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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.
Our team is looking for an experienced Software Test Engineer who can work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. In this position, you will be a member of a growing team supporting the development of mission critical applications for the Intelligence community.
This role supports a hybrid schedule and requires presence in Centreville, VA 3 days per week.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Develop test plans and procedures to ensure software meets agreed upon expectations
- Ensure test plans and procedures provide adequate test coverage for functional tests
- Test execution and report the progress to the team and product owners
- Coordinate with engineers to identify and report issues
- Defect testing and management
- Responsible for deploying builds for testing
- Responsible for testing in multiple environments
- Manage associated test artifacts and support government test events
- Must be able to work in a cross functional team
- Support client testing events such as Development Test (DT) and Operational Testing (OT)
- Provide testing updates to the team and upper management
- Prepare reports for internal and external use
- Participate in SAFe planning and execution
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline and 5+ years of experience in software engineering and/or product testing. Additional experience, applicable training and/or certifications may be substituted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
- Active TS/SCI is required
- Understanding of the different types and categories of software testing
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical personnel
- Ability to apply a variety of tools and techniques to verify complex business processes via manual, automated, and semi-automated test cases
- Self-starter with a strong work ethic that works well with others and who can thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Well versed with Linux, VMWare, and Microsoft Windows
- Experience with JIRA
- Experience with Confluence
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Experience with SQL commands and queries
- Experience working with testing web apps
- Experience and familiarization with the space situational awareness domain
- Experience automating regression tests and working within software testing frameworks
- Experience with test automation using Selenium is a plus
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: $88,400.00 - $154,700.00We 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!This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.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 in a technical discipline
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering and/or product testing
- Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
- Understanding of different types and categories of software testing
- Ability to apply manual, automated, and semi-automated testing tools and techniques
- Effective communication with technical and non-technical personnel
- Experience with Linux, VMware, and Microsoft Windows
- Experience with JIRA
- Experience with Confluence
- SQL commands and queries
- Experience testing web applications
- Experience with the space situational awareness domain
- Experience automating regression tests and using software testing frameworks
- Experience with Selenium test automation
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.
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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.
