Sys Ops Software Architect Lead the architecture and technical direction of System Operations (Sys Ops) software for a mission-critical satellite communications program. Translate operational, security, and system requirements into scalable solutions, maximizing reuse of existing platform capabilities while defining enhancements where necessary. Ottawa, Ontario; minimum four days per week on-site.
Key Responsibilities Architecture and Technical Leadership Define and maintain end-to-end Sys Ops software architecture and translate operational concepts and system requirements into interfaces, services, workflows, and deployment requirements.
Assess reusable existing platform capabilities and required program-specific enhancements.
Establish architectural principles, design patterns, and standards across Sys Ops applications; lead reviews and document decisions, assumptions, dependencies, and risks.
Align solution architecture with the wider satellite system architecture.
Sys Ops Solution Definition Define capabilities to provision, configure, monitor, control, and support military Ka-band services.
Design application-level and cross-application architecture for operational workflows, service management, fault management, performance monitoring, reporting, and administration.
Define enhancements and integrations across Sys Ops and other operational systems.
Ensure visibility of service status, network performance, alarms, events, logs, and customer-impacting issues; specify operational automation.
Interfaces and Integration Define APIs, data models, messaging interfaces, and integration patterns.
Coordinate with BSS, user terminal, network engineering, cybersecurity, Network Operations, Satellite Operations, and Systems Engineering teams.




Maintain traceability from requirements to architecture, interfaces, and deliveries; identify and mitigate integration risks.
Support integration, system testing, and operational-readiness activities.
Security and Mission Assurance Embed security by design, translating defense and government security requirements into identity, access control, auditing, logging, monitoring, application, and interface controls.
Define resilience, availability, recovery, redundancy, and continuity requirements.
Support security assessments, design reviews, accreditation, and remediation; safeguard sensitive information.
Deployment and Operational Readiness Architect cloud, on-premises, edge, and hybrid deployments, including containers, Kubernetes, configuration management, CI/CD, observability, backup, disaster recovery, and high availability.
Work with Dev Ops, IT, Network Operations, and support teams on deployability, supportability, and maintainability.
Specify production monitoring, troubleshooting, and diagnostics; support capacity and performance planning, release planning, and readiness reviews.
Program Delivery and Governance Support CONOPS, requirements analysis, architecture documentation, technical baselines, and program planning.
Participate in PI planning, milestones, CDRs, reviews, and working groups.
Provide architecture input to scope, estimates, sequencing, staffing, and commitments; communicate decisions, risks,



and status to leadership.
Mentor technical leads and developers across design, integration, verification, deployment, and readiness; promote architectural consistency and reuse.
Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
10+ years in software or systems engineering, including significant software or solution architecture experience.
Proven architecture experience with large, distributed, mission-critical operational systems.
Deep knowledge of microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture, messaging, data integration, and distributed systems.
Hands-on architectural experience with cloud-native applications, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and observability.
Experience defining highly available, resilient, secure, and supportable production architectures.
Ability to translate operational requirements into implementable architectures and support reviews, integration, verification, deployment, and readiness.
Solid documentation, stakeholder communication, presentation, and cross-team technical leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications Satellite communications, telecommunications, defense, government, or comparable mission-critical experience.
Knowledge of military Ka-band and satellite network operations.
Experience with OSS/BSS, network management, orchestration, provisioning, assurance, and operational data platforms.
Familiarity with REST/Open API, NETCONF/YANG, message brokers, telemetry, and modern integration patterns.
Experience with government/military security requirements and formal accreditation.
Experience with distributed teams and external del

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