Junior Systems Engineer

Job overview

Junior Systems Engineer is an onsite, full-time role in Annapolis Junction, MD, with a stated salary range of $105,000–$200,000 per year. The role supports the intelligence team’s TO-005 Report Authoring and Dissemination (RAD) mission-critical system. The engineer helps translate customer and stakeholder needs into actionable requirements and software features, supporting delivery through Agile planning, developer collaboration, initial functional testing, and customer presentations. This work helps ensure mission-driven capabilities are accurately defined, built, tested, and delivered.

What you'll do

• Elicit and document functional requirements
• decompose requirements into technical requirements
• create Jira user stories and acceptance criteria
• curate and groom sprint backlogs
• answer developer questions and help remove blockers
• conduct initial functional testing
• present completed features to the government customer
• collaborate with UX
• participate in Agile ceremonies.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

junior systems engineer

full-time

day shift

annapolis junction md

belay technologies

systems engineering

requirements gathering

jira

agile

functional testing

ux collaboration

ts/sci clearance

polygraph

$105k–$200k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Eight weeks paid leave, 10% 401(k) match vested on day one, $5,000 annual training/tuition, student loan repayment, company-funded HSA, medical and dental coverage, life insurance, and additional perks.

Why this role

Requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; the posting lists eight weeks of paid leave, 10% 401(k) matching vested on day one, annual training/tuition support, student loan repayment, and company-funded HSA.

About the employer

Belay Technologies is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.