Full Stack Engineer - Secret

Parsons•Norfolk, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a Full Stack Engineer with a QA focus to support a high-visibility Navy program. This hybrid role combines frontend development and user experience work with responsibility for software testing, quality assurance, and systems evaluation. The engineer will develop operational software and 3D geospatial web applications, assess application behavior across containerized deployments and system configurations, identify defects, and help improve reliability and quality. The technology stack includes React, CesiumJS, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Apache running on Windows, with increasing use of Docker containers. An active Secret security clearance is required.

Requirements

An active Secret security clearance.
At least 2 years of professional web application development experience and a bachelor's degree; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative or distributed team environment.
Strong React skills and modern JavaScript/TypeScript expertise.
Significant experience with CesiumJS or similar 3D geospatial visualization libraries.
UX skills, including the ability to design and implement clean, intuitive, responsive interfaces.
Strong background in software testing, quality assurance, and systems evaluation.
Experience testing containerized applications with Docker and understanding container-to-system interactions.
CompTIA Security+ certification (SY0-601 or SY0-701).
Experience with PostgreSQL and Node.js.
Excellent analytical, debugging, and documentation skills.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with agile development principles and practices, including SAFe and JIRA.
Experience improving testing practices in teams with minimal formal testing.
Knowledge of Apache HTTP Server in 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 clearance.
Experience supporting Navy programs, NAVWAR, NIWC Pacific, or NIWC Atlantic.

Responsibilities

Provide regular updates to team members and stakeholders to foster transparency and collaboration.
Develop and maintain intuitive, high-quality user interfaces using React and CesiumJS, following UX/UI best practices.
Perform manual, exploratory, and regression testing to identify bugs and usability issues.
Evaluate how Docker containers and different system configurations affect application performance, stability, and behavior.
Test interactions among the React and CesiumJS frontend, Node.js backend, PostgreSQL database, and Windows/Apache environment.
Design and implement practical testing processes and documentation to improve team 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.
Clearly document defects and work with developers to resolve them.