Software Engineer, DevOps

Job Description

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
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• 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 Git Lab 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

• Bachelor’s 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 (Postgre
  
  SQL preferred) and/or No
  
  SQL databases (Mongo
  
  DB preferred)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Git Lab 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

• Experience with systems deployed to remote sites with intermittent connectivity
• Experience with migration/compatibility support across major version transitions (e.g., Postgres to Mongo
  
  DB)
• 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: $ - $

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

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