Agile Program Support Journeyman Systems Engineer

Engineer, BC, Canada

Full-time

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Job type: Full-time
Posting language: English
Posted: Aug 25, 2026

Original job description

LOCATION: EMERSON 6 (LAUREL, MD)

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

Position Description

This is a full-time position requiring 1880 hours of support per year; work is performed at the customer site. As a Program Support Systems Engineer on our team, you will support our customer’s Strategic Indications and Warning (SI&W) systems modernization effort. This effort will employ an Agile Scrum methodology. You will provide engineering services to support the planning and execution of multiple projects by:

Creating process documentation, migration plans, and program-level SE documents.
Participating in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), identifying SE areas that need enterprise coordination.
Providing oversight and monitoring of existing development and integration activities and coordinating with Forward Deployed Lead Systems Engineers (LSE) and teams and stakeholders.
Tracking development software, system requirements, and planning documentation.
Guiding and overseeing the development and implementation of SE processes.
Providing oversight of software configuration and management processes.

Required Skills/Job Duties

The candidate should have solid experience supporting development and integration teams, especially those using agile methodologies.

Desired Skills/Education:

Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in computer science, information systems, engineering or other related discipline plus at least 10 years of systems engineering experience.
A Master’s degree or Ph.D. may be substituted for two years of experience. A high school diploma or GED plus 14 years of systems engineering experience would also be acceptable.
Experience in technical program/ project management/ project implementation highly desired.
Recent broad SIGINT engineering experience with associated mandatory access training highly desired.
Experience in interpreting/ producing architectural documentation.
Experience with managing Systems Engineering Projects thru Confluence / JIRA, with Scrum Master experience, highly desired.

Zdeno Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

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Responsibilities

Support the Strategic Indications and Warning systems modernization effort using Agile Scrum methodology. Provide engineering services including process documentation, project planning, and oversight of development and integration activities.

Requirements

Requires a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph and extensive systems engineering experience. A bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience are desired, though equivalent experience with a high school diploma is acceptable.

Skills

Systems Engineering
Agile Scrum
Process Documentation
Migration Planning
Technical Program Management
SIGINT Engineering
Architectural Documentation
Confluence
JIRA
Scrum Master
Integration Support

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Keywords

TS/SCI
Polygraph
Agile
Scrum
Systems Engineering
SIGINT
Confluence
JIRA
Modernization
Integration
Architectural Documentation
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Strategic Indications and Warning

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