Senior Systems & Integration Engineer
Nyla Technology Solutions · Annapolis Junction, MD · 1 mo ago
On-siteQuality Assurance$186k–$220k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content.
We have job description: "ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED" – that's a requirement.
Then description: "We are seeking a versatile, inventive Software Engineer to design, maintain, and enhance complex, mission-critical software systems..." That's about the role / responsibilities.
Then bullet list: "The annual base salary range for this role is $186,000-$220,000 (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." That's Pay.
Then "Required Skills" list: Full-Lifecycle Software Engineering..., Large-Scale & Real-Time Processing..., Algorithm & Feature Development..., Architecture & Trade-Off Analysis..., Integration & Testing..., Education: Bachelor’s Degree... etc.
Then "Desired Skills": Enterprise & Business Systems..., Containerization & CI/CD..., Data-Driven Architectures...
Then "About Nyla Technology Solutions": description of company.
Then "Taking Care of All of You" benefits: Nyla FLEX program details: PAY (annual leave, holidays, cash out, overtime, etc.), LEAVE (buy additional annual leave), SCHEDULE (flexible hours), WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? health care 100% covered, 10% 401k matching, Professional Development $5k per year, student loan repayment program, 8 hours volunteering annually.
Thus we have content for sections: About the role (maybe combine with responsibilities), Responsibilities, Requirements (security clearance), Qualifications (education/experience), Skills (required and desired), Benefits (Nyla FLEX and other benefits), Pay (salary range), Schedule (flex schedule). However we must avoid duplication and only include sections with real specific content.
We need to decide which sections to include. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can combine some.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft sections:
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About the role
: prose describing role: "We are seeking a versatile, inventive Software Engineer to design, maintain, and enhance complex, mission-critical software systems. In this role, you will tackle processing-intensive analytics, drive novel algorithm development, and manipulate extremely large datasets across real-time and business management platforms. Whether working individually or collaboratively within a tight-knit team, you will touch every phase of the development lifecycle—translating high-level system requirements into scalable code, evaluating hardware/software trade-offs, and integrating modern COTS/GOTS tools to keep our systems cutting-edge." -Responsibilities
: maybe we can list duties as bullet list: design, maintain, enhance; processing-intensive analytics; novel algorithm development; manipulate large datasets; real-time and business management platforms; translate requirements; evaluate hardware/software trade-offs; integrate COTS/GOTS; review/test/resolve SPRs; evaluate COTS/GOTS solutions. But some of that overlaps with About the role. Could combine but we need to follow instruction: include a section only when posting has real specific content. We have both. Could keep both but maybe combine to avoid thin sections. However we need to decide. We have Required Skills list (full-lifecycle, large-scale processing, algorithm dev, architecture trade-off, integration/testing). That's more like Requirements or Qualifications. Education requirement: Bachelor's + 14 years OR HS + 18 years. Security clearance: active TS/SCI polygraph. Thus we could have: -Requirements
: bullet list: Active TS/SCI polygraph security clearance; Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/SE or related technical discipline plus 14+ years professional software engineering experience OR High School Diploma/GED plus 18+ years hands-on technical software development experience. -Skills
: maybe split into Required Skills and Desired Skills as subheadings? But we only allowed h3 for section headings. Could haveRequired Skills
andDesired Skills
as separate sections. That's okay. But we also have Benefits and Pay and Schedule. Pay: salary range $186,000-$220,000 USD, plus note about discretionary bonus and benefits. Schedule: Nyla FLEX schedule flexibility: scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying benefits. Benefits: Nyla FLEX program details: PAY (annual leave, holidays, cash out, overtime), LEAVE (buy additional annual leave), SCHEDULE (flexible hours), WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? health care 100% covered, 10% 401k matching, Professional Development $5k per year, student loan repayment, 8 hours volunteering. Thus we could have sections: Benefits (covering FLEX and other benefits), Pay (salary range), Schedule (flex schedule). However schedule content overlaps with Benefits schedule part. Could combine Benefits and Schedule into one Benefits section that includes schedule flexibility. But instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have Benefits section that includes pay flexibility, leave, schedule, other benefits. Then Pay section for salary range. Or we could combine Pay and Benefits into one Compensation & Benefits section. But we need to follow headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose to include only those with real content. We have content for About the role, Responsibilities (maybe), Requirements (security clearance + education/experience), Skills (required and desired), Benefits (Nyla FLEX and other benefits), Pay (salary range), Schedule (flex schedule). Qualifications maybe same as Requirements? Could combine. We need to avoid duplication. Let's decide: - About the role: prose overview. - Responsibilities: bullet list of duties. - Requirements: security clearance + education/experience. - Skills: required skills bullet list. - Desired Skills: maybe separate section but could be under Skills as subheading? But we only allowed h3 headings. Could haveDesired Skills
