Senior Systems & Lifecycle Engineer

Nyla Technology Solutions; Maryland; On-site; USD 172,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nyla FLEX program

Top-of-market compensation

Annual leave 4 weeks

Job summary

Nyla Technology Solutions in Annapolis Junction, MD is seeking a Systems Engineer to translate complex operational needs into clear system requirements, designs, and agile execution plans. You will lead sprint planning, engage with customers, and partner with DevOps to keep build pipelines moving.

The role requires extensive systems engineering experience, Agile leadership, and familiarity with container platforms and observability tools. A TS/SCI polygraph is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in systems engineering or related field, with 10+ years of experience.
• Alternatively Master’s Degree in related field with 8+ years experience.
• High School Diploma / GED with 14+ years hands-on technical systems engineering, requirements management, and Agile project leadership experience in lieu of a degree.

Skills

Agile Facilitation

Requirements Elicitation

DevOps Coordination

Stakeholder Engagement

Systems Lifecycle

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering

Master’s Degree in related field

High School Diploma / GED + 14+ years experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Rancher

Helm

Elasticsearch

Kibana

Grafana

Job description

Job Description

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED We are seeking an energetic, organized Systems Engineer to join our team in Annapolis Junction, MD, bridging the gap between customer vision, software engineering teams, and DevOps execution. In this role, you will take full ownership of translating complex operational needs into clear system requirement specifications, architectural designs, and active Agile execution plans. You won't just sit behind a desk writing specifications—you will drive sprint planning, facilitate technical customer engagements, conduct feasibility studies, and partner directly with DevOps teams to keep build pipelines moving forward. If you thrive on bringing structure to complex software efforts, orchestrating team workflows in Jira, and ensuring technical integrity across high-visibility deployments, you’ll fit right in with Team Nyla.

The annual base salary range for this role is $172,000-$203,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

Required Skills

• Agile Facilitation & Backlog Management: Demonstrated experience leading sprint planning, retrospectives, team meetings, and task prioritization using Jira and Confluence.
• Requirements Elicitation & Technical Documentation: Proven background gathering user requirements, translating complex needs into technical specifications, and authoring system architecture and engineering plans.
• DevOps Coordination: Practical experience interfacing with DevOps and software development teams to capture, prioritize, and monitor technical execution tasks.
• Stakeholder & Customer Engagement: Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills to manage customer priorities, report status, and address technical considerations with senior leadership.
• Systems Lifecycle Leadership: Demonstrated background guiding system integration, alternative analysis, and feasibility studies across complex software initiatives.

Education

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 10+ years of professional systems engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in a related field, PLUS 8+ years of specialized systems engineering experience OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 14+ years of hands‑on technical systems engineering, requirements management, and Agile project leadership experience in lieu of a degree.

Desired Skills

Container Orchestration Platforms

Exposure to or familiarity with Kubernetes, Rancher, and Helm for cloud-native software deployments.

Search & Analytics Visualization

Familiarity with Elasticsearch and Kibana dashboards for system log analysis and performance metrics.

System Monitoring Tools

Experience with or understanding of Grafana dashboards for infrastructure and service health tracking.

About Nyla Technology Solutions

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,

Taking Care of All of You

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

• PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!
• LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!
• SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!
• WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.

Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.