Senior Software Engineer, Admin Services Lead

Parsons Corporation•Reston, VA

2d•$148,300 - $266,900

About The Position

In this role you will own the design, delivery, performance, and operational evolution of the administrative services domain for a large-scale, globally distributed mission platform.

Requirements

TS/SCI minimum clearance required.
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree)
15+ years of software engineering experience with at least 4 years leading a major service or functional domain
Strong experience designing and delivering administrative/control‑plane services for complex distributed systems
Experience with user/role management, authentication/authorization services, administrative UIs, lifecycle orchestration, or peripheral/device management platforms
Strong ability to troubleshoot issues across administration, authentication, user access, device integration, compatibility, and platform management workflows
An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in Linux-based distributed environments and modern operational tooling for control-plane services
Experience with Java-based backend services and modern web administrative interfaces
Experience conducting compatibility testing for versioned drivers and SDKs
Familiarity with release engineering practices for device integration components
Experience designing secure administrative workflows or role-based access patterns

Responsibilities

Owning the administrative services portfolio, including control-plane services, admin interfaces, user/role management, authentication/authorization, lifecycle management, and peripheral/middleware services
Defining and maintaining architecture and delivery roadmaps for administrative capabilities across multiple deployment types and environments
Leading development and sustainment of administrative experiences for system administrators, operations personnel, field/support teams, regional managers, and role-specific users
Overseeing integration and lifecycle management of peripherals and middleware—including drivers, SDKs, vendor APIs, and compatibility planning
Serving as the technical lead for vendor engagement, certification processes, and introduction of new peripherals or middleware while ensuring reliable installation, upgrade, rollback, and support operations