Systems Engineer Level 6, JIRA, Release
Job in
Fort Meade, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Listed on 2026-09-18
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Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-18
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in one or more ISO/IEC 15288 process areas
- Analyze business, engineering, and program processes to identify inefficiencies, gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities
- Develop and recommend improved processes, workflows, procedures, and operating practices
- Apply Agile, SAFe, Lean Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies to enterprise and program-level challenges
- Facilitate workshops, working sessions, retrospectives, process reviews, and improvement activities with stakeholders at multiple organizational levels
- Support teams in implementing and maturing Agile and SAFe practices
- Develop process maps, workflows, metrics, dashboards, and process-management artifacts
- Use JIRA and Confluence for workflow management, issue tracking, process documentation, reporting, and collaboration
- Assess organizational and process performance using quantitative and qualitative measures
- Identify root causes of performance issues and recommend corrective or preventive actions
- Develop and deliver work products associated with ISO/IEC 15288 Enterprise, Project, and Technical Process Areas
- Support development and implementation of engineering standards and processes
- Plan and support engineering and process-improvement initiatives with complex or enterprise-level impacts
- Independently resolve significant process and engineering issues requiring advanced judgment and analysis
- Brief stakeholders and senior leaders on process performance, risks, recommendations, and implementation status
- Collaborate with systems engineers, program teams, technical personnel, and customer stakeholders to align improvements with operational and mission objectives
- Support organizational change and adoption activities for new or revised processes
- Develop and maintain process documentation, guidance, training materials, and supporting artifacts
- Mentor and coach teams and individuals on process-improvement practices and disciplined execution
- U.S. Citizen
- Active TS/SCI Security Clearance with a Polygraph
- One of the following:
Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or related discipline plus 20 years of systems engineering experience;
High School Diploma or GED plus 24 years of general systems engineering experience in any Process Area;
Master’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or related discipline plus 18 years of systems engineering experience; or PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or related discipline plus 18 years of systems engineering experience - Subject Matter Expert in one or more ISO/IEC 15288 Process Areas
- Experience approving delivery of work products across ISO/IEC 15288 Process Areas
- Experience planning and developing engineering projects with unique or complex aspects impacting major enterprise capabilities
- Ability to independently resolve important engineering issues using advanced technology or methodology
- Systems engineering experience throughout the system lifecycle:
Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement - Ability to work across Technical, Project, Enterprise, and Agreement Process Areas associated with ISO/IEC 15288
- Effective communication with program personnel, government stakeholders, senior executives, and technical teams
- Responsibility for technical integrity, quality, and completeness of assigned work products and deliverables
- Experience leading or supporting enterprise process improvement initiatives
- Strong experience with Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) practices
- Experience with Lean Six Sigma or comparable process-improvement methodologies
- Experience assessing, documenting, redesigning, and implementing business or engineering processes
- Experience facilitating cross-functional teams and stakeholder working sessions
- Strong…
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