Systems Engineering - Junior

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Belay Technologies is seeking a System Engineer to join our intel team. We have an immediate need for a Junior Systems Engineer to support TO-005, Report Authoring and Dissemination (RAD) and assist with overseeing the planning, design, and implementation of a mission-critical system. Candidates should be passionate about collaboratively solving challenging problems and have a track record of delivering high-quality solutions. Work directly with customers, systems engineers, developers, and the UX team to ensure mission-driven software capabilities are accurately defined, built, tested, and delivered. Engage tactically with the development team, maintain close collaboration with stakeholders, and actively participate in Agile delivery throughout the development lifecycle.
Elicit and document functional requirements from the government customer and stakeholders, decomposing them into detailed technical requirements.
Serve as a point of contact for developers, addressing implementation questions and helping remove blockers throughout the sprint.
Initial Testing: Conduct initial functional testing of new development to validate features against requirements before broader QA and customer review.
Customer Presentation: Present new development and completed features to the government customer, gathering feedback for future iterations.
UX Collaboration: Partner with the UX team on new designs, ensuring requirements and user stories reflect usability and design considerations.
Agile Ceremonies: Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, demos, retrospectives) and support the broader development lifecycle.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Four (4) years of additional SE or related experience may be substituted for a bachelor's 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
Familiarity with software development concepts (e.g., Java or Java Script frameworks, RESTful microservices) sufficient to communicate effectively with developers.
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.

8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday,11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belay's volunteer program

• 5,000 annual training/tuition
• Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance)
• Dental coverage including orthodontia
• Up to $420,000 in life insurance, premiums 100% company funded
• Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games and prizes
• Pet adoption program, generous referral bonus program, fun events, and more!

Several factors influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, education, specific skills and competencies and certifications. Belay offers a competitive total compensation package that includes benefits and perks, a flexible work-life balance, and career development.
Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.