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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Sr Mission and System Integration Engineer to join our team! As a Senior Integrator on our team, you’ll work with Parsons colleagues and partners and the U.S. Space Force to support the framework that hosts OPIR and SBIRS applications critical to the defense of our country. Grow your skills by merging innovative engineering methodologies and cross-disciplinary coordination to create tomorrow’s solutions.

The Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution System (FORGE) is a program that will utilize the resources and capabilities of both the legacy Space Based-Infrared System (SBIRS) and the Next Generation OPIR system. FORGE will use current ground architecture to leverage newer technologies, facilitate the addition of new systems, and incorporate these into a common C2 architecture that includes infrastructure, platform, and core services. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Integration liaison between the mission partner and the IV&T team.
• Develop and manage both mission specific and system specific integration plans, schedules, and resources.
• Coordinate mission partner needs across functional teams to include development, integration, test, and project managers.
• Support overall integration engineering with mission partner’s MUS and MUA into the OPIR framework.
• Define and coordinate use-cases and requirements to support mission and system integration.
• Coordinate with mission partners on their integration and test activities.
• Ensure that applications, once integrated, meet customer requirements.
• Maintain and update external ICDs between the mission partner’s components and the OPIR framework.
• Deep dive discovery and performance assessments on existing application integration processes.
• In depth integration of COTS/GOTS/FOSS applications into designated frameworks.
• Participating in technical discussions to assist in planning future integration efforts.
• Collaborate with the team and customer to ensure Integration, Test, and Validation processes align with organizational goals as well as customer needs.
• Provide technical guidance on containerization practices, microservices architecture, and system scalability.
• Improve overall application integration, testing and validation processes and continuously find ways to modernize and improve performance.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical field and 8+ years of related experience.
• Ability to establish and maintain a working relationship with mission partners.
• Experience with satellite mission operations.
• Experience with mission integration and test.
• Ability to define, develop, maintain, and execute large scale system integration plans to include an program System Integration Test Plan (SITP).
• Understanding and implementation experience in CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to solve complex problems and work under pressure.
• Active Top-Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• 8+ years of experience in OPIR or SBIRS.
• Experience working in a SAFe Agile development environments.
• Experience working DoD projects.
• Integration experience in hybrid platforms (Cloud, On-premise, standalone).
• Active TS/SCI Clearance

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

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.

Salary Range: 

$96,400.00 - $168,700.00

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 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!