Software Architect

Parsons•Reston, VA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible. Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Software Architect to join our team! In this role, you will lead the architecture, technical evolution, and operational design of a globally distributed mission‑critical 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, including architecture leadership of distributed or mission‑critical systems
5+ years architecting microservices-based platforms in production
Hands-on expertise with Java (JDK 21+), Linux (RHEL/Rocky), and distributed systems
Strong experience with core platform technologies such as MongoDB, Elasticsearch/Logstash, RabbitMQ, and service discovery/orchestration/secrets tooling (Consul, Nomad, Vault, Kubernetes, or similar)
An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Vue.js 3 and modern frontend architecture for administrative/operational interfaces
Experience designing hybrid cloud and edge deployment patterns
Experience integrating with standards-based government, identity, travel, or partner ecosystems
Experience architecting systems with zero/low downtime upgrade paths or event replay/offline-sync patterns
Experience supporting platforms that integrate with scanners, readers, imaging devices, kiosks, or other edge hardware

Responsibilities

Owning the end-to-end software architecture for a distributed microservices platform deployed across global environments
Defining and governing architecture across service boundaries, data flows, event patterns, deployment topologies, observability, fault tolerance, and recovery
Leading the evolution of a modern Linux-based Java microservices ecosystem and the integration architecture for government, commercial, and customer-specific systems
Architecting deployment patterns for multiple node types across constrained edge environments and centralized/cloud-heavy environments
Overseeing architecture for peripheral and device services and ensuring the platform remains observable, supportable, and maintainable across all deployments