Company Description

Strategic Mission Elements (SME) is a minority woman-owned business of established industry professionals that provides analytic and engineering capabilities for Global Security focused customers. SME provides cohesive, collaborative solutions and services to make sense of the chaos and provide value to mission makers. Our goal is to tailor analytic and engineering services to our customers with integrity, agility, and top tier talent.

Role Description

In this role, you’ll directly impact defense missions by maintaining and evolving a mission-critical data and information system. You'll collaborate with developers, engineers, data scientists, and analysts to prototype and deploy new capabilities to support warfighter end users. This is an opportunity to grow your experience in scrum software development, IT project management, and tactical planning and delivery while successfully delivering project solutions that will directly impact national security.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with gathering, decomposing, and documenting functional requirements
• 3+ years of experience in working with issue tracking and requirements management systems, including JIRA
• Experience with providing support to Agile delivery, including help with backlog maintenance, sprint planning, and release planning
• Knowledge of Microsoft office tools
• Ability to work on a multi discipline team, including engineers, security specialists, and project managers
• Ability to facilitate formal and informal discussions with clients and users to capture
• requirements
• Ability to create mock ups, wire frames, and activity diagrams
• Active TS/SCI security clearance is required.

Nice to have:

• Experience as a technical writer
• Experience as a software tester or test engineer
• Experience with IT strategy and communications
• Experience with Web content management
• Experience with Agile SAFE
• Knowledge of CMMI or maturity models

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive base salary based on relevant experience and education.
• Average starting range: $90,000-$175,000.
• 20% 401k Employer contribution - no matching required--100% vested day 1.
• 15% Individual Benefits Account, to be used for PTO (up to 39 days per year) or IRS qualified expenses.

Total compensation: $121,500-$236,250

Additional Benefits:

• 100% paid family medical & dental insurance premiums.
• 100% paid short-term disability, long-term disability, & life insurance premiums.
• Stock Options.
• $5000 annual training & tuition reimbursement.
• $500 annual health and fitness reimbursement.
• Referral Bonuses.

Average additional benefits value: $26,000 + referral bonuses and stock value.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $121,500.00 - $236,250.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Dependent health insurance coverage
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Prescription drug insurance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness program

Compensation package:

• Stock options
• Yearly pay

Experience level:

• 10 years
• 11+ years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5 years
• 6 years
• 7 years
• 8 years
• 9 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Security clearance:

• Top Secret (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Reston, VA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person