System Engineer

belaytechnologies; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave

401(k) match

Training stipend

Student loan repayment

Company-funded HSA

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Life insurance

Gym reimbursement

Pet adoption program

Job summary

Belay Technologies is seeking a System Engineer to join our intel team. You will work on a series of certified, trusted mission data applications used to answer mission and leadership questions across the Enterprise.

The role includes facilitating agile ceremonies, serving as ADS Scrum Master, coordinating testing, and maintaining documentation and stakeholder communications with government leaders and end users. Strong collaboration and independent work are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 7+ years of system engineering experience or 12+ years in lieu of degree.
• Experience leading agile development ceremonies.
• Experience developing and updating technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison between Government leadership and development team to establish priorities.
• Serve as ADS Scrum Master and facilitate sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement.
• Assist Product Lead with outreach and stakeholder engagement for ADS.
• Conduct ADS user experience, demos, and training.
• Maintain Siteworks, ADS Confluence space and overall roadmap.
• Conduct user acceptance testing and coordinate testing cycles.
• Maintain accurate system and activity records; ensure documentation supports compliance.
• Manage ADS Helpdesk and User Support Operations.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux server environment

AWS hosting

Agile ceremonies leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Test planning & execution

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Confluence

Jira

AWS

Job description

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 System Engineer to join our intel team.

We're looking for a System Engineer to join a team developing a series of applications that are certified, trusted sources of critical mission data that will be used to answer mission and leadership questions across the Enterprise. It's a high-visibility project that will involve engaging with high-ranking stakeholders throughout the Enterprise.

• Act as direct liaison between Government leadership and the development team to establish priorities, facilitating agile processes, communicating with team members, the Government and end user customers
• Serve as Authoritative Data Sources (ADS) Scrum Master by facilitating sprint planning, stand-ups, and backlog refinement. Remove blockers, coordinate cross-functional communication and ensure adherence to Agile practices
• Assist Product Lead in managing outreach and stakeholder engagement activities related to ADS
• Conduct ADS user experience, demos, and training
• Maintain Siteworks, ADS Confluence space and overall roadmap
• Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Functional Testing. Develop test plans, coordinate testing cycles, and validate new features, fixes and upgrades. Document results and ensure issues are logged and resolved prior to release
• Maintain accurate System and Activity Records: Track configuration changes, deployments, enhancements and operational workflows. Ensure documentation support compliance and system traceability
• Manage ADS Helpdesk and User Support Operations
• The individual will need to work with the technical team and Government leadership to prepare schedule inputs, communicate dependencies, impediments, and risks and communicate with Freedom Program Management team
• Collaborate effectively within a team, providing valuable feedback to team members to drive continuous improvement
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently on large projects, displaying self-direction and autonomy in project execution

Candidates should have the following qualifications:

• TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
• A bachelor's degree and seven (7) years of experience as a system engineer. Twelve (12) years of system engineering experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree
• Experience leading agile development ceremonies
• Experience developing and updating technical documentation

Candidates are desired to have the following skills:

• Understanding of Linux server environment
• Kubernetes infrastructure knowledge
• Experience closely collaborating with the Government customer
• Experience managing systems hosted in virtual environments such as AWS
• Experience with testing methodologies (Selenium, Cypress)
• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite including Confluence & Jira

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!

At Belay, we are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally. We believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. 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.

Salary Range: $105,000 to $200,000

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.