Software Engineer

Parsons Corporation
Reston, United States of America
7 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 267K

Job location

Reston, United States of America

Tech stack

Java
C++
Configuration Management
Code Review
Relational Databases
Software Debugging
Distributed Systems
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
NoSQL
Query Optimization
Queueing Systems
Regression Testing
Release Management
Runbook
Software Engineering
Management of Software Versions
Computer Network Operations
System Availability
Gitlab-ci
Integration Tests
Deployment Automation
ELK

Job description

  • 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

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree and 5-12 years of experience in Software Engineering and/or Development.
  • Strong proficiency in Java, Scala and/or C/C++ with production-grade development experience.
  • 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.
  • TS minimum, TS/SCI preferred.
  • Domestic and/or international project travel may be required.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring All Levels:

  • 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)
  • message queues/event-driven patterns
  • 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.

Benefits & conditions

An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what's next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $148,300.00 - $266,900.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

About the company

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Software Engineers to join our team! In this role you will get to design, develop, and support mission-critical information systems around the world ., Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/ ., Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

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