Find work in Canada.

325,301 jobs across our Canadian network. How we count

Jobs in Canada

25+ jobs

Email me new jobs Save this search

Added 6 mins ago
Senior Architecte IA/ML | Senior AI/ML Architect, Services professionnels pour le secteur public | Public Sector Professional Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Montreal, QC
Full-time
Are you passionate about developing machine learning (ML) and Generative AI (GenAI) solutions? Amazon has been investing in research and application of ML for decades. We are looking for…
Added 6 mins ago
Sales Intern - Vancouver, BC
Victaulic
Vancouver, BC · Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
Full-time
In this role, you’ll gain practical experience in construction sales by supporting customer engagement, project research, market development and territory initiatives. You’ll work alongside…
Added 36 mins ago
Senior Applied AI Engineer
RaiseDesk
Remote, Canada
Full-time · Remote
We are looking for an Applied AI Engineer to own the intelligence layer of the platform: the data that powers investor discovery, the models and retrieval that rank and explain it, and the…
Added 1 hour ago
Process Development Engineer
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
Waterloo, ON · Canada - Waterloo, ON
Full-time
…industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental…
Added 1 hour ago
Salesforce Platform Engineer
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto, ON
Full-time
We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Platform Engineer to support the design, development, and enhancement of our commercial lending platform built on nCino. You will work closely with…
Added 1 hour ago
Manufacturing Engineer/ Ingénieur en fabrication
Siemens Energy
Montreal, QC
Full-time
The Manufacturing Engineer will maintain knowledge of manufacturing processes used by Siemens-Energy for selection and deployment of methods that consistently meet engineering requirements.…
Added 2 hours ago
Junior Environmental Scientist, Engineer in Training or Technologist
Worley
AB · Edmonton, AB
Full-time
…practice, where technical expertise, environmental stewardship, and practical problem solving come together to help clients manage environmental liabilities, restore impacted sites, and…
Added 2 hours ago
Designer, Development (Service)
Husky Technologies
Bolton, ON
Full-time
Regularly provide feedback to product development teams: present project updates at service issue review meetings, attend design reviews to identify risks, submit continuous improvement…
Added 2 hours ago
Applications Engineer
Husky Technologies
Bolton, ON
Full-time
Husky TechnologiesTM offers a wealth of opportunity for personal growth and development. Most importantly, Husky Technologies TM offers an opportunity to work with – and be challenged by –…
Added 2 hours ago
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Payload Systems Engineer | Remote Opportunity | Fastwater Staffing
HIKINEX
Remote, Canada
Contract · Remote
We are seeking an experienced Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Payload Engineer to support the development, integration, and testing of advanced SAR remote sensing payloads for LEO and MEO…
Added 2 hours ago
Photonics Architect
Lightmatter
Toronto, ON
…valuation of $4.4 billion. We will continue to accelerate the development of data center photonics and grow every department at…
Added 2 hours ago
Full Stack Developer
Lasso Informatics
Montreal, QC
Full-time
Research data is wild. It pours in from brain scans, genome sequencing, EEG and eye-tracking, biospecimens and wearables that track sleep and movement, across dozens of sites and years of…
Added 2 hours ago
Senior Process Engineer - Industrial Water/Wastewater
Black & Veatch
Markham, ON
Full-time
As a senior process engineer, you will be part of a team that provides strategic direction on the process design for industrial water treatment around the world for industrial clients.…
Added 2 hours ago
Senior Registered Electrical Engineer - Nuclear Power
Black & Veatch
Markham, ON
Full-time
With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you’ll build a career you can be proud to stand behind.
Added 2 hours ago
Wind Scientist or Wind Engineer (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
Synectics Inc.
Ottawa, ON
$120,000 to $130,000 CAD / year
Full-time
The Wind Scientist or Wind Engineer will be responsible for completing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations related to wind, snow, and air quality studies. The role will be…
Added 2 hours ago
Operations Support Engineer
Shell
Sarnia, ON
Full-time
The Operations Support Engineer provides process engineering support to the 24x7 production organization to ensure excellence in process safety, reliability, margin, energy optimization,…
Added 2 hours ago
Technical Director - Principal Groundwater Modeler
WSP
Toronto, ON · Etobicoke, ON
Support recruitment, workforce development, and succession planning within the groundwater modelling practice.
Added 3 hours ago
Senior Process Engineer - Industrial Water/Wastewater
Black & Veatch Family of Companies
Markham, ON
As a senior process engineer, you will be part of a team that provides strategic direction on the process design for industrial water treatment around the world for industrial clients.…
Added 3 hours ago
Stationary Engineer
Poppy at www.steamforum.com
Engineer, BC
Full-time
Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance…
Added 3 hours ago
AI & Computer Vision Engineer
Mycionics Inc.
Kitchener, ON
Full-time
This position requires bridging the gap between academic theory and industrial application. We are looking for an engineer who can research open-source solutions, characterize their…
Added 3 hours ago
Senior Software Developer
ADGA Group Consultants Inc
Ottawa, ON
$100,000 to $125,000 CAD / year
Full-time
ADGA Group is a Canadian-owned defence and security company that provides integrated, mission-critical technical solutions to Government and industry, specializing in C5ISRT, simulation and…
Added 4 hours ago
Early Career Structural Engineer in Training
WSP in Canada
Lethbridge, AB
Full-time
Join our Water Resources Engineering Group in Alberta and help deliver impactful hydrotechnical and civil infrastructure projects across the Prairies, Territories, Canada, and beyond. As an…
Added 4 hours ago
AI Engineer/developer
Procom
Toronto, ON
Contract
As an AI Development Consultant, you will be instrumental in designing, implementing, and maintaining AI applications. You will collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to deliver…
Added 4 hours ago
Principal Hardware Engineer
PRI Global
Ottawa, ON
Contract
We are seeking an experienced Hardware Senior Principal Consultant to join a leading technology organization and drive the development of next-generation hardware solutions. This is a…
Added 4 hours ago
Early Career Structural Engineer in Training
WSP in Canada
Calgary, AB
Full-time
Join our Water Resources Engineering Group in Alberta and help deliver impactful hydrotechnical and civil infrastructure projects across the Prairies, Territories, Canada, and beyond. As an…

