Junior Systems Engineer (1 day telework/week, TS/SCI with Polygraph required)
About The Position
We have an immediate need for a Junior Systems Engineer to contribute to the planning, design, and implementation of a mission-critical system. This role works closely with government customers, systems engineers, software developers, and UX professionals to help translate mission needs into well-defined software capabilities. The Junior Systems Engineer will support requirements development, Agile planning, developer coordination, functional testing, and customer demonstrations throughout the development lifecycle. This is a collaborative, hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving challenging problems, working across technical and customer teams, and helping move software capabilities from requirements through delivery.
Requirements
- A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited institution or four (4) additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree
- 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/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, with the ability to present technical work to non-technical stakeholders.
- Familiarity with software development concepts (e.g., Java or JavaScript frameworks, RESTful microservices) sufficient to communicate effectively with developers.
- TS/SCI with Polygraph required
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Cloud-based architecture and deployment (Amazon Web Services).
- Exposure to UX/design collaboration or wireframing tools.
- Familiarity with domain knowledge surrounding government agency reporting and dissemination policies.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with government customers and stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document functional requirements and decompose them into detailed technical requirements.
- Translate requirements into clear Jira user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria for the development team.
- Support sprint planning and backlog grooming by helping ensure stories are appropriately scoped, prioritized, and sequenced.
- Collaborate closely with developers to answer requirements and implementation questions and help address blockers throughout each sprint.
- Conduct initial functional testing of new features to validate development against established requirements before broader QA and customer review.
- Present completed features and new development to the government customer and capture feedback for future iterations.
- Partner with the UX team on new designs to ensure usability and design considerations are reflected in requirements and user stories.
- Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, demonstrations, and retrospectives.
Benefits
- health, life/ disability, 401k, paid time off, professional development, and generous bonus programs
- up to 10% in 401k contributions, immediately vested
- up to 5 weeks of leave (25 days of personal time off)
- 11 paid floating holidays
- 100% of your premiums for comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- majority of the premiums for your family
- free access to a fully equipped state of the art gym
- $5250 per year towards ongoing education, trainings, certifications, and maintaining professional memberships
- up to $300 per year on company branded merchandise
- fun company events throughout the year such as our Oktoberfest, summer picnic, and annual holiday party
- team events which may include happy hours, baseball games, snowboarding, RenFest, and more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
