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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Software Developer to join our team!
In this role you will get to design, develop, and support mission-critical information systems around the world.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Develop, enhance, and sustain production services and components written in Java and C/C++
- Author and maintain interface documentation (schemas, contracts, versioning strategy) and support integration testing
- Participate in on-call rotation or operational support escalations as required.
- Collaborate with Network Ops, Infrastructure, and Field Engineering teams to diagnose end-to-end failures across distributed environments.
- Develop and maintain build/deployment automation using GitLab CI/CD
- Write unit, integration, and regression tests for critical services and interfaces
- Follow configuration management and change control practices required for distributed production systems.
- Rapidly troubleshoot and correct software discrepancies to maximize system availability
What Required Skills You'll Bring All Levels:
- Bachelors degree and 10 years of experience in Software Engineering and/or Development.
- Alternatives are Masters and 8 years or a Phd and 6 years
- Strong proficiency in Java, Scala and/or C/C++ with production-grade development experience.
- Experience building and supporting systems that are distributed, high-availability, or operationally critical.
- Working knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and/or NoSQL databases (MongoDB preferred).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD strongly preferred) and modern development workflows (code review, branching, tagging, release management).
- Ability to troubleshoot production issues using logs, metrics, and structured debugging approaches.
- Strong written communication skills: able to produce clear design notes, runbooks, and implementation plans.
- Top Secret minimum
- Domestic and/or international project travel may be required.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring All Levels:
- Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph preferred.
- Experience with systems deployed to remote sites with intermittent connectivity.
- Experience with migration/compatibility support across major version transitions e.g. Postgres to MongoDB.
- Familiarity with:
- secure communications patterns (TLS, certificates, key rotation)
- message queues/event-driven patterns
- performance profiling (CPU, memory, DB query optimization)
- Experience collaborating with field engineering and network operations teams.
- Exposure to ELK stack usage patterns for operational troubleshooting and analytics.
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: $148,300.00 - $266,900.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons 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
- Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of experience in software engineering and/or development; alternatively, a master’s degree with 8 years or a PhD with 6 years
- Strong proficiency in Java, Scala, and/or C/C++ with production-grade development experience
- Experience building and supporting distributed, high-availability, or operationally critical systems
- Working knowledge of relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL, and/or NoSQL databases, preferably MongoDB
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, strongly preferably GitLab CI/CD, and modern development workflows
- Ability to troubleshoot production issues using logs, metrics, and structured debugging
- Strong written communication skills for design notes, runbooks, and implementation plans
- Active Top Secret security clearance
- Experience with systems deployed to remote sites with intermittent connectivity
- Experience supporting migrations or compatibility across major version transitions, such as PostgreSQL to MongoDB
- Familiarity with secure communications patterns, including TLS, certificates, and key rotation
- Familiarity with message queues and event-driven patterns
- Familiarity with performance profiling, including CPU, memory, and database query optimization
- Experience collaborating with field engineering and network operations teams
- Exposure to ELK Stack usage for operational troubleshooting and analytics
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Parsons Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Parsons Corporation.
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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.
Parsons Corporation Insights
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.