SkyWatch

Principal Defence Systems Engineer

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Pay: Indicative base salary: CA$200,000 to CA$240,000, depending on experience and clearance.
Job type: Full-time
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 30, 2026

Apply About employer

Applications open in a new tab.

Original job description

Company Description:

SkyWatch is at the forefront of revolutionizing how earth observation data is accessed and utilized globally. Our innovative platform empowers businesses, researchers, and governments to easily integrate satellite data into their operations, driving informed decision-making and unlocking new opportunities for growth and efficiency. Founded on the principle of democratizing access to space-based technology, SkyWatch provides a seamless interface that aggregates data from numerous satellite sources, offering unparalleled access and insights. Whether monitoring agriculture, managing infrastructure, or advancing scientific research, our scalable solutions cater to diverse industries with a commitment to reliability, security, and sustainability.

Our Products:

Our suite of applications is tailored to meet the diverse needs of users on the SkyWatch platform. Whether you are an individual purchasing data for a project, a business seeking to store and share geospatial data, a GIS specialist in need of imagery for maps or workflows, a developer looking to build innovative solutions with our API, or a data provider seeking to sell to our user network, you can do it with SkyWatch.

Our Culture:

Culture is the personality of a company. It is our company's shared beliefs, values, and practices. At SkyWatch, our culture is incredibly important to us, and we practice it every day. Both as a company and in our products, we value simplicity, dependability, and empathy. Let’s face it - the best jobs boil down to a handful of things: getting the chance to work with amazing people in a great culture with leaders who have your back while pursuing a vision that you can get passionate about.

Please note that SkyWatch may use AI throughout various portions of the talent process.

The mission

Build and lead the team that puts SkyWatch's platform inside Canada's sovereign and defence environments.

We are opening an Ottawa engineering team to deliver a sovereign version of our platform: deployable in private cloud, on premises and air-gapped, accredited for government use, interoperable with defence systems, and carrying our AI agents inside the security boundary. You are its first hire and its technical owner.

The role

You own the architecture of the sovereign product line and the roadmap and delivery of the Government & Defence engineering team. You build the team from the ground up, about six engineers and two continuously staffed co-op seats over 2027, and you are the technical acceptance authority at each delivery milestone.

Reporting to the CEO, you have real say over what gets built and how. That means your calls have to be good for the customer and good for SkyWatch, and what you ship has to be a pleasure to use, even inside the security boundary.

This is a founding role. You will design the system, hire the people who build it and sit across the table from government technical authorities, often in the same week.

