Agile Systems Engineer — TS/SCI CI Poly

TENICA; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TENICA is seeking an experienced systems engineer in Chantilly, VA to provide Agile engineering support for complex enterprise systems. A active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph is required to be considered.

The role emphasizes requirements management, architecture analysis, and cross-team coordination. The ideal candidate will refine Epics and User Stories, collaborate with government stakeholders, and drive system readiness through iterative development, integration, and verification

Qualifications

• Experience performing systems engineering in Agile software development or enterprise IT.
• Experience developing and refining technical requirements (Epics, Features, User Stories).
• Knowledge of Agile methods in systems engineering, integration, testing and delivery.
• Experience with requirements traceability, system architecture analysis, interface management, documentation.
• Experience coordinating dependencies and integration across multidisciplinary teams.
• Understanding of systems engineering lifecycle: analysis, design, integration, verification, validation, transition.
• Collaboration with government stakeholders and technical leadership.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph is required to be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide Agile systems engineering support for development, integration, modernization, and delivery of complex enterprise systems.
• Support systems engineering activities across Agile environments ensuring alignment with mission objectives.
• Develop and manage system requirements including Epics, Features, and User Stories.
• Collaborate with product owners, program managers, and stakeholders to prioritize work.
• Support planning activities, backlog refinement, technical reviews, and demonstrations.
• Maintain requirements traceability across architectures and milestones.
• Evaluate architectures, interfaces, and dependencies for interoperability and scalability.
• Support integration of enterprise services, cloud technologies, microservices, APIs, and automated deployment.

Skills

Systems engineering

Agile

Requirements analysis

Traceability

Technical documentation

Communication

Collaboration

CI/CD

DoD/IC experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

DOORS

Job description

TENICA is seeking an experienced systems engineer in Chantilly, VA to provide Agile engineering support for complex enterprise systems. A active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph is required to be considered.

The role emphasizes requirements management, architecture analysis, and cross-team coordination. The ideal candidate will refine Epics and User Stories, collaborate with government stakeholders, and drive system readiness through iterative development, integration, and verification