Junior Systems Engineer (Hybrid) - Jira/Confluence/Agile/Java/JavaScript

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers, systems engineers, developers, and the UX team to ensure mission-driven software capabilities are accurately defined, built, tested, and delivered.
• Engage tactically with the development team, maintain close collaboration with stakeholders, and actively participate in Agile delivery throughout the development lifecycle.
• Elicit and document functional requirements from the government customer and stakeholders, decomposing them into detailed technical requirements.
• Translate technical requirements into well-defined user stories and acceptance criteria for the development team.
• Curate and groom the sprint backlog, ensuring stories are appropriately sized and sequenced so each developer has sufficient, well-scoped work.
• Serve as a point of contact for developers, addressing implementation questions and helping remove blockers throughout the sprint.
• Conduct initial functional testing of new development to validate features against requirements before broader QA and customer review.
• Present new development and completed features to the government customer, gathering feedback for future iterations.
• Partner with the UX team on new designs, ensuring requirements and user stories reflect usability and design considerations.

Requirements

• Ability to work directly with customers and stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and document functional requirements
• Ability to translate requirements into actionable Jira user stories and epics for development teams
• Experience conducting functional/manual testing of application features
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical work to non-technical stakeholders
• Familiarity with software development concepts (e.g., Java or JavaScript frameworks, RESTful microservices) sufficient to communicate effectively with developers

Preferred

• Familiarity with Cloud-based architecture and deployment (Amazon Web Services)
• Familiarity with domain knowledge surrounding government agency reporting and dissemination policies

Description

Captivation Software has an immediate need for a Junior Systems Engineer to support the project and assist with overseeing the planning, design, and implementation of a mission-critical system. Candidates should be passionate about collaboratively solving challenging problems and have a track record of delivering high-quality solutions.

Agile Ceremonies

Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, demos, retrospectives) and support the broader development lifecycle.

Security Clearance

Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Master’s degree can be substituted for two (2) years experience

Required Skills

Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence

Desired Skills

Exposure to UX/design collaboration or wireframing tools

This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.

Benefits

• Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)
• Up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)

Above Market Hourly Rates

$3,600 HSA Contribution

6 Weeks Paid Time Off

Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D