Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Software Developer to join our team!
In this role you will get to design, develop, and support mission-critical information systems around the world.
What You'll Be Doing:
- 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
What Required Skills You'll Bring All Levels:
- Bachelors degree and 10 years of experience in Software Engineering and/or Development.
- Alternatives are Masters and 8 years or a Phd and 6 years
- 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.
- Top Secret minimum
- Domestic and/or international project travel may be required.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring All Levels:
- Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph preferred.
- 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.
Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.
This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.
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!
