Systems Engineer 3 - (Dataflow, Confluence, Jira)

Akina, Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 157,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 24 days

11 federal holidays

401k 100% vested

Healthcare for employees

Education assistance

Job summary

Akina, Inc. seeks a SE3 Systems Engineer to design and implement end-to-end dataflow plans, ensuring secure and compliant routing across environments. You will translate high-level requirements into detailed workflows and resolve complex routing issues with limited documentation.

The role emphasizes rapid learning of new systems, adapting existing SOPs into repeatable procedures, and documenting technical recommendations for team use.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with knowledge management and ticketing tools to track dataflows, workflows, and routing anomalies.

Responsibilities

• Execute core SE3 dataflow planning tasks from requirements to end-to-end dataflow designs.
• Analyze and resolve complex dataflow routing issues where standard procedures are insufficient.
• Independently research, analyze, and master new systems and tools to address operational needs.
• SOP adaptation by leveraging baseline docs to create repeatable procedures and technical recommendations.

Skills

Dataflow planning

Problem solving

Domain acquisition

SOP adaptation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's degree in engineering or related field

PhD in engineering or related field

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Job description

• Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 15-DFRS-SE3-Detas-SE3
Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Description

The SE3 candidate will be able to execute the following core tasks:

Position Required Skills

• Autonomous Dataflow Plan Engineering: Synthesize high-level operational requirements into detailed, end-to-end dataflow plans, defining ingest points, transformation steps, security/compliance boundary crossings, and destination endpoints.
• Independent Problem Solution: Analyze and resolve complex dataflow routing issues where standardized documentation or procedures are insufficient or non-existent.
• Rapid Domain Acquisition: Independently research, analyze, and master new or unfamiliar systems and tools to address emerging operational needs.
• SOP Adaptation and Knowledge Capture: Leverage existing baseline documentation as a preliminary guide, while synthesizing tailor‑made solutions into formal, repeatable procedures and technical recommendations.

Position Desired Skills

• Familiarity with knowledge management and ticketing tools such as Confluence and Jira to track team progress, identify and address documentation gaps, and maintain comprehensive records of dataflows, workflows, and routing anomalies.

SE3 Qualifications

A High School Diploma or GED plus twelve (12) years of general system engineering experience.

A Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus seven (7) years of systems engineering experience.

A Master’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus five (5) years of systems engineering experience.

A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus three (3) years of systems engineering experience.

Salary Range

$157k-$193k (Annually)

The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.