jira RTM
• Draw.io
• GitLab
• Atlassian products (Confluence, Jira)
• Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)