Jr. Systems Engineer (FTE)

Seeking a Junior Systems Engineer to support the planning, development, testing, and delivery of mission-critical software solutions. This role involves working with government customers, systems engineers, developers, and UX teams to define requirements, coordinate Agile development, and ensure software capabilities meet customer expectations., * Gather, analyze, and document customer and stakeholder requirements, translating them into detailed technical specifications.

• Develop Jira epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria for software development teams.
• Refine and prioritize sprint backlogs, ensuring tasks are clearly defined, appropriately scoped, and ready for development.
• Support developers by clarifying requirements, answering implementation questions, and resolving blockers.
• Perform initial manual and functional testing to validate features against requirements and identify defects before formal QA and customer review.
• Demonstrate completed features to government customers, gather feedback, and support future enhancements.
• Collaborate with UX teams on designs, wireframes, and usability requirements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, reviews, demonstrations, and retrospectives, throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Maintain clear documentation and communication among customers, stakeholders, and technical teams.

• Ability to gather, analyze, and document functional requirements directly with customers and stakeholders.
• Experience or familiarity with Jira, user stories, epics, acceptance criteria, and Confluence.
• Understanding of manual functional testing, defect identification, and requirements validation.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and software development lifecycle processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Basic understanding of software development concepts, including Java, JavaScript frameworks, RESTful APIs, and microservices., * Familiarity with AWS, cloud architecture, and software deployment.
• Exposure to UX design, wireframing, or prototyping tools.
• Awareness of government reporting, information-sharing, and dissemination policies.