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Job Description:
Parsons is seeking a highly skilled Technical Lead to join our Joint Staff Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) team. In this role, you will define and enforce technical and engineering standards, establish system architecture, and ensure technical quality and process consistency across multiple agile delivery PODs supporting critical Department of Defense missions.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Set, communicate, and enforce technical and engineering standards across delivery PODs, ensuring consistency with streamlined processes and frameworks
- Define and evolve overarching system architecture, ensuring alignment with mission requirements, security standards, and enterprise objectives
- Provide technical leadership and oversight to cross-functional PODs, guiding solution design, technology selection, and engineering best practices
- Establish and maintain engineering standards, development frameworks, and reusable patterns to drive technical excellence and efficiency
- Review and validate technical outputs, ensuring solutions meet quality, performance, security, and compliance requirements
- Collaborate with product managers, agile leads, and mission stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions
- Mentor and develop engineering talent, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, technical innovation, and knowledge sharing
- Stay current on emerging technologies, industry standards, and DoD technical directives, and proactively identify opportunities to enhance technical capabilities and architecture
- Support technical risk assessment, mitigation planning, and resolution of complex technical challenges across PODs
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Active TS/SCI security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
- Minimum 10 years of experience in technical leadership, systems engineering, or solution architecture roles
- Proven experience defining system architecture and establishing engineering standards for complex, mission-critical systems
- Strong track record of ensuring technical quality, process consistency, and successful delivery across multiple development teams or PODs
- Deep understanding of secure software development, data engineering, and systems integration within federal/DoD environments
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical problem-solving skills
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Master’s degree in a relevant discipline
- Experience supporting Joint Staff, CDAO, or similar high-level DoD organizations
- Expertise in cloud architectures, DevSecOps, data platforms, and AI/ML solution delivery
- Familiarity with DoD technical standards, cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., CMMC, RMF), and enterprise architecture principles
- Advanced certifications in systems architecture, cloud, or engineering disciplines (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, TOGAF, CISSP)
- Demonstrated ability to drive technical innovation and mentor engineering teams in large, matrixed organizations
Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Top Secret SCI 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: $125,100.00 - $225,200.00We 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, 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
- Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
- At least 10 years of experience in technical leadership, systems engineering, or solution architecture roles
- Experience defining system architecture for complex, mission-critical systems
- Experience establishing engineering standards and ensuring technical quality across multiple development teams
- Experience with secure software development, data engineering, and systems integration in federal or Department of Defense environments
- Strong communication, collaboration, and technical problem-solving skills
- Master’s degree in a relevant discipline
- Experience supporting Joint Staff, CDAO, or similar high-level Department of Defense organizations
- Expertise in cloud architectures, DevSecOps, data platforms, and AI/ML solution delivery
- Familiarity with Department of Defense technical standards, CMMC, RMF, and enterprise architecture principles
- Advanced certification in systems architecture, cloud, or engineering disciplines, such as AWS Solutions Architect, TOGAF, or CISSP
- Experience driving technical innovation and mentoring engineering teams in large, matrixed organizations
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.
