Senior Systems & Lifecycle Engineer

Job Description

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED We are seeking an energetic, organized Systems Engineer to join our team in Annapolis Junction, MD, bridging the gap between customer vision, software engineering teams, and Dev Ops execution. In this role, you will take full ownership of translating complex operational needs into clear system requirement specifications, architectural designs, and active Agile execution plans.

You won't just sit behind a desk writing specifications—you will drive sprint planning, facilitate technical customer engagements, conduct feasibility studies, and partner directly with Dev Ops teams to keep build pipelines moving forward. If you thrive on bringing structure to complex software efforts, orchestrating team workflows in Jira, and ensuring technical integrity across high-visibility deployments, you’ll fit right in with Team Nyla.

The annual base salary range for this role is $172,000-$203,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

• Agile Facilitation & Backlog Management:
  Demonstrated experience leading sprint planning, retrospectives, team meetings, and task prioritization using Jira and Confluence.
• Requirements Elicitation & Technical Documentation:
  Proven background gathering user requirements, translating complex needs into technical specifications, and authoring system architecture and engineering plans.
• Dev Ops Coordination:
  Practical experience interfacing with Dev Ops and software development teams to capture, prioritize, and monitor technical execution tasks.
• Stakeholder & Customer Engagement:
  Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills to manage customer priorities, report status, and address technical considerations with senior leadership.
• Systems Lifecycle Leadership:
  Demonstrated background guiding system integration, alternative analysis, and feasibility studies across complex software initiatives.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 10+ years of professional systems engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in a related field, PLUS 8+ years of specialized systems engineering experience OR High School Diploma / GED
, PLUS 14+ years of hands‑on technical systems engineering, requirements management, and Agile project leadership experience in lieu of a degree.

Exposure to or familiarity with Kubernetes
, Rancher
, and Helm for cloud-native software deployments.

Familiarity with Elasticsearch and Kibana dashboards for system log analysis and performance metrics.

Experience with or understanding of Grafana dashboards for infrastructure and service health tracking.

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,

Taking Care of All of You

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

• PAY
  - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an…