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In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for a talented Senior Systems Engineer to join our growing 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 Doin g:

Analyze user requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements and specifications.

Guide users in formulating requirements, advise on alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies.

Provide technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology.

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 configuration of hardware and software components, and consider design alternatives for system expansion and growth.

Actively participate in Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) efforts to recommend preferred solutions based on technology limitations, risk, and lifecycle costs.

What Required Skills You'll Brin g:

Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph

Bachelors degree, with additional years of experience able to count in lieu of a degree

15+ years of experience, with additional education, training, and certifications able to count in lieu of a degree

Experience working within a cybersecurity mission environment using tools and capabilities to generate threat intelligence. This includes working with cybersecurity analyst teams to perform data analysis and a deep understanding of adversary tradecraft.

Experience implementing best practices for knowledge management and applying techniques to create automated solutions in support of the cybersecurity analytic mission.

Working knowledge of cloud architecture, containers, APIs, data services, identity/access management, and secure system integration.

Ability to understand how AI applications depend on underlying platform components such as model hosting, pipelines, storage, orchestration, and monitoring.

Able to translate complex technical issues into actionable guidance for mixed technical and non-technical audiences.

Mission-oriented, collaborative, and proactive

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.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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