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Systems Engineer 5 - (JIRA, C4 Modeling, Requirements Management)

Akina, Inc
Fort Meade, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 5/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/23/2026
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Systems Engineer 5 - (JIRA, C4 Modeling, Requirements Management)

Fort Meade, Maryland

  • Computer/Software

Systems Engineer 5 - (JIRA, C4 Modeling, Requirements Management)

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required

Position ID: 15-TSK-2.22-002-SE5

Location: Fort Meade, Maryland

Description

Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement.

Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.

Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

Responsibility For The Technical Integrity, Quality, And Completeness Of Work Performed And Deliverables Associated With One Or More Of The 25 Process Areas Defined By ISO/IEC15288

Technical Process Area - Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architectural Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal.

Project Process Area - Project Planning, Project Assessment and Control, Decision Management, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and Measurement.

Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area - Project Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Management, Lifecycle Model Management, Human Resource Management, and Quality Management.

Agreement Process Area - Acquisition and Supply.

  • Apply systems engineering principles throughout the systems life cycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement
  • Interact with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts
  • Communicate with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives
  • Maintain responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288
  • Design and build the requirements management processes, software development standards and processes, release management processes
  • Support the Jira building needed to enforce those processes
  • Provide testing management support and architecture design as a normal part of system engineering these solutions
  • Work with SWE 3 in implementing JIRA tickets, queues
  • Work with SWE 3 on implementing C4 modeling (c4model.com) for visualizing Software Architecture
  • Generate artifacts and define processes
  • Document Architecture Decision

Position Required Skills

  • Design and build the requirements management processes, software development standards and processes, release management processes
  • Support the Jira building needed to enforce those processes
  • Testing management support, architecture design, etc. that is a normal part of system engineering these solutions
  • Work with SWE 3 in implementing JIRA tickets, queues
  • Work with SWE 3 on implementing C4 modeling (c4model.com) for visualizing Software Architecture
  • Generate artifacts and define processes
  • Document Architecture Decision

SE5 Qualifications

A High School Diploma or GED plus nineteen (19) years of general system engineering experience.

A Bachelor’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus fifteen (15) years of systems engineering experience.

A Master’s degree in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience.

A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus thirteen (13) years of systems engineering experience.

Salary Range: **$218k-$266k (Annually)

  • The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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