Lead Systems Engineer - TS/SCI

Job Description

In this role, you will serve as the engineering team's Systems Engineering Lead, ensuring engineering process compliance and standards across the project team.

• Ensure complex software system requirements from multiple sources are documented, tracked, deconflicted, and verified.
• Follow configuration management processes.
• Ensure engineering documentation is complete and accurate.
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet quality standards.
• Work side by side with network, cloud, software, and systems engineers supporting a hybrid environment spanning on-premises infrastructure and multiple cloud environments.
• This is a hands-on engineering role with a quality and compliance focus.
• This is a mission-critical program where your work directly contributes to matters of national security.
• You will help the team evolve a TRL-5 prototype system into a TRL-8 product in support of a classified customer pilot deployment as part of a newly formed and growing cyber solutions line of business.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline; additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of systems engineering or related experience, with demonstrated experience leading the systems engineering effort for complex systems.
• Experience with classified system’s hardening and protection, RMF framework, NIST policies, and cybersecurity protection practices.
• Working knowledge of Linux (RHEL) environments, virtualization, cloud computing, and TCP/IP networking.
• Adept at balancing multiple simultaneous streams of requirements and priorities while considering the impacts on design, implementation, maintenance, support, and operations.
• The ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly and concisely for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Team player, insatiable curiosity, and willingness to lean forward, take calculated risks, and defend your position.
• An active Top Secret SCI security clearance with SCI eligibility, may require the ability to obtain a polygraph.

Desired Skills

• Working knowledge of offensive and defensive cyber tactics.
• Experience documenting systems in accordance with DoD or IC documentation standards and data item descriptions (DIDs).
• Familiarity with Government cloud environments.
• Experience working in SCIF or other classified/air gapped environments.
• Familiarity with configuration management practices and tools (Git, SharePoint versioning, Confluence).

Pay

Salary Range: $148,300.00 - $266,900.00

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid time off
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Flexible work schedules
• Holidays

About the Role

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.

Qualifications

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