Software Solutions Architect - TS/SCI

Parsons Corporation • Tampa, FL

6d • $112,200 - $196,400

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a Software Solutions Architect to support advanced defense and mission applications. The role designs and guides delivery of software solutions that integrate operational data, modeling and simulation capabilities, and mission systems across complex, multi-domain environments. The architect works with government customers, product owners, software engineers, data engineers, and mission analysts to turn operational needs into scalable, secure, deployable software solutions. This is a hands-on technical leadership role spanning mission requirements, software architecture, technical design, and implementation.

The position is part of Parsons’ Federal Solutions team, which delivers resources and services to U.S. government customers in defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental mission areas. An active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience in software engineering, software architecture, or technical solution design; additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering software solutions in complex DoD, intelligence, aerospace, or mission-critical environments.
• Experience defining software architectures for distributed systems, microservices, APIs, data platforms, or mission applications.
• Strong understanding of software development practices, including version control, automated testing, continuous integration and delivery, and iterative Agile development.
• Experience with one or more modern programming languages, such as Java, Python, Go, C++, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience designing and integrating RESTful services, event-driven systems, message brokers, or real-time data pipelines.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies, containers, orchestration platforms, or secure deployment environments.
• Experience working with structured and semi-structured data, including JSON, relational databases, object storage, and data exchange formats.
• Ability to create clear architecture views, technical designs, interface specifications, and implementation guidance.
• Experience working directly with government customers, product owners, software developers, and technical subject matter experts.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, and solution trade studies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting DoD, intelligence, unmanned aerial systems, command and control, or multi-domain mission environments.
• Experience integrating applications with modeling and simulation tools, including AFSIM or comparable platforms.
• Experience deploying and operating software in classified, disconnected, or otherwise secure environments.
• Familiarity with Cross-Domain Solutions and technical challenges associated with secure data transfer across security boundaries.
• Experience with the TAK ecosystem, including TAK Server, WebTAK, or ATAK.
• Experience with Palantir Foundry or similar data integration and operational analytics platforms.
• Familiarity with Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, S3-compatible storage, PostgreSQL, Redis, or comparable technologies.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, automated deployment pipelines, observability, and secure software supply chains.
• Understanding of Zero Trust principles as applied to applications, services, identity, and data.
• Experience designing systems for real-time, tactical-edge, disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth operating environments.
• Active participation in software architecture, development, or technical implementation—not solely enterprise architecture, IT governance, or infrastructure planning.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end architectures for secure, distributed, cloud-native, and data-intensive mission applications.
• Design APIs, data contracts, messaging patterns, and interfaces that connect applications, sensors, data sources, simulations, and operational systems.
• Work with software engineers, data engineers, analysts, and Product Owners to translate mission needs into technical designs, user stories, and implementation plans.
• Contribute to backlog refinement, architecture reviews, sprint planning, demonstrations, and incremental delivery in an Agile or SAFe environment.
• Engage government customers and stakeholders to evaluate solutions, resolve technical challenges, and align software capabilities with operational objectives.
• Support integration of modeling, simulation, experimentation, and analysis capabilities into mission applications and decision-support tools.
• Guide approaches for performance, scalability, resiliency, observability, automation, and deployment across cloud, classified, disconnected, and tactical-edge environments.
• Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, and solution trade studies.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid time off
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Flexible work schedules
• Holidays

What This Job Offers

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