Key responsibilities

Own the sovereign architecture. Deployment architecture for private-cloud, on-premises and air-gapped environments; data segregation and secure multi-tenant distribution; security design end to end.
Lead accreditation. Own the technical evidence for security assessment and authorization, including ITSG-33 controls at Protected B, with audit and logging built in rather than bolted on.
Hold a very high bar for user experience. Analysts and operators use this under time pressure, often disconnected, with security in the way. Make it simple, fast and obvious anyway. Security is never an excuse for a clumsy product.
Deliver interoperability. Tactical dissemination and defence data standards (NITF/NSIF, SIDD, GeoPackage, STANAG 4559), and integration with common operating picture, GIS and TAK environments.
Bring AI inside the boundary. Agent workflows over sovereign data with trace retention for audit, human-in-the-loop analyst workflows, and evaluation of answer quality and latency.
Run roadmap and delivery. Own the roadmap and SDLC for Government & Defence against our product direction, and act as technical acceptance authority at each milestone gate.
Make calls that are good for the customer and for SkyWatch. Know what a sovereign deployment costs to build, accredit and support, and build it once for many customers rather than once per contract wherever you can.
Build and lead the team. Hire, lead and grow the Ottawa engineers, and run a co-op mentorship programme with local universities.
Own the government support surface. The support agent, its user experience and its knowledge corpus inside the sovereign access boundary.

Who you are

A systems architect for constrained environments. You have shipped software that runs where the internet does not reach and where security is audited.
Fluent in defence customers. You understand how Canadian defence and government technical authorities evaluate, accept and accredit systems.
Great taste. You care how a system feels to the analyst or operator using it, not just whether it passes accreditation, and you notice when something is almost right.
Commercially minded. You understand how government programmes are bought and what they cost us to deliver, and you make trade-offs a CEO would recognise. It needn’t be your strongest suit, but you want to grow it.
A team builder. You have hired and led engineers, and you want to build a team rather than join one.
AI-first by habit. You build with LLMs and agents and you know how to make them auditable.

Qualifications

10+ years building production software, including 3+ years as a principal, architect or technical lead on secure or defence systems.
Hands-on experience with on-premises, private-cloud or air-gapped deployment, and with security assessment and authorization (ITSG-33, NIST 800-53 or equivalent).
Experience leading an engineering team through milestone-based delivery to a government customer.
Software you shaped for analysts or operators that set a high bar for usability, and that you can walk us through at an unclassified level.
Experience making build decisions with a business trade-off, such as cost to deliver, reuse across customers or time to market.
Canadian citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a Government of Canada security clearance (Secret or higher).
Experience with geospatial, imagery or ISR data and defence interoperability standards. Strongly preferred
Experience deploying LLM or agent systems in regulated environments. Preferred

Compensation

Base salary plus stock options. Health benefits and on-site or hybrid work from Ottawa. Indicative base salary: CA$200,000 to CA$240,000, depending on experience and clearance.

Why SkyWatch

A founding role. Design the system and hire the team, with a direct line to the CEO.
Mission. Sovereign access to Earth observation data for Canada and its allies.
The frontier. AI agents operating on satellite, aerial and drone data inside the security boundary.

Accessibility at SkyWatch

At SkyWatch, we believe every candidate deserves a fair and inclusive experience. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know - we're happy to work with you to ensure your needs are met.

To request an accommodation, please advise any member of the talent team or contact us at accessibility@skywatch.com.

Apply About employer

More about this job

Responsibilities

You will own the architecture and delivery of a sovereign, secure platform for government and defence clients while building and leading a new engineering team in Ottawa. This role involves managing the product roadmap, ensuring security accreditation, and acting as the technical acceptance authority for all milestones.

Requirements

Candidates must have over 10 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a principal or architect role within secure or defence environments. You must be a Canadian citizen eligible for a government security clearance and possess hands-on experience with air-gapped systems and security assessment frameworks.

Skills

Systems architecture
Defence systems
Security accreditation
ITSG-33
Air-gapped systems
Geospatial data
Team leadership
Software engineering
Cloud architecture
Interoperability standards
AI agents
LLMs
Government procurement
Product roadmap
Technical authority
Security clearance

Benefits

Stock options
Health benefits

Visa sponsorship

Not detected in the job text

Keywords

Systems Architecture
Defence Systems
Sovereign Cloud
Air-gapped
ITSG-33
NIST 800-53
Geospatial
ISR
NITF
NSIF
SIDD
GeoPackage
STANAG 4559
AI Agents
LLM
Security Clearance
Government Contracting
Multi-tenant
Data Segregation
Cloud Computing
On-premises
Technical Leadership
Mentorship
Product Management
GIS
TAK
Audit Logging
Human-in-the-loop
Engineering Management

Report this job