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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team. In this role you will get to support key activities in defense of emerging threats in the cybersecurity domain.  You will work as part of a team that develops and tailors capabilities with the goal to prevent and eradicate threats to critical U.S. systems.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Analyze user requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements and specifications.

• Guide users in formulating requirements, advise on alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies.

• Provide technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology.

• Participate in interface definition, design, and changes throughout project lifecycle. Capture and store all interface designs in a commonly accessible repository.

• Develop lower-level requirements from higher-level requirements that describe in detail the functions a system component must fulfill and ensure these requirements are complete, correct, unambiguous, and verifiable.

• In conjunction with system stakeholders, plan verification efforts of new designs early in the development lifecycle to ensure compliance with established requirements.

• Develop technical documentation, system architecture and design documentation.

• Collaborate in agile scrum cycles, contribute to design sessions, conduct periodic reviews of evolving configuration of hardware and software components, and consider design alternatives for system expansion and growth.

• Actively participate in Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) efforts to recommend preferred solutions based on technology limitations, risk, and lifecycle costs.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Must have a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related discipline.

• Twenty (20) years’ experience as a Systems Engineer with demonstrated experience planning and leading System Engineering efforts.

• 5+ years of experience working within a cybersecurity mission environment using tools and capabilities to generate threat intelligence.  This includes working with cybersecurity analyst teams to perform data analysis and a deep understanding of adversary tradecraft.

• 5+ years of experience implementing best practices for knowledge management and applying techniques to create automated solutions in support of the cybersecurity analytic mission.

• U.S. Citizenship

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph

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.

Salary Range: 

$140,700.00 - $253,300.00

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+.

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