Mid or Senior System Engineer

Annapolis Junction, MD
Full Time
113601
Entry Level

Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2019, runner up in 2020 and a finalist in 2021! 

 Belay Technologies is seeking a Mid/Senior Level System Engineer to join our intel team. The selected candidate will provide system engineering expertise in one or more of the following areas: architecture, design, development, requirements analysis, data flow, network design/implementation, testing, and documentation for the system. She/he will analyze user requirements, system architecture, and system requirements specifications, will provide systems engineering expertise, and will develop system architecture and system design documentation. Responsibilities include supporting and providing guidance for system development and implementation planning through assessment of system engineering plans and system integration and test plans. The selected candidate will support the development of system configuration documentation, including designs for capacity and performance planning, and will perform engineering activities, including risk assessments and analyses of alternatives for a variety of system related issues and concerns. She/he will help define task success criteria and test procedures.
 

Candidates should have the following qualifications:  

  • TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
  • Bachelor's Degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related field and at least 8 years of related experience.
  • Experience transitioning legacy systems into new architectures.
  • Model Based Systems Engineering experience a plus.
  • Risk Management/Risk Register experience a plus.
  • Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology or as a member of an Agile team.
  • Experience with technical documentation development.
 

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Provide guidance and support for system engineering of large-scale systems, major system elements, and interfacing systems that are part of a large complex network environment with geographically distributed components.
  • Collaborate with program management, system and software integration engineers, test engineers, information assurance engineers, and other project team members in an Agile environment to ensure requirements are met and issues are addressed.
  • Implement system engineering practices to ensure the proper degree of engineering rigor is applied to all assigned tasks.
  • Communicate with and effectively collaborating with internal technical professionals on a day-to-day basis, and with POCs from customer organizations when necessary.
  • Actively participate in Program Increment Planning and related Agile team activities.  
     

Basic Qualifications:

  • Must have at least three (3) years of experience designing and developing large integrated complex systems.
  • Must have requirements verification traceability experience.
  • Must have experience analyzing user requirements, system architecture, and/or system requirements specifications.
  • Must possess a solid understanding of secure systems engineering and development.
  • Must have some software development or shell scripting experience, software detailed design experience, and/or software/system testing experience.
  • Must have demonstrated experience in several of the following areas: system architecture, design, and development, requirements analysis, data flow design/analysis, network design/implementation, testing, technical system documentation.
  • Must be comfortable working on multiple systems and components simultaneously in various configurations.
  • Must have experience with or familiarity with systems engineering activities in support of agile teams.
  • Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices.
  • Must have strong verbal and written communications skills.
  • Must be able to effectively plan and prioritize tasking and communicate clearly regarding technical options and trade-offs.
  • Must be capable of performing high quality work both independently and with a team in a fast-moving environment.​

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related field and at least 8 years of related experience.
  • Experience transitioning legacy systems into new architectures.
  • Model Based Systems Engineering experience a plus.
  • Risk Management/Risk Register experience a plus.
  • Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology or as a member of an Agile team.
  • Experience with technical documentation development.

Perks and Benefits: 

  • 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 
  • 10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one 
  • $5,000 annual training/tuition 
  • Student Loan Repayment Program 
  • 100% company-funded HSA 
  • 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! 

 

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. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.


 
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