Software Engineer - Senior

Parsons Corporation
Fredericksburg, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/27/2024 CLOSED ON 8/31/2024

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When it comes to what you want in your career, if you can imagine it, you can do it at Parsons. Imagine a career working with intelligent, diverse people sharing a common quest. Imagine a workplace where you can be yourself. Where you can thrive. Where you can find your next, right now. We’ve got what you’re looking for.

Job Description

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Software Engineer to join our team!

What You'll Be Doing

  • Designs Windows and/or Linux software apps or systems based on government driven requirements.
  • Contributes to system-level design in order to optimize overall system performance and reliability
  • Translates detailed designs into computer software
  • Test, debug and refine computer software to produce the required product
  • Prepare both program-level and user-level documentation (with customer direction and approval)
  • Enhance software to reduce operating times or improve efficiency
  • Support reverse engineering, vulnerability research and software tool development related to the overall mission
  • Develop software solutions compatible with the customer's CONOP
  • Perform in depth analysis of wired and wireless network traffic using wireshark or other compatible protocol analyzer


What Required Skills You'll Bring

  • Active Top Secret clearance with willingness to be submitted for a polygraph upgrade
  • BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Information Systems, or additional experience in lieu of degree
  • 8 or more years of technical experience as a developer on host applications and/or embedded processing system
  • Experience in deriving design specifications for functional activities
  • Experience in Windows and/or Linux application and driver development
  • Ability to develop, troubleshoot, and test complex software to satisfy design objectives
  • Experience in networking protocols such as TCP/IP and network-based communications protocol
  • Six years of experience using wireshark on a routine basis
  • 8 years of experience in the use of programming languages such as bash, python, C, C , C# and .NET framework
  • Four years of in-depth experience with Windows and Linux APls
  • Three years of experience in the use of programming languages such as Qt and Meta Object Complier (MOC)
  • Demonstrated ability to accurately predict cost and effort at a technical level for a diverse set of development projects
  • Experience at providing technical direction to programmers to ensure program deadlines are met
  • 3 years of experience with work areas


Minimum Clearance Required To Start

Top Secret

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

Our Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our diverse, 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.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ .

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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