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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer 4 - **Company:** NIGHTWING LLC - **Location:** Cape Saint Claire, MD, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $99,000.0 - $206,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, Integrated Development Environments, Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio, Scrum Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Requirements Traceability, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Jama (Software), Cisco Discovery Protocol, DOORS (Software), Macros, Information Technology, Front End Software Development - **Published:** October 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/62d04403-17f1-4637-90d2-432016a32d83 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience. * 10+ years of systems or requirements engineering experience in a software development environment. * Solid understanding of the full software development life cycle (SDLC), from requirements through deployment and sustainment. * Working knowledge of Scrum, including sprints, sprint ceremonies, backlogs, user stories, and roles (Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development Team). * Experience tracking and reporting on sprint-based work using Jira or similar tools. * Strong hands-on Confluence experience, including template building, page structures, and macros. * Experience gathering and managing customer requirements, preferably for government customers. * Excellent interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build rapport and work collaboratively with engineers, team leads, and management. * Comfortable working directly with government customers, including leading discussions, gathering requirements, and presenting status. * Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical progress into clear, customer-facing language. * Ability to get input from busy, distributed teams and keep a recurring deliverable on schedule through follow-up and coordination., * Scrum certification (e.g., CSM, PSM) or SAFe experience. * Experience with Confluence/Jira integrations, dashboards, or plugins (e.g., embedded Jira reports, ScriptRunner). * Experience with requirements traceability (RTMs, DOORS, Jama, etc.). * Prior experience producing government MSRs, PMRs, or CDRL deliverables. * Basic scripting or front-end development skills for building lightweight reporting interfaces. Active and transferable Active U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. ## Description The Systems Engineer 4 will own the design, implementation, and ongoing management of the program's monthly reporting process. Serving as the bridge between the software development teams, the PMO, and the government customer, this person will gather status and requirements information, build and maintain Confluence templates and page structures, and ensure reports accurately reflect progress against customer requirements. A solid understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and Scrum is essential, as monthly reporting will draw directly from sprint-level work and team progress. Strong people skills are critical to success in this role., Team and Customer Engagement * Serve as the primary point of contact between the software development team leads, the PMO, and the government customer for monthly status reporting. * Build strong working relationships with team leads to gather accurate, timely input without disrupting development work. * Meet with the customer to understand their reporting expectations, clarify requirements, and incorporate their feedback into the report and template. * Present or walk through monthly status reports with the customer as needed, answering questions and following up on action items. Requirements and Reporting * Interpret customer reporting requirements (contract, SOW/PWS, CDRLs) and translate them into a traceable reporting structure. * Map work across SDLC phases (requirements, design, development, test, deployment) to contract requirements so the customer can see where each requirement stands. * Align monthly reporting with the team's Scrum cadence, translating sprint outcomes, velocity, and backlog progress into customer-facing status. * Attend sprint ceremonies (sprint planning, reviews, and demos) as needed to stay current on progress, risks, and changes in scope. * Maintain traceability between customer requirements and reported progress. Confluence and Tooling * Design, build, and maintain Confluence templates, page hierarchies, and macros for monthly reporting. * Evaluate and support development of a UI or dashboard to streamline data collection and reporting. * Establish and run the monthly reporting cadence, including contributor deadlines and internal review before delivery. * Continuously refine the template and process based on feedback from the customer and internal teams.