Software Engineer

Parsons Corporation • Reston, VA

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About The Position

Parsons is seeking talented Software Engineers to design, develop, and support mission-critical information systems globally. The role involves working with production services and components in Java and C/C++, maintaining interface documentation, and supporting integration testing. Engineers will participate in on-call rotations, collaborate with Network Ops, Infrastructure, and Field Engineering teams to diagnose end-to-end failures across distributed environments. The position requires developing and maintaining build/deployment automation using GitLab CI/CD, writing various tests, following configuration management practices, and rapidly troubleshooting software discrepancies to maximize system availability. This role is part of the Federal Solutions team, which provides services and solutions in defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental sectors for US government customers, focusing on delivering state-of-the-art solutions and protecting critical national assets.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in related field and 10-14 years of experience in Software Engineering and/or Development; four additional years of experience in lieu of degree.
• A Masters and Ph.D. each count as 2 additional years of experience each.
• Experience building and supporting systems that are distributed, high-availability, or operationally critical.
• Working knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and/or NoSQL databases (MongoDB preferred).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD strongly preferred) and modern development workflows (code review, branching, tagging, release management).
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues using logs, metrics, and structured debugging approaches.
• Strong written communication skills: able to produce clear design notes, runbooks, and implementation plans.
• Active TS/SCI
• Domestic and/or international project travel may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with systems deployed to remote sites with intermittent connectivity.
• Experience with migration/compatibility support across major version transitions e.g. Postgres to MongoDB.
• Familiarity with: secure communications patterns (TLS, certificates, key rotation)
• Familiarity with: message queues/event-driven patterns
• Familiarity with: performance profiling (CPU, memory, DB query optimization)
• Experience collaborating with field engineering and network operations teams.
• Exposure to ELK stack usage patterns for operational troubleshooting and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and sustain production services and components written in Java and C/C++
• Author and maintain interface documentation (schemas, contracts, versioning strategy) and support integration testing
• Participate in on-call rotation or operational support escalations as required.
• Collaborate with Network Ops, Infrastructure, and Field Engineering teams to diagnose end-to-end failures across distributed environments.
• Develop and maintain build/deployment automation using GitLab CI/CD
• Write unit, integration, and regression tests for critical services and interfaces
• Follow configuration management and change control practices required for distributed production systems.
• Rapidly troubleshoot and correct software discrepancies to maximize system availability

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