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Job Description:
Parsons has emerged as a leader in the development of cutting-edge solutions for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Our tremendous success can be attributed to our people and our priorities. We hire the best. We make them a priority, and we never lose focus on the mission. It’s why we’re here. We have built this cultural legacy by working closely with analysts and operators to understand their needs and delivering meaningful value through innovative, cost effective and intuitive software solutions. Parsons creates game-changing space solutions by teaming highly respected subject matter experts with brilliant technologists.
Are you a Software Engineer looking for an opportunity to leverage your extensive experience and work on container-based deployments? Would you like an opportunity to work on cutting-edge integration projects, developing robust, scalable, and high-performance solutions? Are you interested in multi-domain C4ISR development? Would you like to work on operational software with an advanced web-based user interface? Do you want to be part of a fast-paced team that is helping the government solve major national security challenges? We need your help.
Parsons is seeking a Full Stack Engineer with QA Focus who has strong frontend and UX skills, combined with a passion for software testing, quality assurance, and systems evaluation. This is a hybrid role that balances active frontend development with significant responsibility for testing our application, identifying bugs, evaluating system behavior (especially with containers), and improving overall software quality. The ideal candidate is a strong React/CesiumJS developer who also thinks like a tester and cares deeply about user experience. Our stack includes React, CesiumJS, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Apache running on Windows, with increasing use of Docker containers. In this role you will get to support a high visibility Navy Program.
What You’ll be Doing:
- Provide regular updates to team members and stakeholders, fostering transparency and collaboration.
- Develop and maintain high-quality, intuitive user interfaces using React and CesiumJS with strong attention to UX/UI best practices
- Perform in-depth manual, exploratory, and regression testing to identify bugs and usability issues
- Evaluate how Docker containers and different system configurations impact application performance, stability, and behavior
- Test interactions between the frontend (React + CesiumJS), backend (Node.js), database (PostgreSQL), and the Windows/Apache environment
- Design and implement practical testing processes and documentation to raise the team’s quality standards
- Conduct system-level evaluation and performance testing of 3D geospatial web applications
- Collaborate with the team to improve code quality, user experience, and overall reliability
- Document defects clearly and work with developers to resolve them
Required Qualifications:
- Must have a Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility required.
- Minimum of 2+ years of professional experience in web application development with a bachelor’s degree in computer science or other technical discipline (additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative/distributed team environment
- Strong React skills and modern JavaScript/TypeScript expertise
- Significant experience with CesiumJS (or similar 3D geospatial visualization libraries)
- Demonstrated User Experience (UX) skills – ability to design and implement clean, intuitive, and responsive interfaces
- Strong background in software testing, QA, and systems evaluation
- Experience testing containerized applications (Docker) and understanding container-to-system interactions
- CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601 or SY0-701) certification – required
- Experience with PostgreSQL and Node.js
- Excellent analytical, debugging, and documentation skills
Desired Qualifications:
- Familiarity with agile development principles and practices (SAFe, JIRA)
- Experience improving testing practices in teams that previously had minimal formal testing
- Knowledge of Apache HTTP Server on Windows environments
- Familiarity with geospatial data and 3D web applications
- Experience with performance testing tools
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
- TypeScript experience
- An active TS/SCI is preferred
- Experience supporting Navy programs, NAVWAR, NIWC Pacific, NIWC Atlantic
Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $74,800.00 - $130,900.00Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Skills Required
- Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
- At least 2 years of professional web application development experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or another technical discipline, or additional experience in lieu of degree
- Strong React skills
- Modern JavaScript or TypeScript expertise
- Significant CesiumJS experience or experience with similar 3D geospatial visualization libraries
- User experience skills, including clean, intuitive, and responsive interface design
- Strong software testing, quality assurance, and systems evaluation background
- Experience testing containerized applications with Docker
- CompTIA Security+ certification, SY0-601 or SY0-701
- Experience with PostgreSQL and Node.js
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Analytical, debugging, and documentation skills
- Agile development experience, including SAFe or JIRA
- Experience improving testing practices in teams with limited formal testing
- Knowledge of Apache HTTP Server on Windows
- Familiarity with geospatial data and 3D web applications
- Experience with performance testing tools
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Experience supporting Navy programs, NAVWAR, NIWC Pacific, or NIWC Atlantic
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
