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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Cloud Engineer to join our team! In this role you will serve as the primary technical advisor and orchestrator between the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Modeling and Simulation Operations (M&S Ops) Support team user community (including ground test, flight test, and digital simulation) and the agency's central Information Technology (IT) and commercial Cloud service providers.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Serve as the primary technical liaison between the M&S User communities and the IT service provider.

• Translate diverse M&S User needs—from real-time Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) testing to large-scale digital threat analysis—into specific, measurable requirements for enterprise IT services.

• Conduct deep technical evaluations of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions, analyzing performance, scalability, and suitability for M&S workloads. Areas include virtual machine performance, inter-node networking latency/throughput, high-performance storage solutions, and High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster capabilities.

• Assess Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings against user requirements and industry best practices. Areas include: the software factory environment, CI/CD pipeline efficiency, Kubernetes/container platform implementation, API gateway functionality, and the catalog of available COTS tools.

• Author clear, concise, and technically robust evaluation reports that articulate the value, performance, and potential limitations of proposed solutions from the M&S User's perspective.

• Provide data-driven findings and recommendations to M&S Users to inform their adoption of, and integration with, enterprise services.

• Function as a key member of a DES cross-functional team, fostering collaboration and ensuring technical alignment between mission and infrastructure provider.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

• Master's degree in STEM with 12+ years of relevant experience.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

• Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, from highly technical engineers to executives and other stakeholders.

• Demonstrated experience in a senior technical role such as Enterprise Architect, Cloud Architect, Solutions Architect, or Principal Systems Engineer.

• One or more professional cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)).

• Strong knowledge of AWS and Azure distributed IT and cloud architecture principles, including microservices, service meshes, and event-driven architecture.

• Proven experience with core IaaS components: server virtualization (e.g., VMware, KVM), software-defined networking, and enterprise storage (SAN, NAS, Object).

• Proven experience with core PaaS components: container orchestration (Kubernetes is essential) and CI/CD concepts and tooling (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins, ArgoCD).

• Knowledge of DevSecOps principles and the integration of security into the software development lifecycle.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Active DoD Secret or Top-Secret clearance.

• Experience with DoD cloud environments (e.g., Cloud One, Platform One) and/or Intelligence Community (IC) cloud environments.

• Familiarity with the DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Reference Design and its implementation.

• Direct experience supporting M&S workloads, particularly in a distributed or High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment.

• Experience with high-performance interconnects and networking protocols relevant to simulation (e.g., InfiniBand, Data Distribution Service (DDS)).

• Experience with HPC technologies, including parallel file systems (e.g., Lustre, GPFS) and job schedulers (e.g., Slurm, PBS).

Security Clearance Requirement:

A security clearance is not required to apply; however, the selected candidate must be able to obtain a Secret clearance which requires U.S. citizenship, prior to the start date.

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: $120,800.00 - $217,400.00

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, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

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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