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System Engineer Skill Level 2 763

Annapolis Junction, MD

Join a team that powers the business enterprise behind the mission. Freedom supports the sustainment, modernization, and transformation of more than 100 enterprise business systems that enable tens of thousands of government personnel, industry partners, and prospective employees worldwide. These mission-enabling applications support workforce management, finance, acquisitions, security processing, training, recruitment, logistics, program management, executive decision-making, and other critical business functions across multiple secure environments.

As part of this program, you will work alongside experts in software engineering, cloud computing, DevSecOps, systems engineering, and enterprise platforms to modernize legacy systems, automate business processes, and deliver innovative solutions that improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance the user experience. The work you perform will help ensure the organization has the technology, information, and capabilities needed to support its workforce and accomplish its mission.  

We are seeking a System Engineer to join one of our Prime Contracts supporting the Government's Corporate Management Services (CMS) organization. In this role, you will help design, modernize, secure, and sustain the enterprise applications and platforms that keep the organization operating every day. Working alongside experts in software engineering, cloud computing, DevSecOps, systems engineering, user experience, and enterprise platforms, you'll help modernize legacy systems, automate business processes, integrate commercial technologies, and deliver innovative solutions that improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance the user experience. 

If you're looking for an opportunity where your work has broad enterprise impact, you'll find it here. Our diverse and growing team offers the chance to solve complex technical challenges, collaborate with talented professionals, and directly contribute to the technology and services that enable the Government's mission around the world. 

  • Join an established, collaborative team supporting a suite of applications built on Pega Platform, a leading low-code enterprise platform used by major government agencies and Fortune 500 organizations to automate business processes, manage complex workflows, modernize legacy systems and deliver engaging customer experiences.  
  • Contribute to an Agile development environment by participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and iterative development cycles that promote continuous delivery and rapid feedback. 
  • Collaborate with cross-functional technical and mission teams in a fast-paced environment where initiative, adaptability, sound judgement, and a willingness to take on complex challenges are highly valued. 
  • Partner directly with development teams and Government leadership to establish priorities, analyze requirements, define and document business and technical processes, develop systems engineering documentation, and support customer engagement and user acceptance testing. 
  • Analyze existing applications to derive and document requirements that enable development teams to design and build modernized replacement capabilities; develop user stories in Jira and establish clear, detailed acceptance criteria to support successful delivery. 
  • Support the planning and coordination of application releases, deployments, and migrations across environments, identifying dependencies, risks, readiness considerations, and potential operational impacts to help enable successful transitions. 
  • Partner with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and engineering teams to address compliance requirements, resolve vulnerabilities, remediate active security findings, and maintain the security and operational integrity of applications and supporting environments. 
  • Troubleshoot complex application and system issues, identify root causes, and implement solutions that improve system reliability, performance, maintainability, and overall operational stability. 
  • Develop and maintain clear technical documentation covering system configurations, operational procedures, troubleshooting approaches, engineering decisions, and technical solutions to support effective knowledge sharing and long-term system sustainment. 
  • Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable information while building strong working relationships across Government, engineering, and mission teams. 
  • Balance competing priorities and changing mission needs while maintaining a strong focus on system reliability, security, performance, and successful delivery of customer outcomes. 
  • Apply a strong application design mindset throughout the development lifecycle, helping teams thoughtfully evaluate solution approaches, architecture, interfaces, dependencies, scalability, security, and maintainability before significant development begins. 
  • Demonstrate proficiency with Confluence, Jira, and Jira Advanced Roadmaps to support requirements management, technical documentation, backlog development, dependency tracking, and cross-team planning and delivery. 
  • Experience working in AWS environments; familiarity with cloud-based application architectures, services, integrations, and deployment considerations is preferred. 

Technology Stack:

  • Pega 
  • JavaScript  
  • Windows  
  • Linux  
  • Atlassian Tool Suite 
  • Confluence 
  • Jira 
  • Jira Advanced Roadmaps 
  • AWS 

Required Qualifications:

  • TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph 
  • A bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and fourteen (14) years' experience as an SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.  Nineteen (19) years’ SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree 
  • Experience with Atlassian Suite products including Confluence & Managing Jira 
  • Experience developing and updating technical documentation including system architecture diagrams. 
  • Experience working with end-user customers 
  • Experience working with an Agile Development Team 
  • Ability to obtain relevant Pega Certification within a specified timeframe of starting the position 

Desired Qualifications:

  • A strong willingness to learn about COTS products and integrations, particularly with PEGA services. 
  • Enthusiasm for tackling new challenges while working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. 
  • Experience working in an Agile Development environment  
  • Experience executing test procedures 
  • Experience with 508 Compliance  
  • Experience with process design and implementation    

The estimated salary range for this position is between $185,000-$215,000 (annualized USD). This range reflects the typical pay for the role and is one part of the company's comprehensive compensation package. Actual salaries are influenced by several factors, such as location, the individual’s education, skills, experience, and competencies, as well as contract affordability and organizational needs.
 

 

What’s in It for You?
Flexible work environment
A team mentality – work with friendly, like-minded professionals
Work with innovative, cutting edge technologies
Enjoy extremely competitive compensation and benefits
A work-life balance you can count on
Opportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime
 
The Benefits You Get with Freedom
Amazing benefits including matching 401k, fully paid medical, and more
Generous paid time off – including paid site closure days
Competitive salary offerings
Paid training and tuition reimbursement
Referral bonuses
Fully paid life and disability
Annual logo wear allowance
Company sponsored events (game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours)
Interested in learning more about Freedom and our culture?  Contact us today!  We’re constantly hosting hiring events in our office and elsewhere, to help you get a sense of what life is like at Freedom before joining the team.
 
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