Software Engineer

ParsonsReston, VA
$148,300 - $266,900

About The Position

Parsons is looking for amazingly talented Software Engineers to join their team. In this role, you will design, develop, and support mission-critical information systems around the world. Parsons cultivates an innovative culture that empowers employees to achieve their full potential. This position is part of the Federal Solutions team, which delivers resources to US government customers to ensure the success of missions globally. The Federal Solutions segment provides services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental, promoting a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining the nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace.

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
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