as separate. - Benefits: Nyla FLEX program details (pay, leave, schedule, other benefits). - Pay: salary range. - Schedule: maybe redundant with Benefits schedule; but we could still include Schedule section focusing on flexible work hours (30-32 hours). However Benefits already includes schedule flexibility. To avoid thin sections, maybe we omit Schedule section and incorporate schedule info into Benefits. But instruction says include a section ONLY when posting has real specific content for it. Schedule content exists (flex schedule). But we could still include it; it's not thin. However we risk duplication. But we can phrase Schedule section focusing on flexible work hours (30-32 hours) and note that benefits still apply. Benefits section can focus on other benefits (health, 401k, professional development, student loan, volunteering). That would avoid duplication. Thus: Benefits: Nyla FLEX program: PAY (annual leave, holidays, cash out, overtime), LEAVE (buy additional annual leave), plus other benefits: health care 100% covered, 10% 401k matching, Professional Development $5k per year, student loan repayment, 8 hours volunteering. Schedule: Flexible work hours: ability to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying top-notch Nyla benefits. Pay: salary range $186,000-$220,000 USD, plus note about discretionary bonus and that actual compensation may vary. Now we need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual numbers. Now we need to output HTML fragment only. Let's craft:About the role
We are seeking a versatile, inventive Software Engineer to design, maintain, and enhance complex, mission-critical software systems. In this role, you will tackle processing-intensive analytics, drive novel algorithm development, and manipulate extremely large datasets across real-time and business management platforms. Whether working individually or collaboratively within a tight-knit team, you will touch every phase of the development lifecycle—translating high-level system requirements into scalable code, evaluating hardware/software trade-offs, and integrating modern COTS/GOTS tools to keep our systems cutting-edge.
Responsibilities
- Design, maintain, and enhance complex, mission‑critical software systems.
- Develop processing‑intensive analytics and novel algorithms.
- Manipulate extremely large datasets in real‑time and business‑management platforms.
- Translate high‑level system requirements into scalable code.
- Evaluate hardware/software trade‑offs and code reuse strategies.
- Integrate modern COTS/GOTS tools and evaluate Commercial Off‑the‑Shelf (COTS) and Government Off‑the‑Shelf (GOTS) solutions.
- Review, test, and resolve software problem reports (SPRs).
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI polygraph security clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline plus 14+ years of professional software engineering experience OR High School Diploma/GED plus 18+ years of hands‑on technical software development experience.
Required Skills
- Full‑Lifecycle Software Engineering: demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, and enhancing complex, diverse software systems using modern software design methodologies.
- Large‑Scale & Real‑Time Processing: hands‑on experience building processing‑intensive analytics, manipulating extremely large datasets, and working with real‑time architectures.
- Algorithm & Feature Development: proven track record of novel algorithm development and synthesizing system‑level requirements down to individual software components.
- Architecture & Trade‑Off Analysis: ability to provide targeted software inputs for system design, including hardware vs. software trade‑offs and code reuse strategies.
- Integration & Testing: proficiency in reviewing, testing, and resolving software problem reports (SPRs), alongside evaluating Commercial Off‑the‑Shelf (COTS) and Government Off‑the‑Shelf (GOTS) solutions in place of custom development.
Desired Skills
- Enterprise & Business Systems: experience developing or integrating Business Management Information Systems within secure environments.
- Containerization & CI/CD: hands‑on experience with modern DevOps pipelines, continuous integration tools, and containerized deployment environments.
- Data‑Driven Architectures: background in event‑driven frameworks, relational/non‑relational database design, and web services integration.
Benefits
- Nyla FLEX program – PAY: starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year at the company; flexibility to cash out annual leave hours, opt out of other benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract (over 40 hrs/week); option to earn 1.3× hourly rate after 1880 contract hours.
- Nyla FLEX program – LEAVE: ability to buy additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks (up to 240 hours) plus 11 holidays.
- Health care (medical, dental