Mid or Senior Level System Engineer

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. A Nodal Network System Engineer is needed to provide support for adding new capabilities to a complex system with exacting interface, performance and security requirements. The selected candidate will provide systems engineering expertise in one or more of the following areas: architecture, design, development, requirements analysis, data flow, network design/implementation, testing, and documentation for the system. She/he will analyze user requirements, system architecture, and system requirements specifications, and will provide systems engineering expertise and develop system architecture and system design documentation. Responsibilities include supporting and providing guidance for system development and implementation planning through assessment of system engineering plans and system integration and test plans. The selected candidate will support the development of system configuration documentation, including designs for capacity and performance planning and will perform engineering activities, including risk assessments and analyses of alternatives for a variety of system related issues and concerns. Responsibilities include helping to define task success criteria and test procedures, and occasional work with the integration, test and development teams to troubleshoot system data flow, configuration and/or hardware issues.
Primary Responsibilities:

• The selected candidate will provide guidance and support for system engineering of large-scale systems, major system elements, and interfacing systems that are part of a large complex network environment with geographically distributed components. She/he will interface with program management, system and software integration engineers, test engineers, information assurance engineers, and other project team members in an agile environment, and will be responsible for implementing system engineering practices to ensure the proper degree of engineering rigor is applied to all assigned tasks. The selected individual will be responsible for communicating with and effectively collaborating with internal technical professionals on a day-to-day basis, and with POCs from customer organizations when necessary. The selected candidate will actively participate in Program Increment Planning and related Agile team activities.

Candidates should have the following qualifications: 

• TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph
• Must have at least three (3) years of experience designing and developing large integrated classified systems
• Must possess a solid understanding of secure systems engineering and development
• Must be comfortable working on multiple systems and components simultaneously in various configurations
• Must be capable of performing systems engineering activities in support of Agile teams
• Must have strong verbal and written communications skills
• Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices
• Must be able to effectively plan and prioritize tasking and communicate clearly regarding technical options and trade-offs
• Must be capable of performing high quality work both independently and with a team, in a fast-moving environment

Candidates are desired to have the following skills:

• Bachelor's degree in system engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and eight (8) years of experience
• Software development or shell scripting experience
• Model Based Systems Engineering experience
• Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology or as a member of an Agile tea
• System-of-systems integration and development experience using the most up-to-date and/or beta software packages to better predict how future changes/updates/end-of-life/discontinuation by hardware and software vendors may affect systems operation as they update or add features to their solutions on which specific operations rely

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:
Mid-Level: $105,000 to $200,000
Senior Level: $168,000 to $240,000
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.