Senior ITS Technical Specialist

We harness the power of innovation so that you can change the world and help our customers solve their most complex challenges

Virginia
R164337
Technical Specialties
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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 exceptional 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:

How would you like to be help build technology that runs cities around the country?  We are looking to hire Senior Information Systems Engineer to be a part of the Intelligent NETworks ™ (iNET) software development team.  iNET™ is Parsons’ industry-leading smart-city software used to improve the management, efficiency, effectiveness, safety, and livability of our cities and communities.  

Our iNET Software provides:  Smart Mobility Capabilities - No matter the transportation system—freeway, highway, toll road, transit route, tunnel, arterial road, or other—iNET applies state-of-the-art operational solutions to enable smarter mobility and smarter cities overall.  This includes interfacing with transportation devices, variable message signs, traffic signals, cameras, air quality monitoring sensors, smart lighting, and many other devices to monitor and respond to traffic anomalies and environmental changes.  Data collected by iNET™ is also used for Big Data Analysis, ingesting, and processing large volumes of transportation and other smart-city data into a cloud- and/or premise-based big data environment. This solution includes integrated big data analytics tools to enable ad hoc reporting of the big data environment information.

In this team, you will be working with Parsons Smart Mobility teams to provide our clients with real-time Advanced Transportation Management solutions. You will function as a senior team member, working on state-of-the-art technologies collaboratively with other team members. You will be expected to provide input on requirement analysis, design decisions and help drive the direction of the projects on which you work.  This candidate must be a strong communicator, comfortable in front of clients explaining solutions in a manner that is appropriate for the current audience.  Lastly, this individual is a driven self-starter who is ready to dive into the latest technologies and modernize our product on Microsoft Azure as well as support ongoing projects. Our ideal candidates will have experience managing systems at an advanced technical level and demonstrate professional capabilities across network, hardware, systems administration, and compliance alignment with cybersecurity controls and frameworks.

Responsibilities:

  • Understanding project scope and requirements and translating them to work items
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with ability to support proposal and sales teams as a technical subject matter expert.
  • Demonstrable ability to learn new and complex subject matter.
  • Provide accurate estimates for project requirements and enhancement requests
  • Provide input to lead engineer on solutions, approaches, and designs to meet customer requirements
  • Provide guidance to senior leadership on technologies to use, cost optimization techniques, and best practices for cloud, hybrid and on-premises application deployment.
  • Develop technical designs in accordance with the requirements and product direction
  • Implement and test cloud deployment configurations using Terraform
  • Setup monitoring and observability for deployments to track key metrics such as utilization availability and cost
  • Perform at an advanced technical level and demonstrate professional capabilities across network, systems administration, and compliance alignment with cybersecurity controls and frameworks.
  • Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related fields      
  • Minimum of 4+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience with providers such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services, VMware
  • Minimum network certification equivalent to Cisco Certified Network Associate.
  • Firewall and Routing experience using Cisco, Juniper, or Fortinet products.
  • 4+ years of design, build, and maintenance experience across hardware (Dell/HP server, storage), Network (Firewall/Switch/Routing) Operating System, and Hypervisor.
  • Ability to work with subject matter experts to design complex solutions required to meet customer technical and security requirements.
  • Experience deploying and managing application/web server environments including Wildfly/JBOSS, Tomcat, IIS is a plus
  • Experience working in a DevOps capacity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins / Artifactory is a plus
  • Knowledge of relational databases such as SQL Server, MySQL, and Oracle is a plus
  • Experience working on Windows / Linux development and production environments

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 75 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see new possibilities.

Salary Range: 

$83,300.00 - $145,800.00

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!

COMPETITIVE BENEFIT OFFERINGS

Financial Wellness

We care about your financial wellbeing. Parsons offers competitive pay and retirement plans to help you build wealth for the future while giving you the flexibility to diversify your investments.

Work Life Harmony

Balance in life is important and time away from the office is imperative to allow you to refresh and focus your attention on the things that matter to you. Parsons supports your time away by providing paid time off and paid flexible holidays.

Career Development

We are committed to fostering the personal and professional growth of our employees. Develop and advance yourself though our comprehensive training, educational and mentorship programs.

Veteran Support

We provide Industry leading benefits to support veterans and active-duty members to provide security for you and your family by offering robust leave and benefits; including paid active-duty military leave and paid time off when transitioning back to civilian life.

Mind & Body

At Parsons we inspire healthier habits, heathier minds, and a healthier you through our wellness program. Participate in our weekly Meditation Mondays and Wellness Wednesdays. Wellness, at Parsons, is more than just your annual checkup.

Health

Health is not a one size fits all. At Parsons, we offer a robust Employee Assistance Program as well as comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans through large, national carriers with the choice of regional PPO, HDHP, or HMO networks.

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