Senior Software Engineer, Admin Services Lead

Parsons • Reston, VA

15h

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

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid time off
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k)
• life insurance
• flexible work schedules
• holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior