Senior Systems Engineer

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for a System Engineer to join our team. In this role you will get to support key activities in defense of emerging threats in the cybersecurity domain. You will work as part of a team that develops and tailors capabilities with the goal to prevent and eradicate threats to critical U.S. systems.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Engage directly with globally dispersed government customers to elicit requirements from users of a customized capability and facilitate communications across internal team of software engineers, data scientists and cyber threat analysts.

• Translate customer requirements and advocate in support of their needs associated with data visualizations, questions, tool outages etc.

• As needed, may support minimal travel to CONUS sites.

• Participate in interface definition, design, and changes throughout project lifecycle. Capture and store all interface designs in a commonly accessible repository.

• Develop lower-level requirements from higher-level requirements that describe in detail the functions a system component must fulfill and ensure these requirements are complete, correct, unambiguous, and verifiable.

• In conjunction with system stakeholders, plan verification efforts of new designs early in the development lifecycle to ensure compliance with established requirements.

• Develop technical documentation, system architecture and design documentation.

• Collaborate in agile scrum cycles, contribute to design sessions, conduct periodic reviews of evolving data requirements for system expansion and growth.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Must have a Bachelor of Science in System Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related discipline.

• Seven plus (7+) years’ experience working as a System Engineer with demonstrated experience eliciting government requirements, and planning intelligence efforts.

• U.S. Citizenship

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph 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, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

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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About Us

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.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

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