Junior System Engineer

InterImage • Annapolis Junction, MD

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About The Position

The Junior Systems Engineer will support TO-005, Report Authoring and Dissemination (RAD), and assist with planning, designing, and implementing a mission-critical system. The role works directly with government customers, systems engineers, developers, and the UX team to define, build, test, and deliver mission-driven software capabilities. The engineer collaborates closely with stakeholders, supports the development team, and participates throughout the Agile delivery lifecycle.

Requirements

• Ability to work directly with customers and stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and document functional requirements.
• Ability to translate requirements into actionable Jira user stories and epics for development teams.
• Experience conducting functional or manual testing of application features.
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical work to non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with software development concepts, such as Java or JavaScript frameworks and RESTful microservices, sufficient to communicate effectively with developers.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with cloud-based architecture and deployment, particularly Amazon Web Services.
• Exposure to UX/design collaboration or wireframing tools.
• Familiarity with government agency reporting and dissemination policies.

Responsibilities

• Elicit and document functional requirements from government customers and stakeholders, and decompose them into detailed technical requirements.
• Translate technical requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria for the development team.
• Curate and groom the sprint backlog, ensuring stories are appropriately sized and sequenced.
• Support developers by answering implementation questions and helping remove sprint blockers.
• Conduct initial functional testing of new development to validate features against requirements.
• Present new development and completed features to the government customer and gather feedback for future iterations.
• Collaborate with the UX team on new designs and ensure requirements and user stories reflect usability and design considerations.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives, and support the broader development lifecycle.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed