Senior Software Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of critical mission applications for the space community as a member of Parsons' Space Operations Directorate.
• Work with software engineers and space analysts to create space situational awareness solutions.
• Design, develop, and support mission applications in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or an engineering field with at least 10 years of technical experience, or relevant experience in place of a degree.
• Experience designing, developing, and supporting mission applications.
• Advanced knowledge in object-oriented analysis and design techniques.
• Thorough understanding of Java enterprise (Java EE) application development and microservice architectures.
• Experience with Spring/Spring Boot framework development.
• Experience developing web services (e.g., RESTful, SOAP).
• Experience working with web service data formats (e.g., JSON, JSON-P, XML).
• Experience with asynchronous messaging frameworks (e.g., ActiveMQ, Kafka).
• Relational database development experience (SQL, ORM, PostgreSQL).
• Experience with collaborative development tools (e.g., Git, Mercurial, SVN), automated build tools (e.g., Jenkins), and automated deployment tools.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, flexible environment and quick learner of new tools and concepts.
• Strong communication skills in both spoken and written English.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Active Secret security clearance.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Commercial Cloud Services (C2S).
• Experience with secure Kubernetes based environments (Docker, Rancher, Helm, Kustomize, Istio).
• Web application development skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX).
• Development experience in Rust, C++, Fortran.
• Linux platform development and operational experience.
• Experience developing software in the space domain.
• Security+ certification.
• Active Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or an engineering field (or relevant experience).
• At least 10 years of technical experience or equivalent relevant experience.

Benefits & Perks

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Support for overall wellbeing.